Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama today sought to further distance himself from comments by his former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Obama calling some of Wright's racially tinged remarks appalling. Speaking in North Carolina toda...
The Senate's No. 2 Democrat today called on the Bush administration to increase funding for World Hunger Relief. That's being included in a new emergency spending bill mainly for the war in Iraq. More from NPR's David Welna. In addition to more than...
Continental Airlines says it has called off its merger talks with United Airlines and will instead remain an independent air carrier. United had hoped to reach an agreement with Continental by late this week. But Continental's board of directors dec...
Election officials in Zimbabwe announced today partial results of a recount in parliamentary elections. They said the party of President Robert Mugabe failed to win control of the parliament. The opposition party has the majority for the first time...
After an eight-week trial before a judge in Queens, New York, three detectives accused in the killing of Sean Bell in a hail of 50 bullets were acquitted of all charges today. Bell had left a strip club after a bachelor party before his wedding when...
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill, making it illegal for employers and health insurers to discriminate based on a person's genetic make-up. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. This was the third time the Senate has passed so-called genetic non-discr...
The Democratic presidential candidates are coming closer to the wire in what is shaping up to be a hard-fought battle for the nomination. A day after Hillary Clinton pulled off, what some pundits have termed, a must-win victory in Pennsylvania's pri...
Voters have been turning out in large numbers for today's Pennsylvania primary. Mark Nootbaar of member station WDUQ in Pittsburgh has more. This is the first time since the 80s the Pennsylvania primary has had any impact on the selection of a presi...
In her last chance to speak to the voters of Pennsylvania before tomorrow's primary, Senator Hillary Clinton went on a cross-state campaign swing today. Mark Nootbaar of member station WDUQ has more from Pittsburgh. Senator Clinton spoke about makin...
The Democratic presidential candidates are crisscrossing Pennsylvania today as they closed out the final weekend of campaigning before that states primary. The top strategists for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squared off today over how long the...
Pope Benedict celebrated Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City today where he again referred to the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church in the US. NPR's Margot Adler reports from New York. Pope Benedict blessed th...
From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. Dear Friends, Shalom! That is Pope Benedict XVI speaking in New York today. The pontiff visited a synagogue. The Pope is also scheduled to hold an ecumenical prayer service. The latest stops on Benedict'...
Pope Benedict XVI has met privately with victims of clergy sex abuse. The Vatican confirming the closed-door meeting followed today's open-air Mass at Washington's new nationals baseball stadium. The pontiff is said to have told the small group of v...
A choir singing at the Basilica in Washington D. C., where Pope Benedict XVI is meeting in this hour with 300 members of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Earlier in the day, Benedict celebrated his 81st birthday with a reception at the White H...
A series of bombings across Iraq has left dozens of people dead and well over 100 injured. NPR's JJ Sutherland reports from Baghdad. A huge blast ripped through the capital of Diyala province. A car bomber hit a market in the city of Baqubah. At lea...
