Clean water is now a major concern in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where the downtown area is submerged under murky flood waters that have contaminated several collection wells. City officials say supplies of drinking water may last only three or four days un...
NBC newsman Tim Russert is being remembered today both by his colleagues and by the politicians whom he interviewed, among them President Bush. Russert died suddenly this afternoon while at work. The cause of death is not known. Informed of the news...
President Bush in Rome, midway through a European trip, says he disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling that says detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the right to use US courts to challenge their detention. NPRs Don Gonyea reports. President Bush was m...
Pakistan has launched what it is terming a strong protest with the US over an attack by US forces at the Afghan-Pakistan border, which claimed the lives of 11 Pakistani soldiers. The deaths came as US Special Forces were apparently battling militant...
A Sudan Airways plane burst into flames while landing in Khartoum today. There are reports that as many as 100 people died. There are more than 200 people on board. The major presidential hopeful spent some time talking about the economy today. Repu...
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today took aim at his expected Republican opponent in the fall, John McCain. Campaigning in North Carolina, Obama said McCain will only continue President Bush's failed policies. We were promised a fisc...
There has been no let-up in the surge in gasoline prices over the past three weeks. Prices at the pump were up 20 cents a gallon to a new high of four dollars a gallon nationally for self-service regular. Fuel price analyst Jeff Sundstrom with AAA s...
Hillary Clinton has ended her campaign for the presidency and endorsed rival Barack Obama. She made the announcement at the National Building Museum in Washington today before hundreds of supporters. NPR's David Greene has more. Hillary Clinton said...
The biggest one-day jump in oil prices ever. A more-than-ten-dollar-a-barrel surge coupled with an unexpectedly weak employment report was enough to give the financial markets a case of indigestion at week's end. Oil closed at its highest level ever...
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ousted the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders today，holding them accountable after an embarrassing string of events. At Pentagon news conference, Gates accepted the resignations of Air Force Chief of St...
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to woo Jewish voters today, saying he will do everything in his power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and he will be a strong ally of Israel. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Obama u...
As the final two Democratic primaries take place today in South Dakota and Montana, there has been a surge of superdelegates declaring their support for frontrunner Barack Obama, who's close to clinching the majority he needs to be the Democratic no...
Democratic presidential frontrunner Barack Obama says Republican John McCain is too out of touch with American workers to help the nations struggling manufacturing base. Obama spoke at a town hall meeting in Detroit suburb of Troy. Detroit Public Ra...
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rico primary by a two-to-one margin over Barack Obama today. That leaves just two primaries left Tuesday in South Dakota and Montana. At a victory rally in San Juan this afternoon,...
The Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee appears headed for a compromise concerning the Florida and Michigan dilemma. Those two states held their primaries earlier than party rules allowed. The deal was reportedly reached after committee me...
