From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The army has filed formal charges against Major Nidal Hasan with the shooting deaths at Fort Hood last week. He faces 13 counts of premeditated murder. From Fort Hood, Texas, NPRs Jeff Brady reports. H...
The nation is paying tribute to its war veterans today in suburban Washington, President Obama spoke at the annual ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. To our veterans, to the fallen and to their families, there is no tribute, no commemoration,...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been acquitted on all charges of lying to investors about dealings in mortgage-backed securities at the start of the financial crisis. The jury in the U...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. The suspected gunman in the deadly shooting attack at Fort Hood, Texas is alert and talking to medical personnel at the hospital where he is being treated. Investigators from the Army and the FBI have b...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. . . . sing with me. How great is our God. . . This church service in Fort Hood, Texas is more emotional than usual this Sunday. People are mourning the 13 people who died during a shooting rampage thre...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Debate on sweeping health care legislation continues on the House floor today. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports. It is a critical day in President Obama's push for a major overhaul of the country's health...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. US military forces around the world were asked to observe a moment of silence today for those killed and wounded at the Fort Hood military post in Texas. That attack yesterday left 13 people dead and mo...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The Fort Hood military base in Texas is on lockdown because of a mass shooting today. NPRs Pentagon correspondent Mary Louise Kelly has been covering developments. She is in the studio with us now. What...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. President Obama appeared at a middle school in Madison, Wisconsin this past hour to challenge states to get their education priorities in line with his administrations educational goals, if they want a...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia are electing governors today and several major cities including New York, Houston and Atlanta are choosing mayors. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports. Virginia helped elected Ba...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama is challenging both the public and private sectors to come up with new ways to create more jobs to help bring down the nation's high unemployment rate. This is my administration's overr...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carol Van Dam. President Obama is in New Jersey today. He is stumping for Jon Corzine, the only governor seeking re-election this fall. The President called on Democrats to head to the polls on Tuesday. You've had a...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Craig Windham. The chief rival to Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai in that countrys upcoming runoff election, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, is widely expected to pull out of the race, although he will...