From NPR News in Washington, Im Louise Schiavone. Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the protestors in Cairos Tahrir Square this weekend. Clashes began when authorities stormed the tent encampment. In the chaos that followed at leas...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. A majority of lawmakers in the GOP-led house supports of balanced budget amendment to the Constitution but not by enough to pass the proposal. The measure aimed at forcing Congress to balance its budget...
Contagion from the European debt crisis is far from contained as US banks are warned they are at serious risk, and bond yields rise everywhere in the eurozone except Germany. Teri Schultz also reports from Brussels that financial authorities are now...
Greece's coalition government wins a vote of confidence today, but it's already facing divisions between the supporting parties. That would make it difficult to release money from Brussels Greece needs in order not to go bankrupt by Christmas. We hav...
A decision is expected this afternoon from a New York judge who's ruling on whether the overnight evacuation of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park was legal. Lawyers representing the protesters went to court in an effort to try and get...
A long-anticipated legal battle over the country's health care law is now slated to unfold before the nation's highest court. The US Supreme Court decides next year whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority in passing a law that requ...
Italian officials say economist Mario Monti is working to form a new Italian government now that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconis party has backed him and the president has appointed him. Berlusconis Conservative Party there requests that Mon...
For the first time in 46 years, Penn State is playing football without Joe Paterno coaching from the sidelines. The sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky cost Paterno his job. At the start of today's game against Nebraska,...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. US troops around the globe are paying tributes to veterans sustain including Afghanistan where NATO allies have joined in commemorations. This is the military ally reports the death of another soldier ki...
GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is meeting voters today for the first time since he came under fire for alleged sexual harassment. In the Ypsilanti, Michigan, supporters gave the businessman a warm welcome. Last night, Republican candidates he...
Political changes are under way in Europe as a result of the region's burgeoning debt crisis. Greece's embattled prime minister has stepped down after leading his country through a financial crisis for the past two years. John Psaropoulos reports fro...
The office of Italy's president says Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is pledging to resign after parliament approves economic reforms to stem Italy's debt burden. President Giorgio Napolitano said he met with Berlusconi after the prime minister lost...
A fourth woman has come forward in accusing Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment, but she is the first to go public. Cain is accused of inappropriate behavior stemming from his time as head of the National Restaurant Ass...
In Connecticut: We're disappointed, discouraged, tired. Chet Matczak from Tariffville, Connecticut expressed the frustration of thousands who have been without power for eight days. Power crews are still working after a freak October snowstorm took d...
President Obama is pledging to stand behind Europe as it tries to stem its biggest debt challenges. They're going to have a strong partner in us. But European leaders understand that ultimately what the markets are looking for is a strong signal from...
