From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.Police in Newtown Connecticut are still investigating the crime scenes where 27 people died yesterday. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports the names of the victims have not yet been released. Police Lieutenant P...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A shooting spree at a Connecticut elementary school has left an unknown number of people dead. School district officials at Sandy Hook Elementary School say the shooting occurred this morning. Law en...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. It may be a day closer to the fiscal cliff, but lawmakers don't appear to be making any steps away from it. They continue to stand their ground. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says raising the age f...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein The Pentagon confirms reports that Syrian government has been firing Scud missiles at insurgent areas in recent days. It has an escalation in the conflict as rebels try to overthrow the regime of Syrian...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein. Michigan lawmakers have given final approval to two right-to-work measures that will likely weaken unions in what has been a labor stronghold. The bills prohibit unions from demanding dues from non-unio...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Windsor Johnston. President Obama is in Michigan today, where he is expected to help announce the expansion of a truck engine plant near Detroit. The president and Detroit Diesel will unveil a 100-million-dollar invest...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. Some Senate Republicans are saying they might accept higher tax rates for the wealthiest Americans if there is also agreement on overhauling the entitlement programs. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is one of them....
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. A United Nations Climate Change Conference today agreed to extend the Kyoto Protocol. The 1997 treaty that limits the greenhouse gas emissions of some wealthier nations. It was due to expire this year. The...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The Labor Department reports unemployment fell to a four-year low last month and now stands at 7.7%. At the White House, chief economist Alan Krueger calls it more evidence of recovery. But as NPR's...
NPR 12.07 Homework From NPR news in Washington, I am Kova Coman. Senate republican leader Mitch McConnell called for vote today on whether to let the president Obama control the U.S debt limit. Senate majority leader Harry Reid then brought the bill...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. In Egypt, supporters of President Mohamed Morsi are clashing with opposition protesters who have set up camp outside the presidential palace in Cairo. At least one protester was killed. NPR's Soraya...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Obama has said there will be no deal to avert the fiscal cliff unless Republicans drop their opposition to raising tax rates on the wealthiest Americans. The president is meeting with the b...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. House Republican leaders today send President Obama what they are calling a bold counter-offer end up heading of severe spending cuts that across the board tax increases on January 1st. As NPR's David Weln...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. 这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是科法?科曼 Republicans say the White House is not serious about finding a compromise to a looming deadline of tax increases and spending cuts. Speaker of the House...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Police in Kansas City, Missouri say an NFL player has killed his girlfriend and himself today. Jovan Belcher committed suicide at Kansas City Chiefs facility. Laura Ziegler of member station KCUR in Kan...
