A third student is confirmed dead from yesterday's shooting rampage at Chardon High School in Ohio. The Metro Health System says Demetrius Hewlin was declared dead this morning. Fellow Classmates Daniel Parmertor and Russell King also died from injur...
One Ohio community remained stunned after this mornings school shooting. A student has died, four others wounded in that shooting at a northeast Ohio high school this morning. From member station WCPN in Cleveland, Bill Rice has these details. Police...
Thousands of Russians turned out today to form a human chain around the central part of Moscow. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports the demonstration was designed to show support for free elections in opposition to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Central Mos...
Two high-ranking military officers were shot dead today inside a government ministry in Kabul. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports the attack was believed to be connected to five days of anti-US riots after US soldiers accidentally burned copies of the Quran...
Despite relentless shelling in parts of Syria, today thousands of people still demonstrated across the country in support of the city of Homs. NPRs Peter Kenyon reports that four embassies and the Red Cross are working now to evacuate the wounded, in...
President Obamas countering GOP criticism that he is to blame for rising gasoline prices. He will deliver remarks this hour in Florida on his energy polices, and hell defend the big push for green energy. Meanwhile, his reelection campaign is prepari...
The Obama administration wants to cut the top corporate tax rate from 35% to 28%. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that's part of a broader proposal designed to simplify the tax code. The current corporate tax rate is one of the highest in the world. Whil...
A case challenging affirmative action in university admissions will again come before the US Supreme Court. The suit was filed in 2008 by Abigail Fisher and another woman when they were denied admission to the University of Texas. Edward Blum, direct...
An international bailout deal may be close at hand to keep Greece from defaulting, which would have a ripple effect on global economies. Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels. The Greek prime minister is also there. Meanwhile, Joanna Kak...
Facing ever-tighter Western sanctions for its nuclear program, Iran now has halted oil shipments to Great Britain and France. Meanwhile, Larry Miller tells us, the UK is advising the peace of the world is at risk. British Foreign Secretary William Ha...
Syrian forces fired on mourners at a funeral procession in Damascus today. Activists say at least one person was killed. Thousands had turned out for the funeral for three people killed by security forces yesterday. Activists say it was one of the la...
Congress is backing President Obama's request to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance which would affect tens of millions of Americans. The legislation approved today also averts a scheduled cut to doctors who treat Medicare patients...
House Speaker John Boehner says the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance should be extended, but it won't help the US economy much. The lawmaker's warning came hours after congressional negotiators announced the tentative deal that would end an...
It's not a done deal yet but a payroll tax cut extension is on track to pass in the GOP-led House. Today, House Speaker John Boehner said the measure that also extends unemployment insurance will be brought to a vote this week. We were not gonna allo...
Hu Jintao's heir apparent in China Xi Jinping is on his first high-level visit to the White House, where President Obama raised a number of disputes looming over US-China relations. On critical issues like human rights, we will continue to emphasize...
