The main presidential rivals are tapping into public weariness over the economys slow recovery to make the case to voters to think twice about voting for the other guy. President Obama and Republican former Governor Mitt Romney lobbed a new round of...
Syrian state television is reporting the troops have retaken control of rebellious mountain village in Al-Hafa after more than a week of heavy shelling there. Rebels had withdrawn from Al-Hafa overnight after intense fighting and in nearby villages....
The State Departments worried Russia may be supplying Syria with helicopters the military could be using in its offensive against the Syrian opposition. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said during remarks at the Brookings Institution in Washing...
Caution appears to be returning to global markets after the initially rallied over news that Spains banks would get an EU bailout. Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid Spanish markets have closed flat, and the country's borrowing costs have shot back up...
Spain's prime minister is hailing his country's bailout as a victory for the euro, but also acknowledges that Spain's 25% unemployment rate is likely to rise before it goes down. Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid on the Spanish leader's first comment...
One European prime minister says it could be one of the greatest financial rescue operations the world has seen. Eurozone finance ministers have concluded in an emergency conference call today on Spain's ailing economy. We get details from Lauren Fra...
President Obama is accusing Republicans of pushing what he describes as unworkable economic policies, such as voucher tax cuts. Five months before the elections, President urged the GOP to back his agenda which he says has helped bolster the private...
The Syrian government is under diplomatic fire for reportedly mass killing in a small Hama province village. At the United Nations today, Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon issued what may have been his most scaving comments yet about the Syrias apparent...
Democratic leaders are playing down Republican Governor Scott Walker's ability to survive yesterday's recall elections in Wisconsin. The Tea Party supported conservative defeated Democrat Tom Barrett by a larger margin than win the main faced-off in...
US officials say another top al-Qaeda leader has been killed in Pakistan by a drone strike. The man known as Abu Yahya Al-Libi was considered the No.2 al-Qaeda leader and a former top associate to Usama bin Laden. NPRs Tom Gjelten says the killing, i...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett are campaigning hard on this last day before the state's historic recall election. As Wisconsin Public Radio's Shawn Johnson reports Walker says he is cautiously optimistic. Walker...
Officials in Nigeria say a passenger plane crashed today in a densely populated area in the countrys largest city, Lagos. Witnesses say the plane struck a building and then burst into flames. Officials have not information on casualties. BBCs Will Ro...
A judge in Cairo today ordered that Hosni Mubarak spent the rest of his life in prison. For his part in the deaths of hundreds of protestors, during the uprising that drove him from power last year. The former president sat stoneface and frowning as...
It's another sell-off on Wall Street today, the Dow currently down by 267 points, the reason, a dismal jobs report from May. NPR's John Ydstie reports payroll growth has snapped off and the jobless rate has ticked upward. According to the government'...
Jurors in the campaign finance trial of former senator John Edwards have reached a partial verdict issuing a unanimous guilt vote on the third count of illegal campaign contributions. The judge has ordered the juror back to deliberations on the other...
