The head of National Intelligence Agency has told the US lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the spy on leaders of foreign allies has been come in practice for decades. National Intelligence Director James Clappers noting the same kind of spy takes place...
A federal judge in Austin has signed with women's healthcare clinics in civil rights group in rules 2 of provisions of Texas's new abortion law are unconstitutional.Ran with member station KST extra reports Moscan. The 2 provisions of Texas's new abo...
Syria has met today's deadline to provide details of its chemical weapons program that's according to international inspectors. Still, former vice president Dick Cheney says he doubts US policy seeking a negotiated settlement to end Syria's civil war...
Hundreds of people rallied in front of the US Capitol today to protest the Obama administrations wide-range surveillance programs. As Jack Obfenston of number station of WAMU reports, the demonstration comes as new details emerge about NSA taps on th...
JP Morgan Chase has agreed to a 5.1-billion dollar settlement with the overseer Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. NPR's Dan Bobkoff reports that the news of the deal came late this afternoon. The settlement resolves claims that JP Morgan Chase duped mortga...
On Capitol Hill today, House lawmakers grilled representatives of 4 major contracting companies, their work done the government health insurance website. In an exchange with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Cheryl Campbell of CGI federal said her firms part...
Bank of American has been convicted of fraud, as NPRs Dan B reports, a Federal jury in NY says BofA lied about the quality of mortgages as it passed loans to finical firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Its one of few fraud cases from the financial cris...
The White House says the US is reviewing a new report by human rights groups that says the US may have violated international law by killing civilians in drone attacks. N international SC says the Obama administrations veil of secrecy prevents analys...
The Obama administration has launched what it calls a text search to fix problems plaguing the government on-line health insurance markets. NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the president insists that despite these problems, the health coverage offered th...
Democrats on Capitol Hill are acknowledging problems with the online health insurance markets set by the affordble care act to start this month.House minority leader Nancy Pelosi said today while the rocky launch shouldn't be surprising,the problems...
The nation's largest bank, JP Morgan Chase has tentatively agreed to pay a record 13 billion dollars to settle allegations surrounding the quality of its mortgage back securities in the runup to the nation's financial crisis. The agreement in princip...
A transit workers strike has snol the evening commute in the Sanfrancisco Bay area leaving hundreds of thousands of communters to scramble from ordinary way home.NPR's Richard reports there is no indications labours or management prepare to resume ta...
Transit workers unions in the Sanfrancisco bay area say they will walk off their job at mid night after marathon bargaining session failed to produce a settlement in their 4 month long labour dispute.NPR's Risgan reports. Representatives for 2 unions...
President Obama thanked Democratic and Republican leaders in Washington for finally reaching an agreement.The president's mark coming after the Senate by vote of 81 to 18 signed on a measure to avoid financial default and reopen the government's 16 d...
The Senate now seems to be the last best hope bring the US economy from possiblely hurling off the cliff,that's after several efforts by House Speaker John Benhner to get his colleagues sign on a measure default crashed and burned today .NPR's Timmer...
