From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. A Somali-born teenager is accused of plotting mass murder at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland, Oregon. As NPR's John Burnett reports, an undercover agent has provided phony explosives t...
Early signs point to bigger-than-usual crowds for a Black Friday, when retailers hope post-Thanksgiving Day sales catapult them into the black through the holiday shopping season. The chance to snap up huge bargains typically draws Canadian shoppers...
The president of South Korea is ordering more troops to the island that North Korea attacked on Tuesday, killing four and injuring 18. NPR's Louisa Lim reports from Yeonpyeong that some people are spending this day sifting through charred debris. Amo...
So far so good, fear-belong-lines from a planned protest at the enhanced security scanning at the airports around the country haven't apparently happened. Kirk Seydler with Colorado Public Radio is at Dan Branche International Airport. He says travel...
President Obama told workers at a Chrysler plant in Kokomo, Indiana today their success is a sign of confidence in the countrys future. But even as we continue to face serious challenges, whats happening here at this plant - the changes were seeing t...
More than 300 people are dead in a stampede at a water festival in Cambodia. The prime minister says hundreds more are injured. Thousands of people had gathered for the three-day river festival in Phnom Penh. One bystander said several people passed...
We are fast approaching the busiest travel day of the year, and it could really be a madhouse of the nation's airports if an Internet-organized boycott of full-body scans takes place. NPR's Carol Van Dam reports some people will refuse to be scanned....
NATO leaders agreed today on a plan to transfer to the Afghan military the job of ensuring that nation's security. President Obama said the international force would start their process next year. We agreed that early 2011 will mark the beginning of...
Those very careful pat-downs at airport security checkpoints have some passengers and pilots in a furor. But the head of the TSA says they are necessary considering the current terrorist threats. John Pistole told the CBS's Early Show security screen...
General Motor's back to being publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, a major milestone in GM's quest for independence from government ownership. We have the latest from Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton. GM CEO Dan Akerson says he's pleased by...
