There will be no cost-of-living increase for retirees and other social security beneficiaries this year. NPR's Scott Horsley reports its because inflation has remained relatively tame. This is the second year in a row social security recipients will...
The young Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US airliner on Christmas Day has waived his right to a speedy trial. As NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports, the young man is acting as his own attorney. The last time he was in court, Umar Farouk Abdul...
The 33 mine workers who spent 69 days underground are undergoing medical care and preparing to reunite with their families. The last miner was pulled to safety less than an hour ago and less than two days since the rescue operation began. The success...
In a move praised by gay-rights advocates, a federal judge in California has issued an injunction to keep the Obama administration from enforcing the Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy, which bars gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. NPRs C...
The next 24 hours are expected to be especially tense for those trying to rescue miners who've been trapped nearly a mile underground for more than two months in Chile. Crews are shoring up a long escape shaft that they set up to pull the 33 men out,...
Pakistan today opened its border crossing to NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan. It had been closed since a US helicopter strike killed two Pakistani soldiers on the border 11 days ago. Also in Pakistan today, at least seven people were killed in t...
There is a reason to celebrate in Chile today. Near where 33 miners have been trapped underground for more than two months, rescue workers pushed the drill through the last inches of a more than 2,000-foot shaft to create an escape route. Richard Rey...
More people are still losing jobs faster than they're finding them. This morning, the Labor Department released its September employment report. Ninety-five thousand jobs went away last month and kept the unemployment rate stuck at 9.6 percent. It wa...
Several European countries are stepping up water testing after poisonous red sludge from a Hungarian aluminum plant reached the Danube River today. The BBC's Nick Thorpe reports on the heightened alerts around Europe's second largest river. Attention...
A federal judge says prosecutors cannot use a critical witness in a terrorist trial because of harsh CIA interrogation tactics. NPRs Carrie Johnson reports todays ruling by Judge Lewis Kaplan delays the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo detainee....
US stocks hit the 200-mark, reflecting sharp gains all day. University of Maryland Professor Peter Morici says the gains are due in large part to a rise in the service sector and news out of Japan that the central bank moved to lower interest rates t...
The White House says it doesnt want Americans to stop traveling just to be vigilant about their personal security. As NPRs Scott Horsley reports, the Obama administration is trying to tamp down fears a day after it warned US citizens in Europe of the...
If you're planning a trip to Europe, the State Department wants you to be on alert. A travel warning has been issued, advising US citizens to be vigilant in public places like transportation hubs and tourist sites. Officials are concerned al-Qaeda ma...
There's been another setback to US-sponsored peace talks in the Middle East. After a three-hour meeting, senior Palestinian leaders have decided that unless Israel halts Jewish construction in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians will withdraw from t...
A political development in Iraq today could have implications for US relations with the next Iraqi government. Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr endorsed a second term for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. NPRs Kelly McEvers says that could al...
