Past Articles by NPR Staff and Wires
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'Suspected Insider Attack' Reported In Afghanistan A NATO service member and others were killed in Afghanistan Saturday, the NATO-led coalition there says. There have been a string of insider attacks this summer, one of the greatest threats to NATO's mission in the country. |
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Reports Conflict On 'Insider Attack' In Afghanistan According to an ISAF statement, the attack that killed a NATO service member and a civilian contractor in Afghanistan on Saturday may not have been an insider attack as originally reported. |
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New U.S. Poet Laureate: A Southerner To The Core Natasha Trethewey, 46, is among the youngest U.S. poet laureates and only the second to hail from the South. Trethewey's work explores issues of mixed race, history and memory. "She's taking us into history that was never written," says Librarian of Congress James Billington. |
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Islamist Tops Egypt's Vote Count, But Run-off Needed The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate for president, Mohammed Mursi, got the most vote's in Egypt's presidential election. But he didn't win an outright majority and will face a former prime minister in a runoff election next month. |
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French President Sarkozy Faces Runoff Elections He faces Socialist Francois Hollande who led in the first round of voting. French voters defied expectations and handed a surprisingly strong third-place showing to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. The vote was seen as a referendum on Sarkozy at a time when many French voters are worried about the economy. |
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North Korean Rocket Fails After Launch A U.S. official says the rocket broke up into pieces. North Korea had announced it was planning the launch of an observation satellite to celebrate Sunday's centennial of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder. |
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U.S. Official: N. Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket North Korea had announced it was planning the launch of an observation satellite to celebrate Sunday's centennial of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder. U.S. officials believe the rocket may have failed. |
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North Korean Rocket Said To Fail After Launch A U.S. official says the rocket broke up into pieces. North Korea had announced it was planning the launch of an observation satellite to celebrate Sunday's centennial of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder. |
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Private Hiring Signals Another Strong Jobs Report Jobs at U.S. businesses increased by 209,000 in March, according to a report released Wednesday by the payroll processing firm ADP. That's in line with expectations for the monthly jobs report due out Friday. |
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Dick Cheney Recovering After Heart Transplant Former Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering Saturday after heart transplant surgery, his office said. |
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Debris Makes Space Station Astronauts Hunker Down A discarded chunk of a Russian rocket forced six space station astronauts to seek shelter in escape capsules early Saturday, but passed safely in front of it. It was the third time in 12 years that astronauts have had to seek shelter from space junk. |
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Neighbors: Suspect In Afghan Attack Was Family Man One neighbor describes the U.S. soldier accused of gunning down 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage as "just one of the guys." Five days after the shooting, officials identified the suspect as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. Late Friday, Bales arrived at a military detention center in Kansas. |
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Why? Few Clues From Afghan Attack Suspect's Home The U.S. soldier alleged to have killed 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime rampage has been identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of Lake Tapps, Wash. His former platoon leader and neighbors in his rural community are bewildered; one neighbor describes him as "just one of the guys." |
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Shell Picks Pittsburgh Area For Major Refinery The so-called ethane cracking, or "cracker," plant would convert ethane from bountiful Marcellus Shale natural gas liquids into more profitable chemicals such as ethylene, which are then used to produce everything from plastics to tires to antifreeze. |
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Reports: Fatal Shooting At ICE Office In Long Beach Two federal agents have been shot after an armed confrontation at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Long Beach, Calif. One died at the scene and a second agent was taken to a local hospital. |
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Music Superstar Whitney Houston Dies Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. Police say Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The cause of death has not been reported. |
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Egypt To Try 19 Americans Over NGO Funding A lawyer for several of the organizations under investigation said the activists also include 2 Germans, 5 Serbs, 3 Arabs and 14 Egyptians. They have been referred to trial on charges they illegally provided foreign funding to non-governmental organizations. Among those being investigated is the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. |
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Another Win: Romney Adds Nevada To His Victories All caucus sites have now closed in Nevada, and based on actual vote returns NPR says Mitt Romney is the winner, followed by Newt Gingrich in second place followed by Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. This is Romney's second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. |
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Gingrich Attacks Romney Ahead Of Florida Vote The former House speaker is trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lead before Tuesday's primary in the Sunshine State. Newt Gingrich accused the former Massachusetts governor of "carpet-bombing" his record. Mitt Romney meanwhile shifted his focus back to President Obama's record. |
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Thousands Evacuate As Fire Burns Toward Reno Wind gusts of up to 82 mph pushed the fast-moving brush fire out of control Thursday as it burned several homes and threatened dozens more. It's the second time in three months that firefighters in Reno have faced a massive wildfire. |
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6 NATO Service Members Die In Crash In Afghanistan NATO said in a statement early Friday morning that there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash in southern Afghanistan. A military official said all six dead were Americans. The cause of the crash is being investigated. |
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Apple Pushes Interactive Textbooks On iPads The company began selling electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school textbooks on Thursday. But it's far from clear that even a company with Apple's clout will be able to reform the textbook market. |
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Federal Authorities Charge 7 In Insider Trading Case Prosecutors said those charged took part in an insider trading scheme that netted more than $61.8 million in illegal profits based on trades of a single stock. |
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FBI Arrests 3 In Insider Trading Case The arrests outside Boston and in New York City stem from the government's massive ongoing insider trading investigation, which has involved some of Wall Street's most prominent money managers. |
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Italian Cruise Ship Owner Cites 'Human Error' The company's chief executive says the captain of the Costa Concordia deviated from the ship's programmed course. The comments come as the rescue operation is suspended due to bad weather. Italian officials said at least 16 people are still missing as rescue operations were suspended due to weather. |
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Huntsman Expected To Quit Race, Endorse Romney Campaign officials said the former Utah governor will announce his withdrawal today at an event in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Huntsman's resume had suggested he could be a major contender, but his brand of moderate civility never took. |
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If Romney Wins N.H., Who Emerges As His Rival? After a bruising week of campaigning, polls suggest Mitt Romney will ride to a solid plurality win in the GOP's first primary. But second and third places are still unclear as other candidates battle to be his main rival. |
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In N.H., Romney's Real Rival May Be Expectation A narrow win in the nation's first presidential primary - or a surprisingly strong finish from one of his rivals - will be played up as more evidence that Republicans still have their doubts about the former Massachusetts governor. |
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In N.H., Romney's Real Rival May Be Expectations A narrow win in the nation's first presidential primary - or a surprisingly strong finish from one of his rival candidates - will be played up as more evidence that Republicans still have their doubts about the former Massachusetts governor. |
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GM Looks To Protect Green Image With Volt Fixes The voluntary move allows GM to avoid the bad publicity and federal monitoring that come with a formal recall, after the vehicles' batteries have caught fire following crash tests. GM has a huge incentive to protect the image of the Volt, which burnishes its image as a more innovative brand. |
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Iowans Head To GOP Caucuses With No Clear Favorite Iowa Republicans will cast their ballots Tuesday night for the person they want to stand against President Obama in November. But after a bruising months-long campaign, polls indicate that more than a third of those who will be attending caucuses throughout the state have not yet made up their minds. |
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It's Down To The Wire For GOP Candidates In Iowa Republican presidential hopefuls were bearing down and trying to sway voters hours ahead of the first major test of the primary season. But more than a third of those participating in the state's caucuses say they still haven't made up their minds. |
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Candidates Make Last Push Before Iowa Voting Begins Republican presidential hopefuls were bearing down and trying to sway voters hours ahead of the first major test of the primary season. But more than a third of those participating in the state's caucuses say they still haven't made up their minds. |
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Iran Ratchets Up Tension, Threatens To Cut Oil Route The country's top admiral says his forces can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, where up to 20 percent of the world's oil flows. In response, the U.S. warns that any disruption at the strait "will not be tolerated." And a Saudi official says Gulf Arab nations are ready to offset any loss of Iranian crude. |
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Wave Of Deadly Blasts Rocks Iraq's Capital A series of blasts Thursday morning in Baghdad kills nearly 70 people and injures dozens more in a seemingly coordinated attack designed to wreak havoc across the Iraqi capital. The blasts were the worst violence to hit the country in months. |
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Dozens Arrested As Police Clear Occupy S.F. Camp Police gave demonstrators a five-minute warning before dismantling the tent city and arresting at least 70 people in the pre-dawn raid. Protesters planned to reconvene to discuss their next move and possibly try to re-occupy the plaza. |
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Anti-Mafia Police Nab Fugitive Mobster In Italy Michele Zagaria, who spent 16 years on the run, ran one of bloodiest clans of the Naples mafia. He was found hiding under 15 feet of reinforced concrete in an underground bunker in his hometown. |
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Iran Says U.S. Drone Shot Down Iran's armed forces have shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country's eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday. But a U.S. defense official said there was no indication it was brought down by hostile fire. |
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Clinton Tests Reforms On Historic Visit To Myanmar The U.S. secretary of state arrived in the capital of Naypyidaw to test the country's first civilian government in decades on its commitment on issues such as severing military and nuclear ties with North Korea. She was scheduled to meet senior Myanmarese officials as well as opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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Feds Seize 150 Websites In Counterfeit Crackdown Agents from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI had been investigating for months before seizing the domain names of websites that allegedly sold phony goods such as professional sports jerseys, golf equipment and DVD sets. |
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NBA Owners, Players Reach Tentative Deal The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee triple-header Dec. 25. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal. |
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Mubarak-Era Premier Asked To Lead Egyptian Cabinet Egypt's ruling military has asked Kamal el-Ganzouri to serve as prime minister. His appointment will likely anger protesters. |
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Yemen's President Signs Deal To Transfer Power The accord brokered by the Gulf Cooperation Council calls for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to cede power to Vice President Abdo Rabu Mansour Hadi within 30 days, putting an end to his more than three decades in power. Meanwhile, opposition protesters clashed with security forces in Bahrain and Egypt. |
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Egypt's Military Reportedly Speeds Up Power Transfer Two politicians who attended crisis talks with the ruling military council said it has moved the date for handing power to a civilian government to July 1, 2012. They also said the council has accepted the resignation of the Cabinet. The reports come as tens of thousands of protesters flood Cairo's Tahrir Square and call for a "second revolution." |
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Egyptian Protesters Push For A 'Second Revolution' Scores of people converge on Cairo's Tahrir Square in response to a call for a so-called million-man march as mass protests against the country's military rulers enter a fourth day. Thousands of Egyptian protesters have been camping out on the square and clashing with police trying to force them to leave. |
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Egypt's Military Promises To Speed Up Power Transfer Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said Egypt's ruling military council would hand power to a civilian government no later than July, and that presidential elections would be held by June 30. The address was rejected by tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square who are pushing for a "second revolution." |
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Egypt's Cabinet Offers To Resign Amid More Clashes Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his Cabinet submitted their resignations to the ruling military council on Monday, according to reports on Egyptian state TV, amid days of deadly clashes between police and protesters in Cairo. |
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Egypt's Cabinet Reportedly Offers To Resign Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his Cabinet have submitted their resignations to the ruling military council on Monday, according to reports on Egyptian state TV, amid days of deadly clashes between police and protesters in Cairo. |
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Cairo Racked By Deadly Violence For A Third Day Egyptian officials say dozens of people have died during clashes between police and protesters demanding the country's military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian government. |
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Occupy Day Of Protests Coordinated Nationwide Demonstrations popped up from coast to coast Thursday to mark two months since the movement's birth in a lower Manhattan park. Dozens of protesters were arrested by midday near Wall Street in New York, while hundreds of protesters marched in the financial district in Los Angeles. |
