Colorado prosecutors have formally charged former doctoral student James Holmes with 142 counts, including murder, attempted murder and position of explosives in connection with the Aurora massacre nearly two weeks ago. Holmes appeared in court today...
Mitt Romney delivered a foreign policy address in Jerusalem today. He is still ** directly criticising President Obama. NPR's Allison Keyes reports the Republican Presidential candidate stressed that all options should be on the table to keep Iran fr...
The London summer Olympics are about to officially begin with the traditional opening ceremony. NPR .. reports the spectacle features thousands of performers and perhaps a bit of controversy. Ten thsousand volunteer performers will sing, dance and ac...
The Olympic torch is passing London landmarks today just ahead tomorrow's ceremonies. Britian's Prince William and his wife Kate welcomed the Olympic torch debarking in palace today. It's also being carried by athletes and charity workers. The torch...
Heady? gunfire from opposition fighters in the Syrian city Aleppo was collected by the Turkish agency Anadolu as fighting enters its 5th day. Opposition activists say fighting raged through the night and many neighborhoods. Syria's commercial hub is...
US tax payers could see a savings of about 48 billion dollars over 11 years as a result of the Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's health care reform law. The congressional budget office says the savings come through changed Medicaid requiremen...
The accused gunman in the Colorado movie theater shooting rampage had his first court appearance today. James Holmes was advised his rights, but prosecutors won't file their full charges against him until next Monday. Colorado Public Radio's Megan Ve...
Residents of the Colorado city of Aurora are coming to gather to grieve for those killed in the deadly rampage at a theater on Friday. President Obama will visit with families of the victims and faith leaders will lead an evening vigil. Colorado Publ...
Police have triggered a controlled explosion at the apartment of James Holmes. He's the man suspected in the mass shooting at the Aurora Colorado movie theater. Police say the apartment is filled with chemicals, explosive material and trip wires. Kir...
Colorado police are confirming at least 12 were killed; 59 others were wounded in a mass shooting overnight in Aurora. Police chief Daniel Oats says 24 years old suspect James Holmes charged into the theater where movie goers gathered to watch new Ba...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. Russia and China are again blocking the UN resolution that threatens sanctions against Syria, further vexing their western counterparts on Security Council including US ambassador Susan Rice. Its pitiful...
Tepid hiring, modest growth, that's the economic picture being revealed on the Federal Reserve Survey, officially known as the Beige Book. The economy expanded in June and early July in several parts of the country, but overall growth pulled back. Th...
The presidential candidates are trading bards today around outsourcing and in charges of cronyism. Today President Obama's campaigning is in Texas, whose governor recently joined other republican governors in rejecting the affordable care acts Medica...
A fierce race for the White House is playing out on the campaign trail today for the 8th time this year. President Obama is in a battleground state of Ohio where he addressed supporters in Cincinnati a short time ago. The problem is we got a stalemat...
President Obama says Washington feels as broken now as the day he took office in 2009. NPR's Allison Keyes reports the president's comments come as polls show him to be in a tight race with his Republican opponent. President Obama says he won't criti...
