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Recording Claims Responsibility For Christmas Attack
Written on 24 Jan, 2010 at 17:18 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
A new audio recording purportedly from al-Qaida head Osama Bin Laden takes credit for the attempted airliner attack on Christmas day. The recording was aired by the Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel.... (Continue reading)
Wife, School Lost In Quake, Violinist Vows To Rebuild
Written on 24 Jan, 2010 at 1:05 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Romel Joseph, who is blind, relied on his sense of touch to determine that there was no way out of the rubble of his music school in Port-au-Prince. He was trapped for 18 hours before friends freed him. His pregnant... (Continue reading)
Prop 8, The Movie
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
After the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly prohibited the YouTube broadcast of the first federal trial over same-sex marriage, a group of Hollywood actors decided they'd step in and film re-enactments. Using transcripts of the day-to-day proceedings, director John Ireland writes... (Continue reading)
Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
This week aid flowed into earthquake-stricken Haiti. The Supreme Court made a controversial ruling over campaign funding, and it's been one year since President Obama took office. Guest host Audie Cornish reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior... (Continue reading)
Study: Not All Kids Are Computer Whizzes
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
A study reveals that kids have more trouble searching on the Internet than we may think. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with Allison Druin, the director of the human-computer interaction lab at the University of Maryland. Durin discusses ways to... (Continue reading)
Super Bowl, Olympics And Prince’s Fight Song
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
There's a competition this weekend to decide who'll represent the U.S. in one of the Winter Olympics' most popular events. Sunday, two games will decide which teams move on to the Super Bowl. Guest host Audie Cornish talks with... (Continue reading)
A Tough Week To Be A Democrat
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
President Barack Obama Saturday criticized a Supreme Court decision which removes limits on corporate campaign donations. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with NPR news analyst Juan Williams about Republican Scott Brown's Senate race win in Massachusetts and the Court's controversial... (Continue reading)
So This Meteor Crashes Into A Doctor’s Office…
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 18:00 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
You hear about these things happening and wonder if they ever really do. Well, last Monday around 5:30 p.m., a half-pound meteor traveling about 220 miles an hour crashed through the office of Dr. Frank Ciampi. Guest host Audie Cornish... (Continue reading)
O’Brien Ends Run On ‘Tonight’ Show After 7 Months
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 17:40 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The red-haired comic joined a band led by blond-wigged comic Will Ferrell with Beck and ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons for a raucous rendition of "Free Bird." O'Brien is free to move on now himself, after accepting a $45 million... (Continue reading)
U.S. Marines End Role In Iraq Ahead Of Elections
Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 17:36 in US NEWS | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
The Marines wrapped nearly seven years in Iraq on Saturday, handing over duties to the Army and signaling the beginning of an accelerated withdrawal of troops as the U.S. turns focus toward the growing war in Afghanistan. Iraq's March elections... (Continue reading)