China Charges Bo Xilai's Wife In British Man's Killing
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: China announced today that it is prosecuting the wife of a disgraced party official for the murder of a British man. It's the latest sensational twist in the...
View ArticlePetraeus To Testify At Closed Congressional Hearings
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.Former CIA Director David Petraeus is testifying before two...
View ArticleSports In The News
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: It's been 24 years since Notre Dame won college football's national championships. But after a wild weekend of upsets, the Fighting Irish are the number one team in...
View ArticleIn Asia, Obama Reasserts His Foreign Policy Role
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.President Obama is traveling in Asia this week, reasserting...
View ArticleIs The Call For Universal Pre-Kindergarten Warranted?
Enthusiasm for universal Pre-K education is at an all-time high, and President Obama wants to massively increase the ranks of young children in schools and early learning centers. Some studies have...
View ArticleTalks On Iran's Nuclear Program To Resume In April
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Iran now says compromise on its nuclear program may be possible. Of course, that comes with a number of ifs. Tehran says that's if international negotiators continue...
View ArticleVenezuela, World Leaders Mourn Hugo Chavez
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Leader from around the world have arrived in Venezuela to pay their final respects to President Hugo Chavez, who used his country's oil wealth to put in place his...
View ArticleNational Security Adviser Donilon Resigns; Rice To Take Over
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.The Whitehouse has announced that President Obama's National...
View ArticleIntelligence Community Interested In Phone Records, Internet Data
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer.
View ArticleFeds Buckle On Emergency Contraception Age Restrictions
The administration had been trying to appeal a judge's ruling to make the morning-after birth control pill available over the counter with no age restrictions. The Justice Department said it would obey...
View ArticleRotenberg's Toronto Thrillers Mix Canadian Courtesy With Murder
Robert Rotenberg has written four legal thrillers set in Toronto, that old industrial city on the shores of Lake Ontario. He's a criminal lawyer — all his books are centered on trials — and he loves...
View ArticleEx-Rep. Lindy Boggs: Advocate For Women, Dedicated To Family
Lindy Boggs died Saturday morning. She was 97 years old, had served in Congress for close to 20 years and also as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, appointed by President Bill Clinton.But those...
View ArticleIntercepted Al-Qaida Communication Prompts Warnings
The State Department on Tuesday advised all U.S. citizens to leave Yemen because of "extremely high" danger there. This comes as 19 U.S. embassies and consulates remain closed across much of the Middle...
View ArticleChina Charges Bo Xilai's Wife In British Man's Killing
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: China announced today that it is prosecuting the wife of a disgraced party official for the murder of a British man. It's the latest sensational twist in the...
View ArticlePetraeus To Testify At Closed Congressional Hearings
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. Former CIA Director David Petraeus is testifying before two...
View ArticleSports In The News
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: It's been 24 years since Notre Dame won college football's national championships. But after a wild weekend of upsets, the Fighting Irish are the number one team in...
View ArticlePolitics In The News: Immigration Overhaul, Budget Deal
A comprehensive immigration overhaul was passed by the Senate, but remains stalled in the House — waiting for a vote.
View ArticleA Cronut By Any Other Name Is Still A Cronut
Transcript LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: Good morning. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Little Big's Bakery in South Portland, Maine worked up its version of the cronut, the croissant-donut hybrid. The Mainers tried to...
View Article'Wheel Of Fortune' Player Cashes In With N And E
A Wheel of Fortune contestant guessed a 12-letter phrase in the bonus round Wednesday night with only two letters revealed — and he won $45,000.
View ArticleU.N. Report: All Sides Committing Atrocities In Syria
U.N. investigators are gathering the names of people they suspect of war crimes in Syria. In their latest report, they say all sides in the conflict are committing atrocities against civilians. We hear...
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