Search results for

For background on the situation in Mali, Steve Inskeep talks to Corinne Dufka, West Africa Director for Human Rights Watch. NPR National Security Editor Phil Ewing says 6 Americans were at the hotel.

Maryland, though a slave-holding state, did not secede from the Union and attempted to maintain neutrality during the Civil War. The song was a full-throated defense of the Confederacy.

The U.S. has spent nearly $6 trillion on wars since 2001, with no end in sight, according to one report. Another says the U.S. needs to ramp up military efforts to counter Russia and China.

With the Dow swinging up and down hundreds of points in a day, investors are feeling queasy. One economist says uncertainty in the stock markets may mean turbulence will continue in the new year.

"The fate of the world depended on their success," Queen Elizabeth II said as she honored thousands of soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

"I've lost a lot to get here. I've had to sacrifice a lot. I've been through a lot," says Nigerian-born Efe Obada, who made the cut with the Carolina Panthers. "All the suffering paid off."

At the Big Iron Farm Show in North Dakota, the usual concerns about crops have been heightened by another big worry: a trade war with China that's already driven soybean prices down sharply.

In southern California, the people of Ridgecrest have frayed nerves after back-to-back temblors and ongoing, sizable aftershocks. Officials have brought in counselors and therapy dogs.

Announcements in three more states on Sunday brought the number of Americans who are currently under — or soon to be under — orders to stay home to more than 101 million.

The stock market slumped just one day after the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq hit record highs. Fresh pandemic concerns may have rattled investors, as Japan has decided to declare a state of emergency.