Steve Inskeep's first full-time assignment for NPR was covering the 1996 presidential primary in snow-swept New Hampshire. He went on to report on major stories in the U.S. and overseas, ranging from air disasters and wars to the United States Senate and the 2000 presidential campaign of George W. Bush. On one of history's most unusual election nights, Inskeep filed live reports for 20 hours from Bush headquarters in Texas. Several weeks later, he was in the room as Florida officials certified Bush's victory.
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President Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao agreed to cooperate in a number of issues ranging from climate change to nuclear weapons. During more than two hours of closed-door talks, Obama is said to have described human rights as a core bedrock principle for the U.S. He also urged Hu to restart talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.
As DVD sales decline, Hollywood studios are looking for ways to get movies straight to consumers' living rooms. This has some industry insiders worried that Hollywood is jeopardizing its most valuable asset: the theatrical release date. The movie industry is looking to change the way it distributes content.
While President Obama is in Asia, his lieutenants are struggling to enact the centerpiece of his domestic program: overhauling health care. The Senate is poised to take up the measure this week, but Republican leader Mitch McConnell warns that no one should expect passage anytime soon.
Five Sept. 11 suspects, including the alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be brought to the U.S. to stand trial, the Justice Department will announce Friday. NPR has learned that Attorney General Eric Holder has decided that the suspects should be tried in the Southern District of New York.
There is new information about concerns among Walter Reed Army Hospital officials over the job performance and psychological health of Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man authorities believe was behind the deadly shootings at Fort Hood last week.
New details are emerging about Nidal Hasan's career at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Psychiatrists who worked with him there say he was detached, unproductive and sometimes hostile Some wondered why he wasn't removed.
House lawmakers on Saturday passed a sweeping bill that would overhaul the nation's health care system. The measure, supported mostly by Democrats, contained an abortion amendment that required the party to make a significant shift to the right.
From the first hours after the shooting at Fort Hood last week, investigators have been trying to learn what happened, and why. So far, it looks less and less likely that the man accused in the shootings, Maj. Nidal Hasan, had any connections to a larger terrorist plot.
While the House has passed a landmark bill, the measure's prospects in the Senate are anything but assured.
The Labor Department says the jobless rate hit 10.2 percent in October. That's the first time it's gone over 10 percent since the recession of the early 1980's. The economy shed a net total of 190,000 jobs in October.
As doctors attend to the wounded and funeral plans are made for the deceased, military officials at Fort Hood, Texas, are piecing together why the alleged gunman shot and killed 13 people and wounded 30 others. Among the things they are looking into: Whether Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was disturbed by his deployment orders to go to Iraq.
Authorities believe Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is the man responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military installation. A relative told Fox News that Hasan had been ordered to serve a term in Iraq, and resisted deployment there. Hasan was said to have argued with soldiers who supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Jay Leno made the switch to prime time in September. His show has not been doing very well in the ratings lately. In a published interview, Leno said if NBC offered him The Tonight Show again, he would take it. Leno's low ratings come at a time when General Electric is said to be selling a stake in NBC Universal to cable company Comcast.
Republican candidates won governorships in New Jersey and Virginia. Voters said the economy was the main reason they turned out and voted for the GOP candidates. Exit polls indicate that President Obama and his legislative agenda were not a factor in these contests.
Three relatively new doll lines are poised to lead the market: Barbie Fashionistas, Moxie Girlz and Liv Dolls. Wall Street Journal toy reporter Ann Zimmerman says the battle is shaping up to be one to watch.
