Jan 6th, 2009 · Congress is unlikely to meet President-elect Barack Obama's plea for an economic stimulus package that would be ready by the time he takes office Jan. 20. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the package is likely to be ready for Obama's signature by mid-February.
Dec 19th, 2008 · A woman was caught running around wearing a pumpkin on her head and nothing else. She's one of a dozen people cited for the Naked Pumpkin Run in Boulder, Colo. Participants drink beer, carve pumpkins and set off. The first person cited has taken a plea deal for charges of disorderly conduct. Natalie Ziemba will have to do community service, six months' probation and pay $27 in court costs.
Dec 9th, 2008 · Since September, Damon Weaver has been creatively finding ways to get Obama's attention for an interview — even enlisting Miami Heat basketball players' help. The fifth-grader from Pahokee, Fla., who has interviewed Joe Biden and Caroline Kennedy, tells NPR what he would ask Obama first.
Dec 8th, 2008 · Five of the most prominent detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, say they want to plead guilty to plotting the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Carol Rosenberg, a reporter for the Miami Herald, who is covering the hearings, offers her insight into the case.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards were indicted and a sixth is in plea negotiations with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting in Baghdad. The shooting killed 17 Iraqis.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead and became an anti-American rallying cry for insurgents, people close to the case said Friday.
Dec 4th, 2008 · Executives of GM, Ford and Chrysler are presenting their latest bailout requests to Congress Thursday. The automakers are asking for as much as $38 billion dollars in loans to keep the industry alive. What are their chances of getting it?
Dec 4th, 2008 · The attorney for the 8-year-old Arizona boy accused of killing his father and another man last month says he needs to see more evidence before considering a plea deal offered by the prosecution. He suggests that police may have coaxed the boy's videotaped confession.