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President Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. is prepared to lift economic sanctions against Myanmar, in recognition of the country's progress towards democratic reform. Obama spoke after a White House meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

The State Department says It will attend meetings, if invited, about the agreement the Trump administration abandoned in 2018.

Seven years ago, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero. David Greene talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about what impact this has had on the economy.

The future of Kosovo again tops the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. The U.N. has been running the region ever since NATO helped end a Serb crackdown on ethnic Albanians there eight years ago. But Kosovo's Albanians are planning to declare independence, a move resisted by Serbia.

Restrictions on visiting Cuba will remain, but authorized travelers can soon fly directly from American airports to the island nation. Currently, charter flights are the only air travel option.

President Bush urges the U.N. General Assembly to support "the forces of moderation in the Middle East." Addressing the Iranian people, he said its rulers are the greatest obstacles to Iran's progress. Hours later, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his policies.

Dublin-based Wendy’s has dethroned Burger King as the nation’s second-largest hamburger chain. A new report from the food industry research firm…

The Homeland Security Department and city officials around the United States increase the terror alert level to Orange on mass-transit lines in light of transit bombings in London. Officials are encouraging commuters to travel as usual, while keeping an eye out for suspicious activity.

For some of the thousands living in the United States, casting a vote in Iraq's Jan. 30 elections means driving thousands of miles. Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington and Nashville, Tenn., are the only polling sites.

Secretary of State Colin Powell criticizes Israel's plan to demolish buildings housing Palestinian refugees in Gaza, calling for a return to peace negotiations. Powell, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Jordan, also urged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to promote violence against Israelis. Hear NPR's Craig Windham.