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Some of the nation's largest retailers demand that consumer Web sites stop posting confidential information about upcoming sales. The case is raising questions about freedom of speech and the Internet. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Some consumers are wary of making online purchases, fearing hackers would steal their credit card information. But as the security breach potentially involving 40 million payment cards at Target shows, even in-store transactions are vulnerable to high-tech thieves.

Pluck the silk of a spider web and it vibrates like a guitar string, scientists say. By strumming the strands and detecting the tune via sensors in its legs, a spider gets key information.

The "don't ask, don't tell" policy that barred openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. military ended last September. Some personnel returning from overseas are celebrating their new-found permission to kiss by posting photos and videos.

Black Friday sales for Apple's iPad were up 70 percent from last year, and the newly introduced Kindle Fire has shot to the top of Amazon's sales charts. And with more than 30 different tablets on the market at varying prices this holiday season, the barrier to entry to the tablet market has been considerably lowered.

More than a decade after Seinfeld, the comedian is making a move to even smaller screens. His new webseries, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, premieres Thursday. NPR's Mandalit del Barco looks at this latest stage in Jerry Seinfeld's career.

Funding for the Kansas City Health Department. Support for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Timely trash and bulky item pickup. Enforcement of...

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with Tim Berners-Lee about his concerns, and his ideas about how to address the problem.

In this web exclusive, Sadiqa Reynolds joins Meghna Chakrabarti for an extended interview about policing, racism and more.

U.S. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from her job, according to a statement released by the White House.