Business

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler unveiled his plan in a Wired op-ed on Wednesday. The FCC is scheduled to vote on the proposal Feb. 26.

National

FCC Chairman Wheeler Backs Regulating Internet As Public Utility

5:05pm February 05, 2015

by Elise Hu

The Federal Communications Commission has received 4 million comments on "net neutrality." On Wednesday, the FCC chief laid out what he calls "the strongest open Internet protections ever proposed."

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg To Step Down

4:56pm February 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has been on the job for six years and presided over such controversial decisions as relaxing age restrictions on the Plan B contraceptive.

This year's Sundance Film Festival generated buzz for Dope, an indie film with an African-American director, Latino and Asian-American producers and starring a multicultural cast.

Sundance Festival Opens Doors For Minority Filmmakers

3:18pm February 05, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

The festival has become a launching pad for emerging filmmakers of color who face challenges in historically white, male-dominated Hollywood.

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Steven Brill is a journalist who also founded Court TV, American Lawyer magazine, 10 regional legal newspapers and Brill's Content Magazine. He teaches journalism at Yale.

Books
Arts

'America's Bitter Pill' Makes Case For Why Health Care Law 'Won't Work'

2:07pm February 05, 2015

Journalist Steven Brill's latest book critiques the Affordable Care Act, which he calls "unsustainable." In the next few years, "something is going to snap," he says. "We cannot pay for this."

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Traffic clogs the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles.

Stuck In Traffic? It's Likely To Be Worse In 30 Years, Report Says

1:27pm February 05, 2015

by NPR Staff

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx talks about the challenges facing America's transportation system, and why he says the country needs to invest much more in it.

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Amy Pascal Out As Sony Pictures Chairman

1:25pm February 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The studio said she will launch a new production venture within Sony. Her departure comes shortly after the studio was hit by a cyberattack — one that exposed employee data and Pascal's emails.

Dude, Why Is There A Cow In The Back Of Your Cab?

12:44pm February 05, 2015

by Linda Poon

Author Chris Guillebeau has visited every U.N.-recognized country in the world. He's seen taxi-riding cows, a Mongolian version of Uber and a strong entrepreneurial spirit in the poorest of places.

National

Ross Ulbricht, Accused Of Operating Silk Road, Is Convicted Of Drug Charges

12:19pm February 05, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

A New York jury took a little more than three hours today to convict the San Francisco man linked to the shadowy online marketplace that had been labeled the eBay of the drugs trade.

National

FCC Proposal Would Regulate Internet Like A Public Utility

9:40am February 05, 2015

by Laura Sydell

Supporters of the move say it's the best way to guarantee so-called net neutrality. Opponents believe meddlesome regulators will impose intrusive new rules on Internet service.

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Hand-washing: one of public health's most powerful weapons, or undue regulatory burden?

Health & Safety

Would You Eat At A Restaurant That Skipped The Hand-Washing?

8:17am February 05, 2015

by Maria Godoy

Apparently, making restaurant workers wash their hands before exiting the bathroom is a sign of regulation gone overboard. At least that's what Republican Sen. Thom Tillis suggested on Monday.