Business

Piglets in a pen on a hog farm in Frankenstein, Mo.

Science
Arts

Antibiotic Use On The Farm: Are We Flying Blind?

5:26pm November 18, 2013

by Dan Charles

No one knows exactly how farmers use antibiotics. Many public health experts say the government should collect and publish detailed information because antibiotic-resistant bacteria are an increasingly urgent problem. But many farm groups are opposed.

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World News

Boeing's 777x Wins Multiple Orders At Dubai Airshow

6:09am November 18, 2013

by Nathan Rott

The company sold nearly 260 of Boeing's new 777 aircraft. It was touted by Boeing as the largest combined order for a new aircraft in the company's history.

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More LED Lights Used In Holiday Displays

6:09am November 18, 2013

Stores are selling more LED lights this year, which use less energy. As these lights grow cheaper, Wal-Mart says it will devote half its Christmas light shelf space to LED's. Costco won't sell anything else.

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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, ICANN, president and chief executive Rod Beckstrom, speaks on expanding the number of domain name suffixes during a press conference in London in 2012.

Is The Internet Domain Land Rush A Land Rush At All?

7:07pm November 17, 2013

by NPR Staff

Domain names are the real estate of the Internet, and they are bought and sold every day. But until recently, space in the cyber real estate market has been cramped. But soon there's going to be a lot more than .coms out there, and a lot of companies are bidding huge amounts to get the new Internet addresses.

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Robert Shiller and Eugene Fama shared this year's Nobel Memorial Prize.

Economy

What's A Bubble?

1:58pm November 17, 2013

by David Kestenbaum

Two Nobel laureates disagree on a basic economic question: Is it possible to reliably spot bubbles before they burst?

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The latest publication of the literary journal The American Reader is its anniversary edition.

National

Publishing Magazines For An 'Ambidextrous' Generation

5:29pm November 16, 2013

by NPR Staff

The American Reader is a year old. The monthly literary journal is online and in print, but co-founder Uzoamaka Maduka says "it's all one magazine." The publication's staff has faith that readers want "deeper engagement" and strong editing, and they're hoping the free online content will entice their audience to pay for more.

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Advertisers Try To Grab Online Eyes

11:22am November 16, 2013

A survey this week shows that YouTube and Netflix now make up half of all data North Americans consume on fixed networks, like those at home or at work. Guest host Don Gonyea talks with Mike Shields, digital editor of Adweek, about the ways that advertisers are changing how they present products to cater to online videos.

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Health & Safety

Medicare Penalizes Nearly 1,500 Hospitals For Poor Quality Scores

10:49am November 15, 2013

by Jordan Rau

Medicare has tied incentive payments and penalties to two-dozen quality measurements, including surveys of patient satisfaction and death rates. More than 1,200 hospitals are receiving bonuses. But more hospitals are being paid less for each Medicare patient they treat for the year that began Oct. 1.

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Books

Judge: Google's Book Copying Doesn't Violate Copyright Law

10:49am November 15, 2013

by Laura Sydell

Google has prevailed in a long-running lawsuit over the millions of books the company has digitally scanned without permission from authors and publishers. A U.S. Circuit Court judge has ruled that it's "fair use" when Google scans portions of books for public to use.

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Health & Safety

Health Care Cancellation Cure Could Lead To Higher Premiums

10:49am November 15, 2013

by Jim Zarroli

The health care fix announced by President Obama on Thursday may be good news for some consumers, but it creates a big headache for insurance companies and regulators. An insurance industry trade group warns the last-minute change could destabilize the market and lead to higher premiums.

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