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GoDaddy Goes Down, Anonymous Member Takes Responsibility

GoDaddy hosts more than 5 million websites and has registered more than 53 million domain names.

An employee holds Apple's iPhone 4S (left) and Samsung's Galaxy S III at an electronics store in Seoul, South Korea. Some U.S. phone designers are now conflicted over what a recent decision that Samsung infringed on Apple mobile phone patents will mean for their work.

What Will Apple's Patent Case Mean For Phone Design?

Industrial designers are conflicted over the impact a jury's decision that Samsung infringed on many of Apple's mobile phone patents. Some say it might cramp creativity. Others say it will free them from having to make designs that look just like Apple's.

For more than three decades, presidential candidates have talked tough about China during the campaign season, but opted for more moderate policies as president. Republican nominee Mitt Romney, shown speaking in Colorado in July, accuses China of manipulating its currency in order to export its goods cheaply to the US.

Candidates Criticize China; Presidents Show Caution

For more than three decades, presidential candidates have talked tough about China during the campaign season. But in the Oval Office, presidents have generally been much less aggressive.

A health worker in the Domincan Republic sprays insecticide between houses to stop dengue fever outbreaks this month.

Vaccine For Dengue Fever Shows A Glimmer Of Hope

In a study with about 4,000 Thai schoolchildren, a vaccine for dengue fever works well against some strains of the dengue virus. But the overall level of protection was lower than hoped for. The results suggest that a vaccine for dengue fever can be developed eventually.

The shiny blue berries of the tropical <em>Pollia condensata</em> plant rely on their looks, not nutritional content, to attract birds to spread their seeds.

A Berry So Shiny, It's Irresistible (And Inedible)

Birds are drawn to the blue berries of the tropical Pollia condensata plant; scientists are just as intrigued with the small shiny fruits. A recent study shows that the berries are more intensely reflective than any other living thing.

KY Agency offers online abuse, neglect reporting

The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services is offering a new way to report abuse or neglect in non-emergency situations. The agency that…

the morning cram [We Remember edition]

Today on NPR:One NPR editor learns lessons about 9/11 from her father's West Point Class of '65, the class that would suffer the academy's greatest number…

Chicago Classrooms Are Empty For A Second Day

Late-night negotiations have failed for a second day to resolve an impasse between the Chicago Teachers Union and city officials over such issues as teacher evaluations.

Members of West Point's class of 1965 are honored with a parade by cadets at the class's 40th reunion at the military academy in New York in 2005.

Vietnam To Sept. 11: A Daughter's Lessons

The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has NPR.org editor Laurel Dalrymple thinking about her father — and how he could never talk about his experience in Vietnam.

U.S. Teachers Pay Close Attention To Chicago

Chicago public school students are out of school for a second straight day because of a teachers' strike. But the main sticking point isn't pay. Teachers are fighting a series of reforms that are being implemented in school systems around the country. Host Michel Martin speaks with Chicago Public Radio's Education Reporter Linda Lutton.

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