We compiled a list of NPR and member station reporters who will be tweeting on Election Day. Scroll down to find your state and follow reporters covering your area. Also, make sure to keep up with NPR News and NPR Politics on Twitter throughout the day. NPR national reporters and... Continue reading

The music industry is extremely well-blanketed on the web, what with services like Pandora, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Rhapsody, iTunes Music and many, many more. But one can easily argue that the same can't be said about online videos -- namely, those... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/bTP4KNVMgpg/ Similar Articles: Transformers 4 Colombia vs Greece San... Continue reading

Twitter's new, Facebook-style design is now available to all. If you don't have the new look already, head on over to Twitter's new profile page and click the button that says "get it now." [Twitter via Techblock] Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/-gdmWXKeH2Y/twitters-new-facebook-style-design-is-now-available-to-1566184515 Tags: Union College Agnes Martin Bracketology lent venezuela Continue reading

If you begin looking into the history of vegetarianism, you'll find that Kansas pops up over and over again. The state, now much better known for BBQ, was once the planned site for a particularly striking vegetarian utopia: Octagon City. Its strict geometric plan was a grand, city-scale expression of... Continue reading

At this point, we all know that California's superdrought is bad—really bad . We don't yet know how Californians are going to cope with the consequences. According to a recent billion dollar allocation of taxpayer money for water recycling programs, drinking toilet water is one way. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/rSnoQ-GymlI/the-california-droughts-so-bad-theyre-drinking-toilet-1564461514... Continue reading

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got iOS game updates, new Borderlands 2 DLC... Continue reading

It can be mesmerizing watching a talented drummer beat away on a set of skins, but even more so when they're sitting in the middle of a long-exposure camera rig with a pair of glowing drumsticks in hand. What's usually a blur of arms and sticks suddenly becomes an intricate... Continue reading

Visitors to Volkswagen's Autostadt, the museum adjacent to its Wolfsburg factory in Germany, will now find themselves confronted with these grey, blobby forms in the lobby. Is it a sculpture? An ode to Fahrvergnügen? Nope, it's a playground. For kids. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/1dk9btQQvoI/this-playground-is-designed-to-challenge-kids-as-they-g-1551763632 Similar Articles: Coastal Carolina Amy Purdy... Continue reading

BAFTA award winner, The Room, is now free to try for both iPhone and iPad. If you like it, you can unlock all levels for an in-app purchase of $1.99. The Room 2 is now available for the iPad with iPhone and Android versions following early next year. In The... Continue reading

A simpler, more functional way to find a new place to live Finding just the right place to rent for your next apartment or home can be a very frustrating experience. If you've spent any decent amount of time looking to rent, you've no doubt spent countless hours dredging through... Continue reading

Mixed reactions flood the Internet after Thursday night's NBC special. By Jocelyn Vena Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718586/sounds-of-music-live-viewer-reviews.jhtml Similar Articles: Kardashian Christmas Card 2013 person of interest Melissa Bachman lsu football krispy kreme Continue reading

OCZ dropped off the radar shortly into 2013 as it struggled to correct dodgy accounting and stem ongoing losses. Unfortunately, it couldn't turn things around quickly enough -- the one-time legend in memory technology has declared bankruptcy. That isn't necessarily the end of the story, though. Toshiba has offered to... Continue reading

More Amazon Cloud Player news today and this time it's good news for Brits, as the Mac and Windows client is now available to download from Amazon UK. The app itself has been around for Mac users for a few weeks, but having downloaded from Amazon U.S. I found the... Continue reading

The laptop has made it possible for us to work almost anywhere on earth; from the cramped quarters of a plane seat, to a relaxing beach. But away from the privacy of your office, you often want to keep prying eyes off your screen, which is why this No. 1... Continue reading

November 15, 2013 By Lucian Constantin | IDG News Service Google released emergency security updates for Chrome in order to patch critical vulnerabilities demonstrated Thursday by a security researcher at the Mobile Pwn2Own hacking competition. The vulnerabilities were exploited by a security researcher who uses the pseudonym Pinkie Pie to... Continue reading

She recently announced her split from hubby Orlando Bloom, but that hasn't stopped Miranda Kerr from staying positive. In the December 2013 issue of Self magazine, the former Victoria's Secret Angel reveals how she stays happy despite stressful circumstances. Check out a few highlights from Miss Kerr's interview below. For... Continue reading

Just when it looked like Google was ready to break ground on its new UK headquarters in London, the company has decided it wants to start all over again. According to Building Design, Google has told the building's architects to go back to the drawing board and called for a... Continue reading

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration officer killed by a rampaging gunman at Los Angeles International Airport was honored Wednesday afternoon in a solemn ceremony at the airport. Gerardo Hernandez was remembered by blue-shirted TSA colleagues who formed a procession out of Terminal 3, where he was shot.... Continue reading

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe smiles during his campaign event at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. President Barack Obama also attended the event. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe smiles during his campaign event at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington,... Continue reading

The Bottom Line This uplifting documentary delivers a compelling human interest story from a still traumatized Rwanda. Directors Lisa Fruchtman, Rob Fruchtman There are not one but two compelling human interest stories on display in Sweet Dreams, the new documentary by the sibling filmmaking team of Lisa Fruchtman and Rob... Continue reading

Apple scored more revenue, earnings per share and iPhone unit sales than analysts expected in the most recent quarter, though it fell short on sales of iPads. Revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter was $37.5 billion compared to predictions of $36.8 billion. Earnings per share were $8.26 compared to expectations... Continue reading

BEIJING (Reuters) - A top Chinese leader has promised "unprecedented" economic and societal reforms at the Communist Party's much anticipated plenum meeting next month, state media reported on Saturday. Yu Zhengsheng, the fourth-ranked member in the elite Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party, said the closed-door meeting would "principally... Continue reading

Children's National researcher co-authors study on transitioning cystic fibrosis care PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 23-Oct-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Emily Hartman [email protected] 202-476-4500 Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC Children's National pediatrician and researcher, Lisa Tuchman, MD, MPH, co-authored a new study on cystic fibrosis (CF) care that found... Continue reading

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government shutdown damaged the reputations of Washington politicians but proved good business for the cable television news networks — and taught some reporters new benefits of virtually instant communications. CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC saw their viewership increase during the 16-day partial shutdown,... Continue reading

Getty Images Nicollette Sheridan A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Friday accepted a summary judgment ending the long battle by Nicollette Sheridan against ABC over the circumstances that led to her being dropped from the show Desperate Housewives. Sheridan had sought a new trial based solely on her claim... Continue reading