A Speed Limit On German Highways: 'Like Talking Gun Control In The U.S.' A government committee says capping speeds could reduce carbon emissions and pollution. Opponents say Germans have a visceral need for speed akin to Americans' views on gun rights. Daniella Cheslow
VIDEO: Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus As a child on a New York farm, Eben Bayer helped his dad shovel wood chips in the barn. That's where he noticed a stretchy web of fungus that became the basis of his biodegradable packing material. Joe Palca
New Electric Pickup Truck Faces An Uphill Climb To Get Americans On Board A new startup is taking over a once-abandoned auto plant in central Illinois to make electric trucks and SUVs. But Americans have been slow to adopt electric vehicles. Ryan Denham
With Amazon's Arrival, A New York Community Pushes To Be Included Many residents of the Queensbridge public housing development feel they have not benefited much from the area's booming development. With Amazon, activists are trying to change that story. Jasmine Garsd
Google Employees Hope To Turn Last Year's Walkouts Into Real Change NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Vicki Tardif, a linguist at Google, who led one of the walkouts last year. Now, she's building upon that with a social media campaign to end forced arbitration.
Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say The longer the federal shutdown lasts, the more likely security breaches of government websites become, cyber specialists say. And it could lead to security problems long after the government reopens. Laura Sydell
Senate Finds Russian Bots, Bucks Helped Push Brexit Vote Through A recent report on Russian influence operations overseas detailed large amounts of money and effort spent to influence the referendum. Scott Simon talks with The New Yorker's Jane Mayer. Scott Simon
High-speed internet on Inslee's wishlist for Washington state Washington's governor wants the state to start treating the internet the same way it treats electricity. Paige Browning
Netflix Increases Subscription Prices As It Churns Out Original Content The hikes, which will affect all U.S. viewers, come as Netflix faces an increasingly competitive field of video streaming services. Francesca Paris
Congress May Soon Impose New Regulations On Facebook Political forces on the left are joining their voices to those of conservative politicians in seeking regulations over social media giant Facebook. Tim Mak