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China Confiscates iPads Over Trademark Argument

Chinese authorities pulled Apple iPads from shelves, because Proview Technology says it registered the name first, and while it reached an agreement with Apple in 2010, the company says it still holds the rights to use the name in mainland China.

One of the few baby Cochin chicks that survived the trip to Sara Sarasohn's home in Berkeley, Calif. last week.

Urban Farming: Don't Count Your Eggs Before They've Hatched

When an urban farmer loses some baby chicks she was going to raise in her backyard, she's reminded that nowadays the consumer rarely has to bear the risks or costs of raising food.

A congressional staffer collects copies of the president's 2013 budget request from the Senate Budget Committee on Monday in Washington, D.C.

We Read The 2013 Budget So You Don't Have To

NPR reporters break down the president's budget proposal, exploring where he wants to spend and where he wants to make cuts.

However much he's sleeping, it's not enough. Right?

How Much Should Kids Sleep? Nobody Knows For Sure

Everybody says children don't get enough sleep, and they've been saying that since at least 1905. Scientists still aren't sure how much time children need, according to a new study. But the experts always say they need more.

A Shell-owned ethylene cracker plant on Pulau Bukom, Singapore. Several U.S. states are competing for a similar plant the company plans to build in northern Appalachia.

Natural Gas Boom Energizing The Chemical Industry

Chemical companies are the latest beneficiaries of natural gas drilling booms across the country, especially near the Marcellus Shale region in the Northeast. The ethane-rich gas there is providing a cheap resource, prompting chemical companies to build new plants, expand existing ones and even reopen shuttered facilities.

Several thousand people participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Tyler, Texas, in 2007. Some walkers for this year's races, including the 3-Day walk, are worried that they might have trouble raising money because of the Planned Parenthood controversy.

For Komen, Walks Will Be Fundraising Test

Since the Susan G. Komen 3-Day walks began nine years ago, participants have raised more than $600 million nationwide for breast cancer research. Now, in the wake of a controversy over Komen's grants to Planned Parenthood, some participants are worried it might be harder to get donations this year.

Fishermen work near the Scarabeo-9 oil rig off the coast of Cuba. U.S. officials are concerned about the potential impact in the case of a spill.

U.S. Watches Closely As Oil Drilling Begins Off Cuba

A Spanish company has begun drilling for oil in the Caribbean north of Cuba, just 80 miles from the Florida coast. Researchers and response crews in Florida are already making contingency plans for a possible spill.

The National Federation of the Blind estimates that today only one in 10 blind people can read Braille. That's down dramatically from the 1900s.

Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones

The nearly 200-year-old writing system may be meeting its match. Smartphones and screen-reading software are making Braille less and less necessary. Today, the National Federation for the Blind predicts that only one in 10 blind people can actually read it.

Igudesman And Joo: 'I Will Survive'

Finding inspiration from such classical comedic forefathers as Victor Borge and P.D.Q. Bach, Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo relish overturning traditional attitudes toward classical music.

Republicans To Introduce Backup Bill That Extends Payroll Tax Holiday

The bill would keep taxes from rising for 160 million Americans. Republicans said they were dropping their demand for that revenue decrease to be paid for by other cuts.

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