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Moses Asch spent years collecting and compiling the world's sounds. Working through a number of small record labels including Folkways Recordings, Asch explored a world of sound -- not just music, but birds, bugs and machines. Asch died in 1986. But now the Smithsonian has put his entire collection of sounds on the Web.

Henry Farrell, co-author of the Foreign Policy magazine article "Web of Influence," discusses a growing phenomenon: runaway rumors and false information flooding the Internet.

Alex Chadwick talks with Jessica Morgan, co-creator of GoFugYourself.com -- a humorous Web site which has just won an award for best writing in a blog. The site features less-than-flattering pictures of celebrities, along with some very funny captions.

A group backing a solar-energy ballot initiative has submitted enough valid petition signatures to take the issue to voters in November --- but still…

Netflix is taking another beating over subscriber losses. They're still the big kid on the block, but they need to find their way back to the sweet spot that put them in the lead in the first place.

Parler, the messaging app favored by far-right activists, has a new home. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Friedberg of Harvard's Shorenstein Center. He tracks social media and hate groups,

Is Google an illegal monopoly that's thwarted rivals to remain on top or is it simply a beloved search engine? Now it's up to the judge to decide.

The campaigns of President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, experiment with what works with political ads online. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that slammed Islamorada was the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall on record — until Sunday, when Hurricane Dorian tied it…

Donald Trump drew more working-class voters to the GOP than any president since Ronald Reagan. Now Republicans are trying to maintain that Trump appeal without Trump on the ballot in 2022.

A failed TV pilot's new life online shows how networks are trying to harness the fringe fiefdoms of Web video. For NBC, the Web is a frontier for new content, and a way to cement the communities around its broadcast shows.

Major social media platforms have banned President Trump, citing a risk of violence. Meanwhile, tech giants say some alternative sites aren't doing enough to stop violent speech.

Only 7 percent of the nation's hospitals assessed by Medicare were good enough to win 5-star ratings. The government used patient reviews to come up with the grades.

The U.S. Forest Service has always had to balance economic and recreational needs. But lately, scientific research has become a bigger part of the agency's mission. In the first of two reports, Elizabeth Arnold profiles researchers looking for evidence of climate change in a forest canopy.

The Princeton Review's guide to colleges comes out Tuesday. Colleges fiercely compete to be No. 1 for most of the categories in the guide. That's not the case for the dubious distinction of top party school in the nation.

Mail volume is way down, and the U.S. Postal Service is running out of cash. Advocates want Congress to provide additional funding in the next rescue package.

UM's Cam Ward threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns to help the eighth-ranked Hurricanes rout USF 50-15.

In an effort to make comparing hospitals more like shopping for refrigerators and restaurants, the federal government has awarded its first star...

Even though allergy season is almost year-round in Florida, spring is considered the worst season for pollen allergies due to the number of oak, pine and cedar trees.

Instagram and Facebook are launching a new paid verification service, Meta Verified. Here's what it means — and how it compares to Twitter Blue.

A couple of Hillsborough County commissioners agreed to each send personal letters asking the commission which oversees Tampa Electric to request the utility do the required cost of service study ahead of next year's base rate changes.

Mark Everson, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, discusses the popularity of electronic filing. He also provides tips on who among us is most likely to be audited and offers options for people who still haven't filed.