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  • An oil refinery is pictured in the southern Sydney suburb of Kurnell earlier this week. Australia's Senate voted on Thursday to scrap the country's carbon tax and plans for emissions trading — a major victory for conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
    Australia Repeals An Unpopular Tax On Carbon Emissions
    The tax was imposed on about 350 of the nation's top polluters under the country's previous center-left government.
  • GM's New CEO Marks A Return To Tradition
    Mary Barra has broken through the glass ceiling of the auto industry to become the first female CEO of General Motors. She'll take the helm of GM in January. But Barra is actually a return to tradition in other ways: GM will be led by an insider, and an engineer, for the first time in many years.
  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (right) and Facebook lobbyist Joel Kaplan are part of the Internet Association, which filed comments in support of net neutrality Monday.
    Tech Giants Make Net Neutrality Case As Deadline Nears
    The nation's top Internet companies are officially pressing for broad regulation to maintain free and equal access to the Internet.
  • Beyoncé performs onstage during "The Formation World Tour" at Levi's Stadium on Sept. 17 in Santa Clara, California.
    Grammy Nominations Pit Beyoncé Against Adele
    The two will face off for Album Of The Year, along with Drake, Justin Bieber and Sturgill Simpson. Other top nominees include Rihanna, Kanye West and Chance The Rapper.
  • Writer George Orwell, author of the novel <em>1984</em>, which portrays a dictatorship that imposes its own facts.
    Classic Novel '1984' Sales Are Up In The Era Of 'Alternative Facts'
    George Orwell's warning against regimes that create their own realities, published in 1948, is enjoying resurgent interest, hitting number one on the Amazon bestseller list.
  • Obama Urges Opening Cable TV Boxes To Competition
    The FCC says it costs subscribers an average of $231 a year to rent the boxes that enable them to watch cable TV. The president supports making it easier for viewers to buy the boxes instead.
  • Ginny Thrasher (center) of the U.S. holds her gold medal for the women's 10-meter air rifle competition, the first gold awarded at the Rio Games. China's Du Li (left) won the silver and Yi Siling, also of China, won the bronze on Saturday.
    U.S. Teenager Ginny Thrasher Wins The First Gold In Rio, In Air Rifle
    Thrasher, 19, topped a field of 50 in the 10-meter air rifle competition on Saturday, winning the first of more than 300 medals that will be awarded at the Summer Olympics.
  • Arctic Monkeys (L to R): Andy Nicholson Matt Helders, Alex Turner and Jamie Cook.
    Arctic Monkeys in Concert
    With just one album under the their belt, the British group Arctic Monkeys is already being hailed as one of the greatest U.K. rock bands of all time. The group aimed to show fans why in a full performance recorded live from Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club.
  • Pedometer Fitness Fad Takes Off
    A pedometer is a small gadget that clips onto your hip and counts steps. These days, millions of people are using them, as public health campaigns and for-profit diet plans urge a daily target of 10,000 steps. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on how this goal was set -- and whether it's worth following.
  • Art Brut: Immaturity Is A Virtue
    Eddie Argos, the 29-year-old leader of London band Art Brut, has made a career out of not growing up. On the group's latest album, Art Brut vs. Satan, that may be for the best, according to critic Robert Christgau.
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