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A new company is helping motorists in New York, Washington and San Francisco fight their parking tickets online. Parkingticket.com says customers beat tickets at least 70 percent of the time. San Francisco officials dispute that figure and say motorists don't need help from a private company to get justice in traffic court. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

The Supreme Court rules against a law intended to keep pornography away from children using the Internet. The court ruled 5-4 that the 1998 Child Online Protection Act likely violates the First Amendment, citing less restrictive alternatives such as filtering software. The case now returns to an appeals court for further review. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

This week, mystery swirled in Washington after an anonymous filmmaker circulated an online attack ad against Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). The filmmaker was revealed as Phil DeVellis, but questions remain about the impact of YouTube political ads in the 2008 race.

The Sundance Institute -- parent organization of the renowned film festival -- has launched its first ONLINE Film Festival. Eighteen short films -- from two to eighteen minutes in length -- were selected from 300 submissions made exclusively for the Web. Robert talks to R.J. Millard, organizer of the online festival, about why Sundance chose to start it and how the Web has changed filmmaking and distribution. (4:30) The festival Web site is. The films will be on the site until February 28th.

Urban Chinese are embracing the Internet. One especially popular site is Ninth City, which provides an imaginary world. Men and women can plan weddings, invite guests, set up registries and tie the knot -- multiple times. There are half-a-million bloggers now. But a digital divide remains between wired city dwellers and poor, often illiterate country peasants.

The New York Liberty topped the Minnesota Lynx in overtime, to win the WNBA Finals three games to two. NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape about the game.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with John Ourand of Puck News about the deal between the NFL and Netflix to livestream two games on Christmas Day.

Many authors struggle to make a living in America, thanks to smaller advances, shrinking royalties and the merging of publishing houses and the impact of e-books. The challenges are embraced by some and make others wary. Writer Scott Turow, who's also president of the Authors Guild, is in the latter camp. Host Jacki Lyden talks to Turow about his recent New York Times op-ed on the topic.

The second season of the acclaimed Amazon series Fleabag brings back creator/writer/star Phoebe Waller-Bridge in her role as an angry, funny, mixed-up young woman living in London.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Helene Scherer, and I help raise money for a GREAT charity called Tour de Force.
On Sunday Sept. 1 from 12:00-6:00 at Pedals and Pints. The FREE event is to help raise money for a charity, (501c3) Tour de Force.
https://tourdeforceny.com/
The Tour de Force is a nonprofit (501c3) organization dedicated to honoring fallen first responders who gave their lives in the September 11, 2001, attacks and who continue to die in the line of duty. You can learn more about us at Tour de Force.

I have partnered with Pedals and Pints in Thousand Oaks to host a Hero's Market to help raise money for the charity. It will be on Sunday Sept. 1, 2024 from 12:00-6:00pm. It's a FREE event for all to attend.
We will have music, vendors, food, drinks and Law Enforcement present

We are looking for silent auction items to help with our goal. ALL donations are appreciated and are a tax write-off.
Thank you for considering our request