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Three decades after U.S. forces withdrew from Vietnam, service in that war has once again become a presidential campaign issue. Military service can lend candidates "heroic stature." Some historians cite its growing importance in elections as evidence of the "masculinization" of American politics. NPR's Bob Edwards talks with historians David Anderson and Douglas Brinkley.

Many of us take high-speed internet for granted. But if you're far from a big city, you may only get spotty — or very slow — service.

Treating American service members hurt in Iraq and Afghanistan created a new military emphasis on those with more than one serious injury.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has struck down a provision of the Federal Communications Commission's "Open Internet Rules." That provision allowed the FCC to regulate Internet service providers in much the same way it regulates phone service providers — requiring them to provide unrestricted service to all users.

A new cellphone service called Dodgeball helps people meet up with their friends on the fly, via mobile phone. The free service has more in common with social software that originally started on the Internet than traditional phone-company offerings. Ben Gilbert reports.

An anthropologist put out a call: Take a photo of 15 essential items that help you cope.. She heard from 1,000-plus people in 50 countries. There's a lot of laptops — as well as wonderful surprises.

Hackers used a ransomware attack on Friday compromise the computer networks of telecommunications companies, health care systems and other corporations around the world.

Authorities say a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme funneled money from a fund for needy families into personal expenses, including a stay at a luxury rehab center in California.

We detail a new pilot program started by two medical students in Greenville that seeks to help military veterans transition back to civilian life.Veterans…

Publication of private photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities raises new questions about storing personal data online. Apple says its systems weren't breached.