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The credit-card rivals will join others in the industry to push chip technology to replace the more vulnerable magnetic stripes on most cards in the U.S.

Back in the 1700s, the resentful subjects of France's Marie Antoinette gave her the nickname: "Madame Deficit." The Queen's extravagant lifestyle ended at the guillotine. But she left behind some treasures — including a delicate pair of green and pink silk striped slippers. On the anniversary of her execution this week, they were sold by a Parisian auction house for more than $65,000.

NPR's Margot Adler offers an audio postcard from the waters around Manhattan. She took part in a most unusual fishing tournament, testing the waters in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty.

She studies moths. He studies butterflies. But entomologists Alma Solis and Jason Hall, despite their differing research interests, have been married for nine years. Until recently, they were the only moth-butterfly couple in the field.

Corey Dade is a national correspondent for the NPR Digital News team. With more than 15 years of journalism experience, he writes news analysis about federal policy, national politics, social trends, cultural issues and other topics for NPR.org.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Matika Wilbur about her new book Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.

The new note, delayed for three years because of printing problems, will include a new 3-D security stripe and a color-shifting image of the Liberty Bell.

Short Wave's Regina Barber and Margaret Cirino talk through how moths produce an anti-bat signal, why clownfish could be counting to 3 and the first GMO food crop sold directly to home gardeners.

Thieves responsible for Target's massive data breach may have stolen information stored on magnetic strips on credit cards. Canada, the U.K. and other countries have been using more secure cards with microchips for years.

On National Signing Day, high school seniors can officially plight their troth to a college football program. And that means grown-up college football zealots are acting like kids at Christmas: "Who will Santa bring to my alma mater's team?"