ACA ENROLLMENT
Open enrollment for insurance through the Affordable Care Act ends on Saturday. Sign-ups are down from last year, but there may be a complex set of reasons why.
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Florida Executes Inmate As Report Cites 'Continuing Erosion' Of Death Penalty
Both executions and death sentences have declined dramatically since their peak in the late 1990s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Man Who Sexually Assaulted Woman On Plane Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison
Prabhu Ramamoorthy cried after the sentencing in Detroit on Thursday. His lawyers had called for leniency from the judge arguing, "He will suffer long after this sentence is done."
Man Is Freed After 2 Days Stuck In Empty Restaurant's Grease Vent
"He's a pretty slender guy and based on the viscosity of the walls" and the attempt to remove his clothes, "he probably thought he was going to slide ride down," officials said. That didn't happen.
A Trans Man Steps Into The Ring – And Wins His Debut As A Professional Boxer
After an injury forced Patricio Manuel to withdraw from the women's Olympic boxing trials, the fighter faced a reckoning. He decided to start living publicly as a man — and rebuild his boxing career.
Maria Butina Pleads Guilty In Foreign Agent Case, Admits Clandestine Influence Scheme
The Russian gun rights activist had sought to establish back-channel ties between the Russian government and leading U.S. conservative groups, including the Trump campaign and the NRA.
To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Opening Their Doors And Inviting Them To Stay
Until recently, Helen and Bryan Lopez had been homeless in LA County. Then they moved in with the Rapkin family as part of a small program that places homeless youth in people's homes, not shelters.
How The U.S. Can Still Advance Climate Negotiations Under The Trump Administration
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jonathan Pershing, former Special Envoy for Climate Change under President Obama, about how the U.S. can advance climate negotiations under President Trump.
Wildfire Cut Their Grieving Short, Now Residents Of Thousand Oaks Remember Victims
Grieving for those killed in the shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill was cut short by the wildfires. But in recent weeks, residents have been holding events to raise money for victims' families.
Kotex Recalls Some Tampons After Reports Of Unraveling Inside Body
Some boxes of U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, regular absorbency, have a "quality-related defect" that left pieces of the tampon inside the bodies of some consumers — in some cases causing infection.