News

Feds Hopeful Hispanics Will Respond As Open Enrollment Comes To A Close

7:35pm January 30, 2016

by Carrie Feibel

Sunday January 31st is the deadline in most states to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Federal officials are reaching out to those previously uninsured, with a focus on Hispanics.

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Zika Virus Reignites Abortion Debate In Brazil

5:34pm January 30, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Increased incidents of microcephaly in infants has spurred guidance to women that boils down to: Don't get pregnant. But women in Brazil have few options.

Chart of mosquito repellents in a 2015 study

Health & Safety

What's The Best Way To Keep Mosquitoes From Biting?

5:23pm January 30, 2016

by Susan Brink

The advice for avoiding Zika virus: Don't get bitten by mosquitoes in countries where the virus is spreading. So which repellents work — and which don't?

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are displayed at an exhibition on Jan. 28 in Brazil. The mosquitoes can be carriers of the Zika virus. Several cases of the virus have spread to Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico Health Official 'Very Concerned' About Zika's Spread

4:41pm January 30, 2016

by NPR Staff

An epidemiologist says the island has been lucky so far, but needs to stop the virus at its source — where mosquitoes breed.

From Dust Bowl refugees to post World War II travelers, people have long been drawn to Route 66 to make a change. That same story of transformation is still being told in the old 66 Motel.

National

Building A New Community For The Rural Homeless

3:02pm January 30, 2016

One woman gave up a prosperous career with the goal of helping homeless people rebuild their lives.

Lori Barlow gave up a six-figure salary as a financial planner and a home on the beach to help people make the near impossible leap from shelter to home.

National

Not Giving Up: Arizona Residents Get A New Start In Refurbished Motel

3:02pm January 30, 2016

The spirit of Route 66 is alive in a community helping homeless people rebuild their lives.

A New Hampshire primary event is "immediately recognizable," David M. Shribman writes in the Boston Globe. There are baseball-capped old people and banner-waving young people — and candidates putting in long hours of face time. Here, Bernie Sanders spea

#NPRreads: 4 Pieces To Ponder This Weekend

2:29pm January 30, 2016

Iowa's polling queen, the odd allure of the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton's Killer Mike problem — plus, outside the world of politics, a fascinating 17th-century Spanish dictionary. Really.

Turkish gendarmerie carry the bodies of refugees away from the beach. At least 35 people drowned, including at least five children.

World News

Boat Sinks En Route To Greece, Killing At Least 37 Migrants

2:17pm January 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A 56-foot boat packed with more than 100 migrants sank shortly after departing Turkey for the island of Lesbos, just a few miles away. At least 10 children, including four toddlers or infants, died.

Facebook's policy change means individual users will no longer be able to arrange gun sales on the site. Licensed retailers will not be affected.

National

Facebook Announces Ban On Private Gun Sales

1:53pm January 30, 2016

The company, which has set limits on the arrangement of private gun sales since 2014, will now prohibit posts about such sales on Facebook and Instagram. Licensed dealers will not be affected.

U.S. Sails Near Disputed Island In South China Sea

11:11am January 30, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A guided missile destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island on Saturday. It was a challenge to maritime restrictions by China, Taiwan and Vietnam, which all lay claim to the island.