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South Korean soldiers walk past a security checkpoint Tuesday in Pyeongchang, where they have been replacing security guards who showed symptoms of the norovirus.

South Korea Tries To Stamp Out Olympics Norovirus Outbreak

With days to go until the opening ceremony, the Winter Olympics host quarantined some 1,200 security workers after several dozen of them showed symptoms of infection. Soldiers are taking their place.

Many Flexible Health Plans Come With A Costly Trap

A growing number of marketplace plans leave consumers responsible for potentially unlimited out-of-network health care bills, despite expectations that there are caps in place.

At Resource Management's material recovery facility, workers pull plastic bags, other trash and large pieces of cardboard off the conveyor belts before the mixed single-stream recyclables enter the sorting machines.

With 'Single-Stream' Recycling, Convenience Comes At A Cost

Many Americans now have access to a commingled recycling system, which lets users mix plastic, glass, paper and metal together in one bin. It's much easier, but not nearly as efficient.

'Here Comes The Sun' Shows A Complex, Heartbreakingly Real Jamaica

Nicole Dennis-Benn's assured, gorgeous debut novel follows Margot, a worker at a rich Jamaican resort, whose home life is a series of sacrifices as she struggles with family and forbidden love.

Uwani Musa Dure, 25, is one of the scores of mostly women and children who fled Gwoza and have recently returned. She now lives at a settlement for the displaced — and is searching for family members abducted by Boko Haram.

What It's Like To Come Home After Fleeing From Boko Haram

The terrorist network seized her town in 2014. Now they're gone and she's back. But life is not the same.

After 146 Years 'The Greatest Show On Earth' Will Come To A Close

After pressure from animal rights groups and changing entertainment tastes, world famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced they'll be ending performances in May.

NPR's Ebola coverage team brought a lot of cleaning equipment — not because they planned to go into risky places but because you can never be too careful. The boots are very handy and can be washed with chlorine. Wearing surgical gloves reminds our correspondent not to touch her face.

Out, Out, Damned Ebola: Liberia Is Obsessed With Hand Washing

There are two camps in Monrovia. The hand washers. And the skeptics who don't believe in Ebola — or in the public health message that scrubbing hands is an effective way of keeping the virus at bay.

Week In Politics: Health Care And Priebus Out, Kelly In

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus is out, and President Trump named Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to replace him.

Daryl James was just 15-years-old when he arrived at the Army Apprentice School in the 1970s. He says he was repeatedly abused, as were many others. Now he returns every year just to confirm that the school is still gone. "The ghosts have gone now, " he told NPR.

In Australia, Decades Of Abuse Against Military Recruits Comes To Light

A commission is investigating complaints by military academy students who say systematic sexual abuse was inflicted on new recruits dating back to the 1970s.

Is Educational Change Coming For Native Americans?

President Obama is promoting new initiatives to improve education for Native American students. Ahniwake Rose, executive director of the National Indian Education Association, has the details.

First responders transfer patients from ambulances to Broward Health Medical Center in Ft. Lauderdale on the afternoon of Feb. 14. The hospital was on lockdown after receiving victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Hospital Lockdowns Can Leave Patients' Loved Ones Locked Out

Hospitals are preparing for how to handle mass shootings in case the next one is in their backyard. One difficult call is whether to lockdown the facility, which can have emotional consequences.

Puerto Ricans Hold Town Assemblies To Figure Out Next Steps Following Rosselló's Exit

After Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló left office, the protesters who forced him out are trying figure out what's next. They're organizing "people's assemblies" on town squares across the island.

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