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Establishing a member-owned, nonprofit health co-op from scratch is tough; 12 of 23 that tried under Obamacare have closed after just one year. Sick patients poured in, and promised subsidies didn't.

REI co-founder Mary Anderson died late last month at age 107. With her husband, she started the company in her home with the help of a group of friends in 1938. She was an avid mountaineer.

"She's released. It had been a long, hard fight, and I'm glad that she's not having to fight anymore," Jenkins told Here & Now's Robin Young.

Walter Becker died last September after battling cancer. City officials in Queens, New York, have decided to rename the street where Becker grew up as Walter Becker Way.

Deputies say a 13-year-old Florida boy is accused of bringing a loaded gun to his middle school.

In a Wyoming oil field, researchers funded by the U.S. Department of Energy are experimenting with injecting carbon dioxide underground to keep it from entering the atmosphere, where it contributes to global warming. But it's unclear if the greenhouse gas will stay below ground.

A decade-long study finds that half the carbon dioxide produced since the industrial revolution has ended up in the world's oceans, changing their chemistry. Scientists say the continuing trend could be bad news for marine life. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Len Wein, co-creator of iconic comic book characters such as Wolverine and Storm, has died. He was 69 years old.

Community Health Options is dropping elective abortion coverage in 2017. The insurer says the move will save money. Advocates for abortion rights say it's a step backward for women's health.

French officials believe the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane that went down in the Alps intentionally crashed the plane. Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Eleanor Beardsley for the latest.