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Busloads of people are on the way to Washington, D.C., for the Millions More Movement. Deloit Parker, who runs the Self-Help for African People through Education (SHAPE) Community Center in Houston, talks about this weekend's event, which comes on the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, organized both events.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with journalist Mariana Zuniga about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's swearing in for his second term after an election that has been criticized as illegitimate.

Seeking to end a grim history of abuse and neglect at its mental hospitals, Georgia reached an accord with the federal government and promises to provide more community-based services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The agreement ends a three-year dispute and highlights an Obama administration campaign to fight for the rights of the disabled.

At least 42 are dead in Butte County, Calif., where a devastating fire tore through the small town of Paradise and other communities. Many residents were left with nothing. Hundreds are still missing.

Influenza is especially intense this year, and people are flooding into hospitals and doctors' offices. But the flu is just one of a triple whammy of respiratory viruses — plus the nasty norovirus — that are making lots of people sick.

The exchanges — one for every state — are not only where people will go to choose plans, they're also where people will go to see if they qualify for help in affording that care. States have until Friday to tell federal officials if they plan to launch their own exchanges.

In October 2013, open enrollment begins, when people can start signing up for their 2014 coverage through the new state-run health exchanges. But most of the changes in 2013 are tax increases and cuts in tax deductions to pay for the 2014 changes.

The "Yes, You're Racist" Twitter account uses crowdsourcing to help identify white supremacists. But sometimes it gets things wrong. And not everyone is happy about efforts at public shaming.

The tax code allows wealthy people who live off investment income to pay taxes at a much lower rate than average people who earn salaries.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with University of Texas at San Antonio professor of clinical psychology, Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill, about common stress responses to disasters and other traumatic events.