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People with employer-based health plans won't have to shop for coverage on the exchanges. Still, the federal health law can affect them. As employers adjust plans to meet new requirements, people can expect to see changes in their coverage.

Locally and globally, the job category known as “the trades,” has been decreasing in employee numbers over the past several decades. This includes plumbers, HVAC and auto repair techs, as well as those working in some manufacturing positions, like machinists. The Southwest Regional Manufacturing Association is addressing this issue with a “Manufacturing Discovery Camp,” where people can learn about opportunities in the manufacturing field.

The number of Americans without health insurance grew to an all time high of 47 million last year, an increase of more than 2 million from a year before. The number of children without health insurance coverage also rose. The Census Bureau figures are likely to raise the stakes in the political debate about health care.

One of the big questions now is what will happen if the federal health insurance website can't be fixed soon. Will the government penalize people for not having insurance if they couldn't realistically buy it?

The worm causes a debilitating intestinal disease called schistosomiasis. And the parasite is spreading rapidly because of an economic boom along the shores of East Africa's Lake Malawi.

Renee Montagne talks to Mayor George Ferguson of Bristol, England, who has offered to share his home with Syrian refugees. He did the same thing years ago for refugees from Uganda.

An engine on a plane at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas caught fire as it was preparing for takeoff. All passengers and crew escaped, though 14 people were injured in the rush to get out.

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Rev. Peter Schipka, general secretary of the Austrian Bishops Conference, about the Pope's call for parishes to take in refugees. His parish welcomed refugees in June.

The European Union and Turkey are discussing how to regulate and manage migrants arriving in Greece. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Michele Telaro, a field coordinator for Doctors Without Borders on the Greek island of Lesbos.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers and organizations want to make distracted driving a primary offense.