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Mark Kelly is a retired Navy captain and the husband of the former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Kelly and Giffords recently created a political action committee, called Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC, which is advocating new gun control measures. Their efforts are a response both to the recent shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and the 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona that severely wounded Giffords. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin speaks with Kelly about his advocacy for additional gun control.

Millions of people have shopped for insurance on the new marketplaces called exchanges since opening day on Tuesday. Officials said it was evidence of high interest. Others criticized the fumbling start, which involved computer glitches, saying the Affordable Care Act was not ready for prime time. Renee Montagne and David Greene talk to NPR's Mara Liasson and Molly Ball, of The Atlantic, about the politicking around the new health law.

The gelada, found in Ethiopia, makes a gurgling noise that scientists say is close to human speech — at least in how much facial coordination it requires. One theory scientists are trying to test is if the monkey's vocal agility came from its tendency to hang with other geladas in large groups.

Renee Montagne talks to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as he prepares to leave office. After serving the city for eight years, he's termed out of office. He's the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles in more than a century, and has said he wants to run for governor of California.

We've been collecting stories this month about the good things Americans are doing to improve their communities. The project is called Participation Nation, and there is still time for people to get involved.

The nation's largest four-year, public university system is in trouble. Professors authorized a strike Wednesday over working conditions and pay, and students began a hunger strike demanding a tuition freeze. Higher education in California has been pushed to the breaking point.

Charles Scharf told lawmakers that the company's structure and culture "were problematic." But he projected confidence that it could win back the public's trust after years of scandals.

Voting rights has become the latest partisan fight on Capitol Hill. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to election law expert Spencer Overton about how we got here and what's at stake in the debate.

NPR's David Greene talks to Drew Cunningham, lead pastor of the Santa Cruz Baptist Church, which took in families seeking refuge from the CZU Lightning Complex fire in Northern California.

Fox News fans are getting a steady flow of information about the fallout from President Trump's call with the Ukrainian president. Nearly all the network's hosts and guests blame Democrats.