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High quality masks and at-home COVID tests offer added protection from the coronavirus. But that can come at a steep cost for some people.

Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration.

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide steps aside after months of protests and an armed revolt swept his Caribbean nation. Following the country's constitutional procedure, Supreme Court head Boniface Alexandre has taken over as president. U.S. troops are on the way to join a multinational force to help stabilize the nation. NPR's Gerry Hadden and NPR's Martin Kaste report.

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide steps down, bowing to months of protests and a growing armed rebellion that had taken over several cities. International attempts to broker a power-sharing agreement between Aristide and the opposition proved fruitless, leading several nations -- including France and the United States -- to call for Aristide to step down. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Gerry Hadden from Port-au-Prince.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Ecuadorian fishermen using crude equipment and no protective gear are trying to scoop up thousands of gallons of oil that spilled from a tanker ship in the Galapagos Islands. Since the accident on Sunday, currents have carried much of the fuel out to sea, away from the islands, one of the world's most fragile ecosystems. But conservationists worry that the currents will shift, endangering thousands of species of rare plants and animals, many found nowhere else in the world. The US Coast Guard is on the scene, trying to help right the ship and remove 10 thousand gallons of oil remaining in the tanker.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Mexico has entered a new political era with today's inauguration of President Vicente Fox. His election in July was a huge defeat for the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as PRI, which had dominated Mexican politics since 1929. Fox, a business executive in his previous life, has named a cabinet packed with other businessmen. They began to take up their responsibilities as the day began. Fox, an avowed Roman Catholic, began HIS day by praying at the basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico's patron saint. Later, he took the oath of office in the country's first peaceful transfer of power to an opposition party.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports Mexican authorities have begun evicting some foreign residents, including Americans, from their homes on a disputed piece of the Baja peninsula, a coastal area just south of California. The Mexican Supreme Court has ordered that the land be returned to a Mexican company, saying that the company was wrongfully stripped of the land almost 30 years ago. The high court acknowledged that the foreign residents were unaware of the title problem when they built their homes, but said they still must vacate. Authorities gathered in force to carry out the order and changed the locks as soon as the foreign residents had left. The U.S. Consul General in Tijuana says some 350 households have received eviction notices.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order that allows businesses to deny entry to customers who aren’t wearing a mask. He says it’s intended to…

The mayor of the largest city in western Massachusetts is demanding more protective face masks for public safety personnel. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau…

Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. But will his supporters vote for her? NPR's Lynn Neary talks to Nicole Castillo and T. Lee Shostack, both Sanders supporters.