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Sierra Leone is at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak. All homes exposed to virus have been quarantined. We visited one of them and found the atmosphere there surprisingly relaxed.

Brayden Lawrence, who turned 8, wanted to have her birthday party in a place she's obsessed with: Target. Brayden and her friends wore Target uniforms, used walkie-talkies and stocked shelves.

During a long illness, Bradley planned a special touch for his funeral. As his coffin was lowered into the ground, a voice from inside said, "Let me out." Bradley recorded his voice before his death.

University of Kentucky officials say a student climbed through ceiling ducts, found his professor's office and drop in to steal an exam. He was caught. At 1:30 a.m., the professor was there working.

Pieced together as a fluttering collage, the song sounds like having your life flash before you as a series of everyday utterances.

Ho ho ho, Dave Barry offers his take on the classic Christmas story. Ay yi yi, it features childhood memories, pageants, a Betsy Wetsy Jesus Doll and a canine corpse.

The newest album by the trumpeter and composer features his arrangements of hymns that his mother, who recently died of ovarian cancer, asked him to perform at her funeral service.

Weekend Edition Sunday begins its three-week-long CD Wish List series, with music insiders picking the best albums that have yet to be issued on CD. This week's picks come from JoAnn Falletta, music director for the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony orchestras; Sibley Music Library's Jim Farrington; and Rick Luningham of the Ernest Tubb Record Shops.

A Weekend Edition series continues: What are the best albums that have never made it to CD? Hear from Village Voice and Jazz Times writer Lara Pellegrinelli (left), musician and co-owner of Amoeba Records Joe Goldmark, and Bill Monroe, author of the book Country Music, U.S.A. Pellegrinelli picks Embers and Ashes by Shirley Horn; Goldmark likes Clover, by the group of the same name. Monroe's choice is The Blue Sky Boys. Hear samples of "I Thought About You," "Santa Fe" and "Asleep in the Briny Deep."

Legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle has been exploring and working to protect our oceans for more than half a century. Her message has stayed the same: we're taking our oceans for granted.