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The endorsement is the latest sign that the Republican Party establishment may be lining up behind the Texas Senator.

Almost twice as many people as expected have signed up for Medicaid, and it has saved Montana $3 million so far, according to a progress report. But the program still has critics.

The program was tested in YMCAs around the country, and helped people lose about 5 percent of their body weight in a year. The goal is to make it a Medicare-eligible prevention program.

It's a spring religious festival in India. People spatter each other with colored powder and spray lots of water. This year's drought is changing the tradition — to the dismay of many.

A relatively new variety of almond tree called Independence has some beekeepers nervous. These trees are self-fertile — meaning they technically don't need bees to pollinate their flowers.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan says each of the "nouveau Gothic" stories in Helen Oyeyemi's new collection leaves a deep impression — like a scar that stubbornly refuses to fade.

President Obama said stopping attacks like those in Brussels is "difficult work." His advisers, he said, are working on "every strategy possible."

Brian Encinia appeared in court Tuesday night on misdemeanor charges that he lied about the circumstances under which he stopped Bland. Bland was later found dead in a jail cell, prompting protests.

Justice Anthony Kennedy, the crucial swing vote on the court, gave mixed signals during a hearing about the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.

Colleges are stepping up the competition to enroll the best students. One new development is personalized acceptance notices — whether they're fake news alerts, a visit from the marching band, or a letter hand-delivered by the college president himself. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno about hand delivering letters to accepted students.