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Voters say the economy is uppermost on their minds this election season. But are the candidates speaking to Americans' pocketbook concerns?

The Baylor University women's basketball team capped an undefeated and unprecedented 40-win season Tuesday night with a resounding 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the NCAA championship game. The Bears were led by their 6-foot-8 national player of the year Brittney Griner, who had 26 points

In northeastern Minnesota, moose are dying at an alarming rate. State officials are having difficulty determining why. And though hunters are not part of the problem, the state announced Wednesday that there will be no moose hunting season this coming fall. Disease? Predators? Climate change?

Super Tuesday may be over, but there are many votes to come, including Saturday's vote in Nebraska. That's where Maria Julie Rodriguez and James Borer live. They responded to our call out on social media for couples divided over their presidential primary candidate of choice. They're split not just between two candidates, but between two parties.

For centuries, British families have celebrated the Christmas season by attending "pantomimes," silly musical comedies of stories such as Aladdin and Cinderella. The tradition is alive and well today.

In 1858, the poet published a series of advice columns — titled "Manly Health and Training" — in which he recommends wearing a beard, taking a cold bath every morning and avoiding condiments.

This past week, baseball player Adam Greenberg signed a one-day contract with the Miami Marlins. In 2005, during his first major league game, Greenberg was hit in the back of a head by a baseball and spent the rest of the season on the disabled list. Host Scott Simon has this reflection.

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews elections law attorney Ben Ginsberg, who previously served as national counsel to the Bush-Cheney campaigns and the Romney presidential campaign, about what it would take to have a contested GOP convention this year.

The British actor plays a grandfather in the new SundanceTV drama series, The A Word, about a family coping with a boy's autism diagnosis. He also co-starred in the HBO series, The Leftovers.

At many precincts in the 13 states that held party primary votes Tuesday, officials reported record voter participation.