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The scale of the Zika virus outbreak in Venezuela is unclear. The government is reporting more than 5,000 cases with three related deaths. But independent Venezuelan physicians fear it could be as many as 400,000 infections. The outbreak is occurring in a country with a collapsing medical system, an economy in tatters and no funds to buy mosquito repellant, contraception or medicine.

Andrea Towson, who has used heroin off and on for 30 years, is eager to get treatment. "I just want to wake up and eat breakfast and be normal, no matter what that might be," she says.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner challenged Democratic state lawmakers last week to either agree on parts of his so-called turnaround agenda or give him the ability to slash spending deeply in his budget address. But it appears to not have moved anyone off their hard line positions. Illinois is now approaching eight months without a budget. State colleges say they can't budget plan, and some students say they can't afford to continue classes. Lawmakers passed funding grants for low-income students, but Rauner vetoed the bill.

Ramon Castro, the elder brother of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, died on Tuesday at age 91.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson about the state of GOP politics in his state as they head into the primaries on Super Tuesday.

Eleven leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been indicted on conspiracy charges related to government nutrition assistance programs and money laundering.

Death Valley, Calif., one of the hottest places in the world, is in bloom with more than 20 species of desert wildflowers. It's the biggest bloom the park has seen in a decade.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez about the movement to increase minimum wages at the local level.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the sons of the late Frank Mankiewicz, Josh and Ben, about their father's posthumously published memoir, So As I Was Saying: My Somewhat Eventful Life.

California's Central Valley is facing a health crisis: its tap water is undrinkable. And when soda is cheaper than bottled water, many residents find themselves going down an unhealthy path.