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1. A suspect is in custody after Trump is rushed from correspondents' dinner

   President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service said one person was in custody.

2. New CEO Steve O'Donnell vows to unite NASCAR and return the fun

   Steve O'Donnell was introduced as the sanctioning body's chief executive officer at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday and vowed to "make some moves" that will return the storied racing series to its roots.

3. Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74

   Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before serving one term in the U.S. Senate and then as governor until 2006.

4. In a rare interview, a leader of the world's largest right-wing group talks to NPR

   The second-in-command of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist organization in India, rarely speaks to the Western press. Here's what he said about his group's controversial history.

5. Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum

   The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues.

6. Roommate charged with two counts of murder in death, disappearance of two USF students

   Authorities have filed murder charges against the roommate of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who disappeared with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida.

7. Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads

   Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.

8. Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

   Gunfire and explosions have rocked Mali's capital Bamako and other key cities in one of the most significant coordinated attacks in years, as armed groups, including jihadist insurgents and separatist rebels exploit worsening insecurity in the Sahel region.

9. Opinion: A lesson in humanity at the Boston Marathon

   Two runners in this week's Boston Marathon stopped to help a racer who had collapsed just short of the finish line. NPR's Scott Simon says their generosity is its own kind of "personal best."

10. Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status

    Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters terminating removal proceedings for DACA recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago.