Wisconsin's Supreme Court mulls whether absentee ballot drop boxes are legal, clean-election groups recruit nonpartisan poll watchers, and the NYC subway shooting suspect tipped cops to his own arrest.

The suspected New York subway shooting suspect is caught, an investigation reveals wrongful child-abuse allegations by a Wisconsin expert, and Florida reproductive-health advocates warn about anti-abortion groups known as "crisis pregnancy centers."

A public hearing on attack on U.S. Capitol could be launched as early as May; efforts build to curb toxic water near a tribal reservation; and April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Hunger remains a significant issue in rural areas even as the pandemic slows, concerns grow over construction workers' exploitation, and doctors' house calls become permanent at a Denver homeless shelter.

Wisconsin's Assembly Speaker turns over emails to a watchdog group, Illinois mulls better ballot access for people who are visually impaired, and US Senate confirms Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court.

We shine a spotlight on the outsized impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Black and Latino communities, and with prices of prescription drugs on the rise, there are demands for Congress to take action.

Maine lawmakers pass bill to strengthen protections for election workers and volunteers; faith groups in Texas push for cash-bail reform; climate activists call for a rapid shift away from oil and gas that prop up the Russian regime and its war in Ukraine.

States look to provide relief from higher gas, food prices; efforts to boost voter turnout continue; and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to be confirmed as the first Black woman Supreme Court justice.

A study finds flaws in how states count juveniles in custody, consumers are warned to be wary of scams seeking contributions for Ukraine, and older Americans shoulder the growing burden of college debt.

One state pushes for leftover American Rescue Plan dollars to be used for direct stimulus checks; we report on the "Trans Day of Visibility" in the Dakotas; and a new handgun carry law raises gun safety issues.