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States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards

By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Legislators in Minnesota, Michigan, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida are pursuing state voting rights acts, building on ones enacted by several other states, including New York and Connecticut.

America’s Safety Net

“America’s Safety Net,” a series from the PBS NewsHour, is focused on the complex web of programs meant to help Americans in need. View the series here.

Texas patient diagnosed with bird flu after contact with cows presumed to be infected

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering. Health officials say the risk to the public remains low.

Lou Conter, last living survivor of the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press

The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102.

A racially biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were.

Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh gets 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm

By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already serving a life sentence without parole in a state prison for killing his wife and son. He also pleaded guilty to similar financial crime charges in state court.

WATCH: Maryland Gov. Moore holds news briefing on recovery efforts for Baltimore’s Key Bridge

By Lea Skene, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press

Crews have begun the complicated work of removing steel and concrete at the site of the bridge's deadly collapse into the Patapsco River after a freighter collision last week.

Hyundai and Kia recalled millions of vehicles with a dangerous defect. Most remain on the road

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Hyundai and Kia have acknowledged that there's little hope of repairing most of the vehicles until June or later, roughly nine months after they announced the recalls.

Crews in Baltimore continue complex work of removing fallen bridge piece by piece

By Mike Pesoli, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press

As divers assisted crews with the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, some near the site took time on Easter Sunday to reflect on the six workers presumed to…

Kia recalls more than 427,000 Telluride SUVs due to defect affecting parking safety

By Associated Press

According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the intermediate shaft and right front driveshaft of certain 2020-2024 Tellurides may not be fully engaged.