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1. States find a downside to mandatory reporting laws meant to protect children

   Colorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are reworking the policies, too.

2. American Airlines passenger alleges discrimination over use of first-class restroom

   In a complaint to the airline, Pamela Hill-Veal, a retired judge, says that while on a Chicago-to-Phoenix flight, a flight attendant berated her and accused her of slamming the lavatory door.

3. Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama might get a third try at unionizing

   Federal officials threw out the first vote, ruling that Amazon improperly interfered. The results of the second vote remain inconclusive. The federal government now determines what happens next.

4. Biden is giving $6 billion to Micron for a semiconductor project in upstate New York

   The Micron project comes after the White House has announced massive investments for Intel, TSMC and Samsung in recent weeks using funds from the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

5. Caleb Williams, likely top NFL draft pick, traces success to an interception at age 9

   Caleb Williams is expected to be taken No. 1 by the Chicago Bears in Thursday's NFL Draft. Williams, who played quarterback at Southern California and Oklahoma, faced challenges at a young age.

6. He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he's going into space

   Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.

7. Animals get stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think

   After studying various species earlier this month, some scientists now say they understand the origin of animal behavior during solar eclipses.

8. The Supreme Court will hear Trump's claim he's immune from criminal prosecution

   Trump's argument for immunity is broad: He contends that he cannot be prosecuted for his "official acts" as president unless he is first impeached, convicted by the Senate and removed from office.

9. Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets

   Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.

10. World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli strikes will be honored at memorial

    The aid workers were killed April 1 when a succession of Israeli armed drones ripped through vehicles in their convoy as they left one of World Central Kitchen's warehouses on a food delivery mission.