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A manhunt is underway in Texas after a gunman killed five people. The Houston Chronicle is on the story. The Washington Post has an analysis of data on recent incidents where people have shot neighbors or strangers during everyday misunderstandings. There’s a conservative campaign to rewrite child-labor laws. The Washington Post investigates. A new project aims to fight mosquito-borne illness with more mosquitos. Freethink explains how it would work. The fashion world is watching to see if Karl Lagerfeld’s cat makes history by walking the red carpet at the Met Gala. The Wall Street Journal has the story.

The workers who cleaned up the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say they have serious health problems as a result. And, they say, the company is making it hard to get compensation. The Guardian is telling their stories. According to aid workers on the ground, the situation in Sudan is worsening, as fighting between rival forces makes it unsafe to help civilians. Time Magazine has more. A top couples therapist joins us on In Conversation to talk about the relationship insights she wishes more people knew.

The Showtime documentary series Couples Therapy allows viewers to watch real-life therapy sessions. Couples hash out their conflicts and challenges with Dr. Orna Guralnik as their guide. Guralnik is a psychoanalyst who prompts people to examine their instincts, listen to their partners, and do some deep self-discovery. Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu spoke with Guralnik about her approach to therapy — and her relationship advice. This is a preview of that conversation.

Montana Republicans voted to ban a transgender lawmaker from the state legislature’s floor. The Daily Montanan reports. A judge halted a Missouri order that would have limited access to transgender health care. The Missouri Independent has more. Vox explains what happens to shows and movies when Hollywood writers go on strike. Allergy season is here and climate change is making it worse. NBC News tells us why.

More Americans are getting genetic testing for their risk of Alzheimer’s. Reuters explains how the results can be stressful. The Washington Post looks at how early-stage patients are making lifestyle changes as they attempt to prevent their conditions from getting worse. CNBC reports on how the SpaceX rocket explosion is raising questions about how much damage the launch may have done to the environment on the ground. Vulture explains a copyright lawsuit involving Ed Sheeran and a Marvin Gaye song.

Vanity Fair looks into Tucker Carlson’s surprising exit from Fox News. The Washington Post examines how abortion is dividing 2024 candidates and confounding many in the GOP. Jury selection is expected to begin in the trial involving E. Jean Carroll’s rape allegation against Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal reports. As the Tree of Life synagogue-shooting trial begins, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star looks at attempts to change gun and hate-crimes laws in the wake the killings. The Los Angeles Times has the story of actor Danny Masterson’s retrial on rape charges. We’re also nearing the end of the seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys leaders accused of spearheading the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The Washington Post has more.

Ukraine is gearing up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Wall Street Journal has details. Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs into the root cause of aging scalps. NPR has more. ESPN tells the story of how Wrexham, a long-suffering soccer team, got back into its old league under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis and his allies are ramping up a fight with Disney, even as more Republicans criticize his tactics. CNBC breaks down the latest. Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are freezing and struggling to learn. ProPublica investigates. The Wall Street Journal has the unusual story of the man who settled the Fox-Dominion defamation case from a Romanian tour bus. Apple News editors have curated a special collection of environmental stories for Earth Day.

What would a future look like where climate change has become a truly unavoidable part of all of our daily lives? This is one of the questions the new Apple TV+ show Extrapolations tries to answer. Series creator Scott Z. Burns was a producer of the 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth and the writer behind the eerily prescient 2011 film Contagion, about a global pandemic. Burns, along with one of the stars of the series, Sienna Miller, spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about the making of Extrapolations — and how dystopian portrayals of the future can mobilize and motivate people to take serious action. This is a preview of that converstion.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s medical absence is limiting Democrats’ ability to move Biden’s judicial nominations through. The Washington Post has the story. New data shows a slowdown in apartment building, the latest twist to a very unusual housing market for renters and buyers alike. MarketWatch reports. After 25 years, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service is coming to an end. The Wall Street Journal has a look back.