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1. Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out but robust case remains

   Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie "It Ends With Us" were dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who left intact three claims, including retaliation, that will let a jury hear many of the allegations anyway.

2. Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China

   Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting.

3. Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government

   The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S.

4. ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt

   ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide."

5. A botanist searches for the seeds of the rare Death Valley Sage

   For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds.

6. Trump administration sues three states over attempts to regulate prediction markets

   The suits are the most ambitious effort to date that the Trump administration has gone to try to override state laws and set the rules for the fast-growing and increasingly divisive betting industry.

7. EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

   There is public concern about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.

8. Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ

   Bondi's departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files. President Trump says Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be acting attorney general.

9. Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon

   The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.

10. 'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along

    Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.