VIDEO: The environment in a neonatal intensive care unit can be overwhelming, as staff care for infants who are ill or were born premature. Many exhausted parents and loved ones can’t be with their newborns around the clock, but at one Long Beach, Calif., hospital, trained volunteers are stepping in to help. Known as NICU cuddlers, they give infants the human touch that is so vital to every baby.

ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY On April 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signs a bill prohibiting cigarette ads on radio and television. Cigarette smoking had been linked to health problems since 1939, and by 1950, all states prohibited selling cigarettes to minors. In 1964, the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission concluded that advertisers had a responsibility to warn the public about the negative impacts of smoking. In 1969, Congress passed a law requiring tobacco companies to put warning labels on cigarettes. The last televised cigarette ad ran at 11:50 p.m. during The Johnny Carson Show on January 1, 1971.

VIDEO: Capital Clubhouse, Inc. is a gathering place for people recovering from or dealing with mental illness. Members socialize, work on projects and run the facility alongside staff in a supportive environment.

Several Republican-led state legislatures are advocating for women to gain over-the-counter access to birth control in what they say is an effort to reduce unplanned pregnancies and abortions.

On Sunday, one of Ukraine’s most popular actors — best known for his role in a TV series about a schoolteacher who vaults to his country’s presidency on the wave of anti-corruption disgust — appeared on course to win the first round of a presidential race that’s proving anything but ordinary.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered significant losses in local elections Sunday, including loss of control of the capital Ankara.