Saks Says No To Fur, The Latest Fashion Seller To Go Fur-Free Saks Fifth Avenue will phase out sales of animal-fur products, joining other retailers such as Macy's that are responding to growing anti-fur sentiment among shoppers. Alina Selyukh
Utah Law Requires Biological Fathers To Pay Half Of Pregnancy-Related Medical Costs The legislation requires a biological father to pay 50% of a woman's pregnancy-related medical costs, including insurance premiums and hospital birth. It's believed to be the first such U.S. law. Rachel Treisman
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Transgender Health Care Bill: 'Step Way Too Far' "My own personal view that this is too extreme, it was too broad and did not grandfather in those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," he said, before apologizing. Vanessa Romo
Black Leaders Say Big Georgia Companies Need To 'Speak Out Nationally' On Voter Law Georgia's Black religious leaders are dialing up the pressure on big Georgia-based corporations to do more when it comes to pushing back against the state's new restrictive voter law. Emil Moffatt (WABE)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Vetoing A Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., who vetoed a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors in Arkansas. The state legislature overrode the bill today.
Former Training Commander On Chauvin Neck Restraint: 'That's Not What We Train' When asked if former officer Derek Chauvin's restraint of George Floyd followed proper protocol, Minneapolis Inspector Katie Blackwell said, "I don't know what kind of improvised position that is." Vanessa Romo
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill To Prevent Treatments For Transgender Youths Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill today that would have stopped doctors in Arkansas from treating transgender youth with hormones, puberty blockers or surgery. Jacqueline Froelich
Supreme Court Hands Google A Win Over Oracle In Multibillion-Dollar Case By a 6-to-2 vote, the justices said Google's use of Oracle code did not infringe copyright laws. Nina Totenberg
Group-Chat App Discord Says It Banned More Than 2,000 Extremist Communities The popular platform also reported on Monday that it deleted more than 300 communities, known on the site as "servers," that were dedicated to the conspiracy theory QAnon. Bobby Allyn
Justice Clarence Thomas Takes Aims At Tech And Its Power 'To Cut Off Speech' Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said social media companies are "sufficiently akin" to public utilities and should be "regulated in this manner." Bobby Allyn