Florida fights back against federal vaccine mandates with a new set of laws
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed four bills Thursday, including one that fines companies if they don’t let workers opt out of vaccine requirements through a number of exemptions.
Aurora, Colo., will pay a $15 million settlement over the death of Elijah McClain
The 23-year-old Black massage therapist died days after an encounter with police in August 2019.
Black pastors gather in Brunswick, Ga., to support Ahmaud Arbery’s family
Faith leaders from around the country gathered outside the Glynn County Courthouse in defiance of a defense attorney’s efforts to keep Black pastors away from the trial.
3rd day of jury deliberations ends without a verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse trial
The jury has now deliberated for about 23 hours, including nearly an hour spent reviewing versions of two key videos that captured Rittenhouse’s first deadly encounter that night.
Ann Arbor, Mich., will require all public restrooms to carry menstrual products
Some U.S. states and cities make menstrual products available for free at certain locations, but the Michigan city says it’s the first jurisdiction to require them in all public restrooms.
COVID and pandemic stress is causing widespread hair loss
Hair loss is a common side effect of COVID-19 and the trauma of the pandemic itself. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Atlantic writer Amanda Mull about her article, “The Year America’s Hair Fell Out.”
President Biden’s nominee to oversee banks may not have enough votes to be confirmed
After her a hearing on Thursday, it’s unclear if President Biden’s controversial pick to be the nation’s top bank regulator has enough votes to be confirmed.
Man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand to face cross-examination
The man who shot and killed Ahmaud Arbery returned to the stand to testify in his own defense for a second day. Travis McMichael says he feared for his life after confronting Arbery.
On a tour of Africa, Blinken used his stop in Nigeria to put more pressure on Sudan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Nigeria, the second stop on his three-nation Africa tour. He took the opportunity at a news conference to send a warning to Sudan’s military rulers.
Democrats are trying to sell Biden’s infrastructure law and social safety net bill
Democrats are trying to get voters to connect their agenda to pocketbook issues of the moment. They are also struggling to get the party together to pass President Biden’s Build Back Better bill.
U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher about the migrant crisis along the Belarus-Poland border.
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