For months, the University of Louisville has been in merger talks with Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare and Catholic Health Initiatives. Mergers involving Catholic institutions often raise concerns about reproductive health issues, since the religion is opposed to many procedures that could affect birth control. U of L will maintain medical facilities that are not affected by the merger, and previously, school officials said those offices would provide services that are frowned upon or banned by the Catholic Church.

Last week, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that would require public schools to teach gay history. For more, Robert Siegel talks to state Sen. Mark Leno, who authored the legislation.

Robert Siegel talks with New York Times business columnist David Carr about News America Marketing, an arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp empire. Carr reports that News America is an in-store and newspaper insert marketing business that News Corp has paid more than $650 million in settlements to make corporate espionage and other allegations for the company disappear.

Two top British police officials have resigned amid the News Corp. hacking scandal, throwing the problematic relationship between the media giant and the police into sharp relief.

British Home Secretary Teresa May told Parliament on Monday that both Paul Stephenson, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, and Assistant Commissioner John Yates had resigned. The Metropolitan Police is commonly known as Scotland Yard.

A Two-Fold Scandal

The phone-hacking scandal in Britain took a tragic turn Monday with news of the death of a former reporter at the News of the World. News reports say Sean Hoare, was found dead at his home north of London. The police say there seem to be no suspicious circumstances. Hoare had alleged that his editor at the newspaper instructed him to tap into people's phones. The editor, who later worked as press adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron, denies the allegation. NPR's Philip Reeves joins Michele Norris from London.

President Obama Monday nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to be the first director of the federal Consumer Protection Bureau. The bureau's architect is Elizabeth Warren, who was favored for the post by the left — but she's a lightening rod for the right. While the president ducked that fight with the GOP, it's far from clear that Cordray can win confirmation.

The Obama administration Monday threatened to veto a Republican bill that would sharply reduce federal spending, both now and in the future. The Republican-controlled House is expected to vote on the measure Tuesday. Lawmakers and the president are also wrangling over how to increase the federal debt limit, so the government can keep paying its bills. President Obama met privately Sunday with the top House Republicans John Boehner and Eric Cantor.

Community leaders and officials from TrollandToad.com attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday celebrating the expansion of the company’s Kentucky operations. The 18-year-old company, which specializes in games, moved into a new location in Corbin and has added 50 new jobs, bringing its total employment to more than 160. Over the next two years, the company plans to hire 100 more employees, for a total of more than 250 employees.