More U.S. Sanctions On Iran; Deadly Rio Grande Discovery; U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Takes On Spain

Plus, the travel nightmare of waking up cold and alone in a dark airplane. [NPR] by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [President Trump signed an executive order authorizing economic sanctions against Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday, after Iran shot down a U.S. drone last week.]( Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Here’s what we’re following today. President Trump signed an executive order Monday against the Iranian government, after Iran downed a U.S. drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said "hard-hitting" [economic sanctions]( will cut off Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his office from certain financial assets. U.S. Border Patrol found the bodies of a 20-year-old woman and three children near the Rio Grande in Texas. An FBI agent calls it "[an incredibly heartbreaking situation]( In a win for advocates of free speech, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on trademarking words and symbols that are "immoral" or "scandalous." The decision paves the way for a clothing line, FUCT, to get its trademark. But the justices were split on how far is too far and [which words they would find to be the most vulgar and profane](. U.S. women’s soccer team enters the knockout round today as they take on Spain in Reims, France. [The Women’s World Cup]( is attracting a record number of viewers around the world. Officials raised the death toll Saturday to 11 in Friday's crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii. The twin engine King Air plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Oahu's North Shore, [killing everyone on board](. NPR’s Steve Inskeep did a recent Reddit AMA about the series A Foot In Two Worlds, which looks at [lives affected by the tensions between the U.S. and China](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listen Dr. Marijuana Pepsi won’t change her name “to make other people happy.” [Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck graduated from Cardinal Stritch University in Wisconsin this month with a doctorate in higher education leadership.]( Courtesy of Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck Marijuana Pepsi's mother told her that her birth name would take her places. She wasn't wrong. After a life spent being mocked over her name, the 46-year-old seized on her experience to earn a Ph.D. in higher education leadership. Her dissertation focused on unusual names, naturally. (Listening time, 3:52) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good The health benefits of breaking the booze habit. [Some who have given up booze altogether join "sober sometimes" friends to enjoy nonalcoholic drinks at Sans Bar in Austin, Texas.]( Julia Robinson for NPR Many events in our adult lives involve drinking alcohol, such as weddings, birthdays and office parties. But a new movement is making sober living look glamorous. Tens of thousands of Instagram followers can't be wrong: [Curiosity about the sober life is trending](. Scientists say cutting out alcohol can improve your sleep and blood pressure, and help your liver. --------------------------------------------------------------- Digging Deeper A community hopes for a boost after the discovery of a historic slave ship. [Standing on the downtown corner that was once the city's slave market, Lorna Woods holds up the rusty shackles she found under an old box spring in her grandmother's house.]( Debbie Elliott/NPR Africatown, a small community in Mobile, Ala., was founded by captives brought on the last slave ship to the U.S. Residents say the discovery in the Mobile River of the remains of that ship, the Clotilda, is reviving interest in preserving their heritage. When the Clotilda arrived in Alabama in 1859 or 1860, the slave trade had been outlawed for more than 50 years. The ship was scuttled and set afire to hide evidence, and the smuggled Africans were concealed in a swamp to avoid detection. [Interest in Africatown has been on the rise]( since Clotilda survivor Cudjoe Lewis was the subject of last year’s bestseller, Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston, published after her death. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listen Good things happen when a seal learns to sing the Star Wars theme. Researchers at Scotland's University of St Andrews have coaxed a seal to "sing" the first notes of the Star Wars theme song and "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star." In a video released by the university, a gray seal named Zola hears a computer play the first seven notes of the Star Wars theme, and then barks the tune back, stretching the last two notes. Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans. (Listening time, 2:00) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Podcast Of The Day Finding the bright side of all that screen time. Ryan Johnson for NPR The family that plays video games together stays together. When parents become digital mentors, children can learn empathy and resilience and prepare for careers. Listen to the Life Kit podcast to hear ways to harness the advantages of screen time. (Listening time, 23:37) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [An Air Canada jet at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto.]( Daniel Slim/AFP/Getty Images - Tiffani Adams fell asleep on a nearly empty Air Canada flight from Quebec City to Toronto. By the time she woke up, the plane was [pitch-black and empty](. - Dave Bartholomew, [one of the architects of rock ’n’ roll]( has died at 100. The New Orleans songwriter, producer and arranger collaborated on a string of hits with Fats Domino between 1949 and 1963. - A group of bands, artists and estates — including the estates of Tupac Shakur and Tom Petty as well as Hole, Soundgarden and Steve Earle — have filed a [$100 million lawsuit]( against the world's biggest record company over a massive 2008 fire. - The Norwegian island of Sommaroy, which sits north of the Arctic Circle, enjoys unending sunlight from May 18 to July 26. Its residents argue that [time is meaningless there](. --------------------------------------------------------------- We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! 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