Impeachment Trial, Day 2; 8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Not Doing Enough Dinosaur Stories; Aunt Jemima's Rebrand

Plus, can Trump stay at Mar-a-Lago? by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., opened the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump with a personal speech and a disturbing video montage of the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6.]( Senate TV via AP Here's what we're following today. House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., opened the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday with a personal speech and [a jarring and graphic video]( of the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Trump's defense lawyers offered an at-times-rambling argument that the former president's comments about the election are protected under the First Amendment. The Senate later voted that [the trial is constitutional](. Six Republicans broke ranks to side with Democrats. On Tuesday, local lawmakers in the town of Palm Beach, Fla., gathered to consider whether former President Trump can legally live at his sprawling private club, Mar-a-Lago. An agreement he signed nearly 30 years ago prevents club members from living there full time. The Council has [postponed all actions related to the matter]( until April. Police in a Minneapolis suburb arrested one man in connection with the shooting at a medical clinic on Tuesday that left one person dead and four others wounded. Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said the department was "very familiar" with the suspect, 67-year-old Gregory Paul Ulrich. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are hosts of the late night show Desus & Mero, now in its third season on Showtime.]( Greg Endries/Showtime Yes, the brand continues to be very strong! Desus Nice and The Kid Mero went from hosting a cult podcast The Bodega Boys, to booking big names in politics like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and former President Barack Obama on their late-night show airing on Showtime, Desus & Mero. NPR's Sam Sanders spoke to the hilarious Bronx duo about pop culture, politics, headlines and internet high jinks. [Listen here](. Twitter is turning to its users to be fact-checkers with a new pilot program called Birdwatch — combining crowdsourcing and consensus. [Take a listen](. [Leo wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up.]( Carrie Shidla Leo Shidla, an adorable 8-year-old from Minneapolis, has a beef with NPR's oldest news show, All Things Considered. He wrote to his local NPR station and said this: "My name is Leo and I am 8 years old. I listen to All Things Considered in the car with mom. I listen a lot. I never hear much about nature or dinosaurs or things like that. Maybe you should call your show Newsy things Considered, since I don't get to hear about all the things. Or please talk more about dinosaurs and cool things. Sincerely, Leo." [Listen to the story](. And hey, Leo: [Here are a few stories about nature, dinosaurs and other cool things](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, shown here in 2018, were killed in a helicopter crash last year.]( Chris Carlson/AP - The NTSB says the probable cause of the crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and six other passengers last year was [the pilot's "spatial disorientation" and loss of control]( under adverse weather conditions. - Aunt Jemima is getting a new name. Quaker Oats is [rebranding the venerable pancake brand]( as Pearl Milling Company. - Coca-Cola is launching a new bottle size for the first time in a decade, and it's made out of 100% recycled plastic material. ([CNN]( - A female polar bear was killed Monday at the Detroit Zoo by a male polar bear attempting to mate. ([USA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]