Hunter Biden Speaks; Stanford Takes The Crown; The Pharaohs' Golden Parade In Cairo

Plus, why are people around the world stealing Legos? by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up Prosecutors are expected to present more witnesses on Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd. [Among those expected to testify soon]( is Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, who fired Chauvin and three other officers the day after Floyd was killed. Last week a senior officer in the Minneapolis Police Department [told jurors that Chauvin’s actions were “just uncalled for.”]( Jordan's former crown prince says he is under house arrest. Jordanian officials say they arrested more than a dozen individuals — [including high-profile members of the Kingdom]( — on Saturday in an attempted plot that threatened the nation's "security and stability." After more than two months of steep declines, a fourth COVID-19 surge may be starting. [How bad could it get?]( For the second time this year, detainees of the St. Louis Justice Center were able to break out of their cells, break windows and set small fires. On Sunday, videos and other pictures shared on social media showed inmates leaning out of the broken windows of their cells and chanting, "[We want court dates!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Hunter Biden, at the time serving as board chairman of World Food Program USA, with then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2016. Hunter Biden says his addictions worsened after his brother Beau's death in 2015.]( Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images Hunter Biden is President Joe Biden’s second and only surviving son. He’s been a lawyer, a lobbyist and the subject of political attacks. Hunter Biden tells the story of addictions to alcohol and crack, and his hopes for a recovery that will last, in a new memoir, Beautiful Things. [Click here to listen to his conversation]( with NPR’s Scott Simon. [Here's the text version](. So many unaccompanied migrant teens and children are now in U.S. custody along the southern border that the Biden administration is rushing to open new facilities to house them. How does the current plan compare to the strategies used by previous administrations, and what lessons officials might take from past U.S. attempts to slow migration from Central America? [Listen here](. [French police arrested suspected Lego thieves. And last month, a man in Oregon was arrested after local police suspected he stole $7,500 worth of Lego toy sets.]( Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lego larceny may be on the rise. Turns out, there's a lot of money in the colorful, interlocking bricks, especially on the black market. Three suspects were caught taking boxes of Legos from a toy shop near Paris, with the goal of selling them in Poland. And last month, police arrested a man in Oregon suspected of stealing $7,500 worth of Lego toy sets. [Listen here]( or [read the story](. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talked to Washington Post columnist Michele Norris and New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow about the significance of the Derek Chauvin trial, which began last week in Minneapolis. [Hear their conversation]( about why the trial is a significant moment in American history. You can go to the barbershop for a lot of things besides a haircut. It's a great spot for gossip about the neighborhood, to talk politics or sports — and at Gee's Clippers in Milwaukee, you can also get your COVID-19 vaccine. [Listen here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Picture Show [Sheila Rule and Joe Robinson take the subway to a Riverside Church Prison Ministry meeting in Manhattan on Nov. 20, 2016. Rule and Robinson, married for almost 12 years while Joe was still incarcerated, are here together for the first time since he was released from a 25-year prison sentence for killing a man.]( Ed Kashi How do you tell the story of absence? How do you visualize the space occupied by longing? These were just a few of the challenges of filming Sheila & Joe, a documentary about a former New York Times bureau chief who fell in love with and married an incarcerated man 11 years before his release. [Click here to watch the film]( and see more images. [Performers dressed in ancient Egyptian costume march at the start of the parade.]( Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images The mummified remains of 24 pharaohs, 18 kings and four queens, all members of ancient Egyptian royalty, passed through downtown Cairo in an awe-inspiring parade on Saturday. The elaborate spectacle, named [The Pharaohs' Golden Parade]( was [designed to attract tourists]( to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, where the mummies will be part of the collection of antiquities. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Haley Jones #30 of the Stanford Cardinal celebrates a win against the Arizona Wildcats in the national championship game of the 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Sunday in San Antonio.]( Carmen Mandato/Getty Images - Stanford defeated Arizona Sunday night 54-53 in the women's NCAA finals, securing its third-ever [championship title](. Gonzaga and Baylor play in the NCAA men's tournament final tonight at 9:20 p.m. ET, with the game televised on CBS. - Season two of Netflix's hit series Bridgerton will roll out for fans without its hunky star, Regé-Jean Page, who played Simon Basset, [the Duke of Hastings](. - NASA's miniature helicopter has safely deployed on Mars, setting the stage for a [potential first flight]( on the Red Planet. - Rapper DMX is hospitalized and on life support after reportedly suffering a heart attack. The New York-born star [launched his rap career]( in the 1990s with his first album, It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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? 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