What will happen to Robb Elementary?; a new federal prison's deadly reputation; the Supreme Court blocks a Texas social media law

Plus, the Girl Scouts award a Uvalde victim with a posthumous honor [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen First up Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today: Robb Elementary School in Uvalde is facing an uncertain future. Some believe it should be demolished and completely rebuilt after the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. Others feel that leaving it in place can offer a space to heal. The debate unfortunately is not a unique one: [Here's what other schools that have suffered mass shootings decided](. The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to reverse its decision to strike down the CDC's mask mandate. The DOJ says it's determined that [masks are still needed to protect public health](. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the Centers for Disease Control was acting outside of its authority. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block a Texas social media law that that would punish online platforms for removing political speech. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the law was a response to a movement by social media companies to "silence conservative viewpoints and ideas," but Big Tech interest groups say the law would protect [harmful content like Russian propaganda]( or neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan screeds from removal. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen [Bobby Everson and a letter he wrote to his family while he was incarcerated in the Special Management Unit at the new U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill.]( Aaron Marin for NPR The federal prisoners who are said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. Officials said that the new facility would make federal prisons safer by relieving dangerous overcrowding, but NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there. 🎧 [Listen to the investigation]( or [read about it here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.]( Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images - K-pop superstars BTS closed out AAPI heritage month with a [visit to the White House]( to address anti-Asian violence. - The Girl Scouts have given 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza, who was killed in the Uvalde, Texas, mass-shooting, a Bronze Cross. The organization's highest honor is awarded for "saving or attempting to save life at the [risk of the Girl Scout's own life]( - Nearly four decades after Back to the Future made the Delorean a household name, the car company is ready to release its [futuristic-looking electric vehicle](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 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]