Steve Bannon goes on trial; In Uvalde, there's plenty of blame to go around; Parkland shooter sentencing begins

Plus, what to do if you see a shark in the water. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Carol Ritchie First up Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Here's what we're following today: Steve Bannon goes on trial today for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. The trial is going ahead despite Bannon's [two last-minute attempts to delay]( both of which were rejected by a Trump-appointed judge. Can a text or other digital message ever truly be erased from existence? Texts and other electronic messages from the U.S. Secret Service from Jan. 6, 2020, [likely persist somewhere,]( deleted or not, experts say. A report released Sunday by the Texas House blames local, state and federal officers for a systemic failure in the deadly Uvalde school shooting. The report offers the [clearest picture yet of what happened]( that day as nearly 400 law enforcement officers waited more than an hour to confront the gunman. ➡️ Here are four takeaways [from the report](. The gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., more than four years ago goes on sentencing trial today. Jurors must decide whether Nikolas Cruz, 23, gets a [life sentence in prison or is put to death](. Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana shopping mall after a man with a rifle [opened fire in a food court]( and an armed civilian shot and killed him. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture show Diaa Hadid/NPR In Kabul, women in blue burqas sit in front of upscale bakeries, silently waiting for charitable passersby to buy bread for them. Since the Taliban came to power, even humanitarian workers have been shocked at the country's [swift descent into extreme hunger](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listens National Gallery of Art Whistler's Mother, meet Whistler's very, very close friend. A dreamy woman in white painted by James McNeill Whistler is the center of a new show at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. 🎧 Listen and learn [along with NPR's Susan Stamberg]( about Whistler's model and muse (and more), or [read the story](. The mystery of a real-life murder in the 1990s hangs over the film adaptation of Where The Crawdads Sing like Spanish moss over a murky bayou. Author Delia Owens is wanted for questioning by Zambian authorities as a possible witness, co- conspirator and accessory to federal crimes. 🎧 [Listen to the story]( or [read it here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP - Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck married Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel. "Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. [Twenty years patient]( wrote Lopez in a message signed "Jennifer Lynn Affleck." - Not everybody follows Broadway gossip. But for people who do, the unraveling of the current revival of the musical Funny Girl has been a big deal. NPR's [Linda Holmes catches us up](. - Recent shark attacks off Long Island are not a sign that the animals are hankering for human flesh — or else "we'd have about 10,000 bites a day," says one expert. Here's what to do [if you see a shark](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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]