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Also: The Texas church shooter had a history of domestic violence; combing through changes in the House GOP tax legislation; and understanding people with blindness through meals served in the dark.

Also: At least seven people died at site of Harlem explosion; two people were killed in Austin when a car plowed into SXSW crowd; and the Oscar Pistorius murder trial continues.

Also: Peace envoy meets with Assad; woman in police uniform kills U.S. contractor in Kabul; snow could make post-Christmas travel tough in much of the nation; Sen. Mike Crapo, D-Idaho, faces drunk driving charge.

Also: Malala, Pakistani girl shot by Taliban, speaks out; Iran says Israel will regret strike on Syria; hostage situation continues in Alabama, where a 5-year-old boy has been held for almost a week.

Also: Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies; Secretary Clinton is expected back at work next week; death toll from this week's winter weather reaches 17; former President George H.W. Bush wishes folks would "put the harps back in the closet."

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with ambassador James B. Story, a former top diplomat to Venezuela, about the rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, and what President Trump's goals might be.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NATO Ambassador Julianne Smith about the alliance's annual summit, and how the U.S. plans to reassure allies that Ukraine funding will continue.

Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in science is being "decimated" by the Trump administration's cuts to research.

Syracuse University is being investigated for possible NCAA violations. In February, the school announced a self-imposed ban on post-season basketball, which apparently included the ACC mascot game.

A new four-disc compilation presents recordings Armstrong made for Verve in 1957. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the album includes a wealth of alternate takes, warm-ups and rehearsal sequences.