KPCC staff with AP|Organizers have called for demonstrations to last 17 minutes to honor the 17 killed last month. Students are taking up the call in nearly 3,000 protests nationwide.
An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem.
Before it could publish an issue on race, the magazine first had to look at its own history. "Some of what you find in our archives leaves you speechless," writes editor Susan Goldberg.
The Associated Press analysis of new data cover eight months under President Donald Trump, the first hints about how his administration complies with the Freedom of Information Act.
Students across the country will participate in a 17-minute walkout this week. Some schools have promised to suspend students who walk out, while others are using a softer approach.
The plan will include helping states pay for firearms training for teachers, but it will not include a call on states to increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons.
