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The IRS Website Told Users to Wait 7,981 Years to File Their Taxes

The error message said it was a "planned outage."
Politics

When Mr. Zuckerberg Went to Washington

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent two days in Congressional hearings.
Politics

The Trump Administration Is Now Detaining Pregnant Immigrants for Longer

The ACLU says the new policy endangers pregnant immigrants.
Politics

The March for Our Lives Has Officially Begun

See all the live updates here.
Politics

Students at the March for Our Lives Are Wearing Price Tags to Call Out Marco Rubio

“Is that all we’re worth to these politicians?”
Health

The Father of a Teen With Down Syndrome Is Suing the Boy Scouts for Discrimination

He says the Scouts rescinded his Eagle project.
Politics

Stephon Clark Was Black and Unarmed; Police Shot at Him 20 Times

In search of a suspect accused of breaking into cars, police fired when they thought Clark's cellphone was a gun.
Politics

Vietnam Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the My Lai Massacre

Survivors, government officials, and Vietnam veterans remembered the victims.
Politics

5 Things to Know About Gina Haspel, Trump’s New CIA Director

She ran a secret CIA prison.
Politics

Dylann Roof's Sister Was Arrested After She Said She Hoped Students in the Walkout Would Get Shot

18-year-old Morgan Roof was charged with two counts of carrying weapons on school property and possession of marijuana.
Sexual Health + Identity

A New Investigation Found the Military Is Often Failing Kids Who Are Sexually Assaulted

Assaults and rapes reported by juveniles on military bases apparently rarely make it to the desks of prosecutors.
Politics

Florida Raised the Minimum Age for Buying a Gun and Now the NRA Is Suing the State

The organization filed the lawsuit almost immediately after the bill was signed by the governor.
Politics

5 Million Went on Strike for International Women's Day in Spain

A Spanish newspaper survey found broad support for the strike.
Politics

The West Virginia Teachers' Strike Is Finally Over

“At the end of the day, I think right won out,” Governor Jim Justice said.
Mental Health

People Are Sending Parkland Survivors Hate Mail

Not OK.
Politics

Scientists Discovered a Colony of 1.5 Million Penguins Because of Their Poop

The birds were found on Antarctic islands insulated from human disturbance.
Politics

Walmart, Kroger, and L.L. Bean Are Raising the Age Limit for Buying a Gun in Stores

Companies are changing polices in response to activist pressure.
Sexual Health + Identity

Aly Raisman Is Suing the US Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics Over Larry Nassar's Abuse

She alleged the organizations knew about the abuse.
Spirituality

This Is the Religious Group That Wears Bullet Crowns and Brings AR-15s to Church

They've been called “gun-damentalists."
Politics

President Trump Asked a Republican Senator If He Was Afraid of the NRA

Several Republicans were at odds with the president during and after a bipartisan gun control summit.
Politics

Watch Activists Chant “Shame!” After Florida Senators Voted Down an Assault Weapons Ban

A committee vote that rejected the ban was met with calls to “Vote them out!”
Politics

DACA Won't End on March 5, Thanks to the Supreme Court

The court refused a Trump administration request to hear an injunction appeal.
Politics

A Parkland Survivor Called Out Donald Trump for Using His Hospital Visit as a Photo Op

"If you truly cared, maybe you would have stayed at the hospital longer than 20 minutes.”