"Why only in America?" US Senator Ted Cruz walks away from Mark Stone after being asked if "this is the moment to reform gun laws" trib.al/nmOJAT8 #TedCruz #America #Texasshooting #gunlaws

Heartbreaking questions from Dallas students: Why were kids targeted? Should we get an electric fence? What happens to parents if they only have one child and that child is killed? Should we get a panic room? What if someone is left out of the panic room? dallasnews.com/news/education…

The horrors compound. Their four children are now orphaned. latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Across the street from the NRA convention: “Am I next?”

Agonizing. Horrific. “12:13 p.m. The same student calls 911 for the third time.” via ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Jean Kuczka, a physical education teacher, stepped in front of a gunman to protect her students at the St. Louis school. She was shot and killed. stltoday.com/news/local/cri…

Tonight! Join us Feb 16th at 6pm for our in-person conversation at @usbjoc on “Reporting in the Undocumented Community: Consent, Mental Health, and Trauma. Watch the livestream too, but register here: journalism.berkeley.edu/event/reportin……

Daffodil J. Altan Yes, this has been happening for decades. After Maria Isabel Vasquez, 17, died in California's fields, I reported with labor inspectors for one day. See all they found. modbee.com/news/business/…

Why is migrant child labor on the rise? Because the US is seeing an unprecedented wave of child migration at the same time that there is a labor shortage.  The New York Times’ Hannah Dreier , filmmaker Daffodil J. Altan , and Human Rights Watch’s Margaret Wurth explain. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takea…

MIGRANT TEENS Trafficked in America. Thanks Daffodil J. Altan andres cediel for this powerful story, celebrated on #WorldPressFreedomDay, as a reminder of why probing, investigative, timeless journalism matters. No paywall. MUST WATCH: pbs.org/wgbh/frontline…

America, 2022: Body cam footage shows an officer launching a criminal investigation into books — threatening school librarians with a decade in prison for allowing teenagers to read titles such as “The Bluest Eye,” or Sarah J. Maas fantasy novels. Watch our story for NBC News 👇