Media

Crosses sit on Friday in Las Vegas in honor of those killed during the mass shooting.

National

We Remember The Wrong Names After Tragedies. Who's To Blame?

4:36am October 07, 2017

by Scott Simon

After events like the Las Vegas shooting, the names of killers often have more staying power than those of heroes. NPR's Scott Simon ponders the media's role in determining who we remember.

Donald Trump, seeking contestants for The Apprentice, is interviewed at Universal Studios in Los Angeles in June 2004.

Politics & Government

6 Lessons About Trump From Season 1 Of 'The Apprentice'

8:56pm October 06, 2017

The show's 2004 debut season played a crucial role in shaping President Trump's image as a savvy businessman. But behind the scenes, one former producer says, Trump also used some "despicable words."

Amid Harassment Reports, Harvey Weinstein Takes Leave Of Absence

7:52pm October 05, 2017

by Ted Robbins

Weinstein, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, made the announcement following a New York Times report alleging that he sexually harassed employees and actresses for decades.

LAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 01: People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was hear on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A gunman has opened fire on a music festival in Las Vegas, leaving at least 20 people dead an

Classifying Attacks: Mental Illness Or Terrorism?

3:28pm October 05, 2017

by Shankar Vedantam

New research explores our tendency to label mass shooters as either mentally ill or as terrorists, based on whether they are Muslim or not.

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Police form a perimeter around the road leading to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a gunman killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others when he opened fire Sunday night on a country music concert in Las Vegas.

National

Facebook, Google Spread Misinformation About Las Vegas Shooting. What Went Wrong?

9:35am October 04, 2017

by Laura Sydell

The platforms promoted the name of a man falsely accused of being the shooter by surfacing less-credible sites. The companies say they're working on fixes, but analysts say the challenge is massive.

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Politics & Government

On NBC's Megyn Kelly, Authenticity And The Elephant In The Room

10:52am September 30, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Kelly's first week as host of NBC's 9 a.m. Today show was rocky. The former Fox News anchor has time to steady the ship, but the transformation she's seeking to make is a big one.

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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner often spoke of how he would one day be entombed in the plot he'd bought next to Marilyn Monroe. Her crypt is at the Westwood Village Memorial Park in Los Angeles.

Hugh Hefner's Final Resting Place? The Plot He Bought Next To Marilyn Monroe

4:51pm September 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Monroe, who died in 1962, didn't get a say in whether she would want to spend the hereafter next to Hefner, who launched his magazine using nude photos of her.

Hugh Hefner at his Playboy Mansion home in 2006.

Arts

Hugh Hefner On Early 'Playboy' And Changing America's Values

1:30pm September 29, 2017

by Terry Gross

In 1999, Hefner told Fresh Air that his magazine was a reaction to his own upbringing. "I believe and hope that Playboy [has] played some small part in changing the values ... of our time," he said.

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Daily News

Study: Fake News Tweets Flooded North Carolina Before Presidential Election

10:29am September 29, 2017

by Sean Bueter

New analysis from the University of Oxford shows Twitter was swamped with fake news during the 2016 presidential campaign, and that bad information was especially prevalent in key states like North

Americana: A 400-Year History Of American Capitalism

1:45pm September 28, 2017

Bhu Srinivasan came to this country as a wide-eyed eight-year-old, his head filled with all the possibilities America evoked.