| |  | | Brought to you by USATODAY.com | | Facebook's dark side | | Police said the "Facebook killer," Steve Stephens, committed suicide Tuesday after being pursued by police on the charge of aggravated murder. Robert Godwin, a grandfather whose death was broadcast on Facebook, was apparently chosen at random by Stephens. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg began the annual F8 conference Tuesday with "thoughts and prayers" to Godwin's family. A day earlier, a Facebook VP acknowledged "we need to do better" at removing violent videos. The recording was up about two hours, with people pleading " please take down this video " and "please have respect" before Facebook removed it. Facebook Live — normally used to broadcast weddings, concerts or personal events — has increasingly become a forum for something much darker: killings, rapes, torture and suicides. This has intensified fears that such postings could lead to copycats . But live video has also been a way for victims to produce evidence, as with Philando Castile. If you see a crime happening on Facebook Live, take action. | | Facebook's future | | How will you be using Facebook in a year (and beyond)? The F8 conference tells you. Facebook will make a big push into augmented reality — technology where images are layered over what you see in the real world. Familiar with Snapchat selfie filters or Pokemon Go? It's like that, but bigger. Facebook's vision includes leaving digital notes on your refrigerator for loved ones, or sharing a restaurant review with your friend, all accessible by using the camera on Facebook's app. And, yes, if you want to turn your kids into adorable animals, there's that, too. | | Good news for teens | | Schools should push back start times to 8:30 a.m. or later, a national research group says, allowing teens to catch much-needed shut-eye that could up improve grades, ward off depression and even prevent car crashes . In the current "Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine," the American Academy of Sleep Medicine notes that puberty changes the internal clocks of adolescents. They tire later and sleep later naturally as a result, which clashes big time with early classes. Obesity, athletic injuries and risky behaviors are all tied to lack of sleep in teens, the academy said. Lack of sleep is also linked to depression, which is up 37% among U.S. teens in the past decade and is a major talking point since Netflix released the teen-targeted " 13 Reasons Why" less than a month ago. | | Bad news for adults | | The tax man cometh and no one's happy. A recent study found most U.S. citizens view the tax system as unfair, rigged against the little guy and in favor of big business (and rich people). President Trump, a rich person who will not release his tax returns, has promised to take on tax reform as his next big thing. Stay tuned, but be careful if you're betting on it to sway stocks. Tuesday is the deadline to pay up ( even if you filed for an extension !) so join your fellow Americans and shake your fist in unison at Uncle Sam. If you ended up with a refund — great! Except not really, because that just means you overpaid. If you're short on cash or unprepared, here's how to plan better for next year. For now, soothe your sorrows with these tax day freebies. | | This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. | |
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