Brianna Sacks
Trilith Promised A New Model For Hollywood In The Atlanta Suburbs, But Black Residents And Former Employees Say Racism Lies Just Below The Surface
“They are selling a dream that unfortunately will betray people in the end."
Brianna Sacks
An Elite Fencer Under Investigation For Sexual Assault For More Than A Year Is Still Allowed To Compete
Six women have accused Alen Hadzic of sexual assault. More than a year later, there's no resolution in the case, and he is still allowed to compete.
Brianna Sacks
Leaked Data Shows California Is Short More Than A Thousand Wildland Firefighters
“It’s a pretty grim picture, and it’s trending worse,” one US Forest Service employee told BuzzFeed News.
Brianna Sacks
The US Has Confirmed Hundreds Of Deaths Occurred At Native American Boarding Schools
The federal government has published an investigation into its violent efforts to erase the cultures of Native and Indigenous peoples from the early 1800s to at least 1970.
Brianna Sacks
The Same Security Company For Dave Chappelle’s Show Also Oversaw The Deadly Astroworld Festival
“[CSC] is everywhere. They just did Coachella. They are set to do EDC in Las Vegas in two weeks. They already have a contract for the next Super Bowl."
Brianna Sacks
An Armed Man Has Been Booked On Suspicion Of Assault After He Attacked Dave Chappelle
A 23-year-old man was booked on assault with a deadly weapon after authorities say he tackled the comedian onstage while carrying a knife and a replica handgun.
Brianna Sacks
An Armed Man Was Beaten Up In A “Free-For-All” After Attacking Dave Chappelle Live Onstage During His Stand-Up Routine
During his set, Dave had joked about needing more security due to backlash over his jokes about transgender people.
Stephanie Soteriou
A Forest Service Leader Claimed To Congress That A Hiring Push For Firefighters Had Gone “Very Well.” It Hadn’t Started Yet.
US Forest Service deputy chief Jaelith Hall-Rivera’s statements on staffing have sparked confusion among lawmakers and outrage from wildland firefighters, who say she overpromised what they can deliver.
Brianna Sacks
I Overstressed My Body Until It Shut Me Down
As an ultramarathon runner and a driven person, I was used to pushing my body to its limits. But then it revolted.
Brianna Sacks
African Students Are Still Struggling To Flee Ukraine, And Black Activists From Around The World Are Stepping Up To Help
The collective of activists says it has helped more than 700 African students flee Ukraine, but hundreds remain in need.
Brianna Sacks
Hollywood Unlocked Might Have Confused Queens Of The Stone Age With Queen Elizabeth When It Reported That She Died
"People are asking why we posted without allowing the royal family or the palace to release a statement. Why? Because we break stories," Jason Lee, the media company's CEO, told BuzzFeed News.
Brianna Sacks
A “Rust” Crew Member Texted A Warning About Accidental Gun Discharges Days Before Alec Baldwin Fatally Shot Halyna Hutchins
“This is super unsafe,” a camera operator said in a text to a representative for the film's producers on Oct. 16.
Brianna Sacks
GoFundMe Is Going To Refund Millions Of Dollars In Donations Made To The Viral Canadian Trucker Protest
Right-wing and conservative figures have blasted GoFundMe after it decided to shut down the fundraising effort for the massive anti-vaccine-mandate protest in Canada on Friday.
Salvador Hernandez
GoFundMe Has Removed The Viral Canadian Trucker Protest Campaign For Violating Its Rules On Violence
"We now have evidence from law enforcement that the previously peaceful demonstration has become an occupation, with police reports of violence and other unlawful activity," the company said.
Brianna Sacks
GoFundMe Says The Viral Campaign For Canada’s Trucker Protest Hasn’t Violated Its Rules Even Though It Sure Seems Like It Does
The “Freedom Convoy” campaign has become one of the largest in the platform's history and is funding the massive trucker protest despite concerns from Canadian law enforcement.
Brianna Sacks
The Bronx Apartment Building Where 17 People Died In A Massive Fire Had Open Safety Violations
Tenants of the public housing complex had also repeatedly reported malfunctioning doors, broken ventilation systems, and a lack of heat.
Brianna Sacks
Writer Joan Didion, Who Captured The Pain And Beauty Of Being Alive, Has Died At 87
The icon of literature and style helped shape the New Journalism movement in the 1960s and remained at the center of American culture for decades.
David Mack
Wildland Firefighters Are Relying On GoFundMe To Survive After Getting Injured On The Job
A slow-moving workers’ compensation process, rejected claims, and unpaid bills can send injured firefighters into financial hell: “It’s a nightmare system, to be honest with you.”
Brianna Sacks
Alec Baldwin Said He Didn't Pull The Trigger Of The “Rust” Prop Gun That Killed Halyna Hutchins
”I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never,” he told ABC News.
Krystie Lee Yandoli
Court Documents Provide New Insight Into How Live Ammunition May Have Ended Up In Alec Baldwin’s Gun On The Set Of “Rust”
The accidental shooting on Oct. 21 in New Mexico killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.
Brianna Sacks
