The White House Press Secretary Just Sorry-To-This-Man'd One Direction

“I’m going to keep my comments to myself on One Direction.”

Anthony Robledo

A Stanford University Employee Allegedly Lied About Being Sexually Assaulted By A Black Man Twice On Campus

“These false reports are damaging, both for true survivors of sexual assault and for the members of our community who experienced fear and alarm from the reports,” a university leader said.

Pocharapon Neammanee

A Man Is Accused Of Hiring Someone To Kill His Wife’s Ex-Husband

Jared Bridegan was killed in February 2022, and the case drew international tabloid coverage when details of his divorce came to light.

Pocharapon Neammanee

10 Deputies And State Hospital Workers Have Been Charged With Murder After Allegedly Smothering A Black Man To Death

"They smothered the breath out of my baby," Caroline Ouko said after watching the video of deputies pinning down her son Irvo Otieno. "Why did they do that? What right did they have to do that?"

Stephanie K. Baer

Pregnancy Is Getting More Dangerous In The US, New Data Show, Especially For Black People

“Let’s face it. We lie in America by saying we really value mothers, motherhood, and women when we clearly don’t.”

Katie Camero

This Lizzo Superfan Learned The "About Damn Time" Choreography In Her Bedroom Before Lizzo Picked Her Out Of The Crowd

“She means so much to me, but to know that I did something that meant so much to her is a crazy concept,” the Lizzo fan told BuzzFeed News.

Ade Onibada

I Tried An Exfoliating African Net Sponge Because TikTok Told Me To

An African exfoliating net is affordable, supposedly better than a loofah, and you can keep using it for up to two years — plus it might help with back acne and keratosis pilaris. Sign me up.

Loren Cecil

Taylor Swift Announced Four "Unreleased" Tracks Are Coming Out At Midnight

The tracks include two that are rerecorded from the Hunger Games soundtrack and one that’s completely new.

Anthony Robledo

We Spoke To The NYU Student Who Did Not Have Fun Studying Abroad In Florence And She Doesn't Care That You're Mad

Emily in Paris has nothing on Stacia in Florence.

Kelsey Weekman

Gwyneth Paltrow Has Tried Rectal Ozone Therapy And Here’s What Experts Think

Known as rectal ozone insufflation therapy, experts say there’s little or no proven medical benefit of the treatment.

Amanda Gardner

This Influencer’s 10-Pump Foundation Hack Went Viral On TikTok So It Is As Messy To Try As You Might Suspect

This week, social media made me do this.

Steffi Cao

Gym Bros Are Eating Dog Food For Protein And I’m Frightened

“Tasted like little pieces of dirt and I definitely don’t think it was worth it."

Fjolla Arifi

In Black Hills National Forest, Firefighters Are The Ones Setting The Blazes

Controlled fires, or prescribed burns, refresh the environment and take away the fuel that would feed uncontrolled wildfires.

Anna Betts

A Nightmarish New Report Has Detailed Russia’s War Crimes In Ukraine

A new UN-backed report released Thursday found Russia has committed war crimes and likely crimes against humanity during its yearlong invasion of Ukraine.

David Mack

Gisele Bündchen May Have Just Addressed All Those Dating Rumors After Her Divorce From Tom Brady

Earlier this week, Gisele was spotted for a third time with jiu-jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, with whom she apparently shares a “deep personal relationship.”

Ellen Durney

Justin Bieber Shared A Health Update With Fans By Posting A Video Of Himself Moving Both Sides Of His Face After He Suffered From Facial Paralysis Last Year

Justin couldn’t blink or smile on one side of his face last year after a viral infection left him partially paralyzed.

Leyla Mohammed

Colin Farrell And Nicole Kidman Have Been Called Barry Keoghan’s “Proud” Dad And “Stressed” Mom After An Adorable Interview Resurfaced Online

Colin and Nicole’s parental instincts toward Barry are especially poignant considering his incredibly difficult childhood.

Stephanie Soteriou

Hilarie Burton Said That Chad Michael Murray Confronted Their “One Tree Hill” Boss After Allegedly Seeing Him Sexually Assault Her In A Bar

“He watched our boss grab me in front of a lot of people, and you know, Chad didn't have anything to lose because he knew our boss hated him anyway.”

Leyla Mohammed

16 Books For Fans Of “From Blood And Ash” By Jennifer Armentrout

The bestselling series is set to become an Amazon show. Here’s a list of great fantasy romance to sate your FBAA cravings while you wait.

EmilyBond

Help, My Friend Wants To Sleep With A Married Man

The Eve 6 Guy, Max Collins, answers two very different letters about friends and friendship.

Max Collins

Jacob Elordi Claimed In Legal Filings That A 61-Year-Old Stalker “Yelled” At Him In His Backyard And Left Him A Disturbing Handwritten Note

The alleged stalker is believed to be the same man who once broke into Nicolas Cage’s home naked, wearing one of the actor’s jackets, in 2007.

Ellen Durney

The News You Need To Read This Morning

West Coast floods, an “unprecedented” abortion ban case, and the new most popular dog in America

Alexa Lee

Law Roach Clarified He Isn't Breaking Up With Zendaya A Day After The Celebrity Stylist Said He Was Retiring

"So y’all really think I’m breaking up with Z….. we are forever!"

Paige Skinner

A Missing Teen’s Phone Recorded A Video That Shows His Accused Killer Cleaning A Gun, Prosecutors Said

Dylan Rounds, 19, was reported missing on May 30, 2022, and his neighbor has been charged with murder.

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Bad Bunny Wanted To Hide His Identity Behind A Bunny Mask Before Becoming Famous

While appearing on The Late Late Show, the musician told James Corden he initially "never wanted to be so famous."

Anthony Robledo

The Latest Attempt At An Abortion Ban Just Made Its First Appearance In Court

Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk heard arguments in the case after attempting to keep the hearing under wraps to avoid protests.

Julia Reinstein

The Impacts Of The Pandemic On Mental Health Were “Minimal,” According To A Study, But People Are Saying That Was Not The Case

“We had Animal Crossing town meetings almost every morning”

Ade Onibada

You’ll Never Want To Ride In A Car While Wearing A Claw Clip After Hearing These Stories

Claw clips are fantastic for holding lots of hair in place, but several people in car accidents have ended up with serious head wounds from the plastic accessories.

Katie Camero

The Bank Failures Are Confusing. This Quiz Explains What’s Happening For Beginners.

Are you confused about the Silicon Valley Bank failure, but you’ve waited too long to ask someone about it? This quiz is for you.

Alexa Lee

The Best Books Out This Week

From a heartbreaking report about the failures of the foster care system to a charming paranormal adventure.

Margaret Kingsbury

The Oscars Were A Nightmare For Fat People At Every Turn

Musing about who has used the drug to lose weight is just another form of body-shaming.

Kelsey Weekman

Harrowing Images Show California’s Latest Flooding

Atmospheric river storms have hit California for the 11th time this winter. These photographs show its impact.

Anna Betts

"Ted Lasso" Season 3 Will Annoy Or Delight You — Just Like Its Past Seasons

This is a show that wants its characters to be complicated and its answers to be simple.

Olivia Craighead

Wellesley Students Said Allowing Nonbinary Applicants And Trans Men To Enroll Would Match The Reality Of Campus And Support The Vision Of Its Founders. The College President Says Nothing Will Change.

Students said changing the admissions policy would align with the college’s historic mission of providing a safe educational environment to people who are marginalized because of their gender.

Lil Kalish

Britney Spears’s Resurfaced NSFW Comments Have Reminded Fans That Contrary To What The Media Portrayed, She Was Actually Pretty Open About Her Sex Life In The Early 2000s

“if only she had been allowed to be herself.”

Leyla Mohammed

All Hail The US’s New Top Dog: The Frenchie

After more than three decades as the most popular dog breed in the US, the Labrador retriever has been dethroned.

David Mack

Bella Hadid Shut Down A Ton Of Anonymous Messages Claiming That She Was Abusing Drugs And Went On A “Coke Bender” With Hailey Bieber

Bella slammed the anonymous submissions, which included claims that she went on a “coke bender” and that her mom once “offered” her up to “close a business deal.”

Ellen Durney

An Oscar Winner Was “Privileged And Aware” As He Accepted His Academy Award And People Think That Harry Styles Could Learn From Him

“This kind of thing unfortunately does happen to guys like me a lot, too much most of the time.”

Stephanie Soteriou

I Had AI Write My Instagram Captions, And My Friends Did A Wellness Check On Me

AI was perfectly decent at writing captions, but it made me question my own humanity.

Katie Notopoulos

Submit Your Most Cringeworthy Questions About Your Body Here

Asking for a Friend is BuzzFeed News’ health advice column. You share your weirdest questions about your body and we get answers from medical experts.

Katie Camero