Brianna Sacks
“It’s A Pressure Cooker”: Low-Budget Movies Like “Rust” Are Dangerously Cutting Corners, Former Crew Members Say
People involved in other low-budget movies say film leaders create unsafe conditions by rushing production schedules, spreading staff too thin, and not following safety standards when shooting in risky environments.
Brianna Sacks
New Records Have Revealed The Chain Of Events On The Set Of “Rust” That Led To Halyna Hutchins’ Shooting Death
According to the search warrant, the film’s assistant director was handling weapons, which experts said should not happen under any circumstances.
Brianna Sacks
Film Crew Members Said The Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Shooting Fits A Pattern Of Safety Shortfalls They’ve Had To Work Against
“The lack of accountability is astronomical. It’s endemic.”
Brianna Sacks
Alec Baldwin Was Handed A Gun He Was Told Was Safe To Use Just Before The Fatal Set Shooting, Court Records State
The revelation came amid increased scrutiny of the film set and the general practice of using prop guns in productions.
Brianna Sacks
Alec Baldwin Shot The Prop Gun That Killed A Crew Member On His Upcoming Film, Officials Said
Authorities said they were still investigating how the incident occurred as the film's director is also being treated for injuries.
Jason Wells
USA Fencing Is Blocking A Top Athlete From A Competition After Sexual Assault Accusations. It Took Eight Years And Widespread Outcry.
“I’m relieved but confused as to why this didn’t happen before the Olympics?” said a fencer who competed in Tokyo.
Brianna Sacks
One Of California’s Favorite Escapes May Never Be The Same Because Of Climate Change
“I'm not trying to say the sky is falling, but it may be. We just don't know yet.”
Stephanie K. Baer
Wildfires Keep Getting Worse. Those Fighting Them Can’t Stand Much More.
Climate change is making the work of wildland firefighters more grueling each year, leaving them traumatized: "Everyone knows or knows of someone who has died by suicide.”
Brianna Sacks
US Olympic Fencers Wore Pink Masks To Protest Against Their Teammate Accused Of Sexual Assault
Three men on the US épée team took a stand against their teammate Alen Hadzic's inclusion in the Olympics despite sexual assault allegations against him.
Tasneem Nashrulla
“Protected Again And Again”: How A Fencer Made It To The Tokyo Olympics Despite Sexual Assault Allegations
The US Center for SafeSport was tasked with investigating sexual abuse claims at Olympic programs. But in the first Summer Games since the agency’s creation, Team USA fencers say the system failed them.
Brianna Sacks
The US Is Now Investigating Its Deadly Indian Boarding School System, And Native Americans Are In Dire Need Of Mental Health Support
“People are getting retriggered with each new calamity in a way that’s paralyzing. The level of grieving is almost electric.”
Brianna Sacks
This Louisiana Town Is A Bleak Forecast Of America's Future Climate Crisis
In one year, people in southwestern Louisiana lived through five major disasters on top of a pandemic. Another bad hurricane season is already here, and thousands still have holes in their roofs.
Zahra Hirji
Black Gen Z’ers Want You To Stop Sharing Videos Of Police Killing People Who Look Like Them
“It’s like a foreshadow of your own death.”
Brianna Sacks
Here's How People In George Floyd Square Reacted To The Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
They cheered, jumped in the air, and even broke down in tears.
Brianna Sacks
In Jackson, Mississippi, You Can Go Into Debt Trying To Take A Shower
“It’s everyday life to me. I don’t know how else to describe it because I am so used to surviving that way.”
Brianna Sacks
Your Local Police Department Might Have Used This Facial Recognition Tool To Surveil You. Find Out Here.
Search through BuzzFeed News’ database to find out if the police department in your community is among the hundreds of taxpayer-funded entities that used Clearview AI’s facial recognition.
Ryan Mac
How A Facial Recognition Tool Found Its Way Into Hundreds Of US Police Departments, Schools, And Taxpayer-Funded Organizations
A BuzzFeed News investigation has found that employees at law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches — often without the knowledge of the public or even their own departments.
Ryan Mac
A US Capitol Police Officer Was Killed After Someone Rammed A Vehicle Into Them
The suspect was also shot and killed after he ran at officers with a knife near a checkpoint, officials said.
Salvador Hernandez
They Survived Working On The Frontlines Of The Pandemic. Then The Shooter Arrived.
“I know in a week no one will remember and life just keeps going on, but these people are gone and I am really scared.”
Brianna Sacks
A 21-Year-Old Man Has Been Charged With 10 Counts Of Murder In The Boulder Grocery Store Shooting
Officials also identified the 10 victims in the shooting, who were ages 20 to 65.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
