Julia Reinstein
As The US Debates “Concentration Camps,” These Jews Are Trying To Actually Shut Them Down
"My whole life I’ve been told these stories by my community," said one young Jewish activist. "Those alarms are going off in my head.”
Julia Reinstein
R. Kelly Was Charged With Federal Sex Crimes In Both Chicago And New York
The R&B singer is accused of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to recover sex tapes and conceal his behavior.
Mary Ann Georgantopoulos
Alex Acosta Is Out As Labor Secretary Amid The Controversy Over His Handling Of The Jeffrey Epstein Case
Acosta has been under fire for offering Epstein a lenient plea deal when he was the US attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
Julia Reinstein
The US Women's Soccer Team Used Their Parade As A Platform To Fight For Equal Pay
"Pay us, bitch." —Ashlyn Harris, using pages of their pay gap lawsuit as confetti
Julia Reinstein
A Principal Who Said "Not Everyone Believes The Holocaust Happened" Has Lost His Job
In an email to a parent, William Latson said he had to be "politically neutral" about the Holocaust because "not all of our parents have the same beliefs."
Julia Reinstein
A Man Said He Slit A 17-Year-Old's Throat Because The Boy's Rap Music Made Him Feel "Unsafe"
Elijah Al-Amin, 17, had “so many dreams” and had been working at Subway and Taco Bell to save up for a car, his parents said.
Julia Reinstein
A Self-Published Book By Mackenzie Lueck's Alleged Murderer Is No Longer Available On Amazon
At least two characters die by being burned alive, according to a plot description for the book.
Julia Reinstein
A Mom Was Allegedly Beaten Unconscious By Her Son's 13-Year-Old Bully Who Yelled Racist Chants At Him
The boy had allegedly threatened to beat up her son the day before after he responded to the chant, "We all come from immigrants."
Julia Reinstein
A Republican Congress Member Allegedly Spent Thousands In Campaign Funds To Cheat On His Wife
California Rep. Duncan Hunter "spent thousands of dollars treating women to meals, drinks, and vacations, and traveling to and from their homes," federal prosecutors said.
Julia Reinstein
The FBI Arrested An ISIS Supporter Who Was Allegedly Planning To Bomb A Church
Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, a Syrian refugee, reportedly planned to attack the church because he believed its members were Christian and Nigerian.
Julia Reinstein
US Suicide Rates Are The Highest They've Been Since World War II, According To The CDC
Suicides are increasing at a particularly alarming rate among indigenous women.
Julia Reinstein
A Man Allegedly Fatally Shot His Daughter In Front Of Her Son Amid A "Petty" Fight About A Baby Gate
Police said Wendell Wilson told them it "comes down to a dominance thing," and that he didn't want his daughter to have the last word in the argument.
Julia Reinstein
A Pro-Gun Parkland Shooting Survivor Had His Harvard Admission Revoked Over Racist Remarks
Kyle Kashuv had repeatedly used the n-word in Google Docs in the months before the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, screenshots revealed.
Julia Reinstein
The Baby Who Was Ripped From A Killed 19-Year-Old Pregnant Woman’s Body Has Died
Marlen Ochoa-Lopez’s baby had been hospitalized in grave condition since her killing.
Julia Reinstein
The Wife Of A Republican Congressman Accused Of Misusing Campaign Funds Just Flipped And Pleaded Guilty
Margaret Hunter admitted that the couple spent campaign funds on lavish personal expenses, including a $10,000 trip to Italy and plane tickets for their pet rabbit, Eggburt.
Julia Reinstein
Violent Protests Broke Out After US Marshals Fatally Shot A Young Black Man
“What do people do with their pain and trauma when it gets to be too much, when a city has ignored them, when their loss is too great and they can no longer yell at the sky?” a city official asked.
Julia Reinstein
An Ex-Stanford Sailing Coach Is The First To Be Sentenced In The College Scam Trial, But He Won't Go To Prison
John Vandemoer will avoid prison time, despite federal prosecutors recommending he be sentenced to 13 months behind bars.
Julia Reinstein
Three More People Say They Got Seriously Sick At The Dominican Republic Resort Where Three Americans Died
“I was so scared, I didn’t know what to do,” one previous visitor told BuzzFeed News.
Julia Reinstein
Fifty Years Later, The NYPD Has Apologized For The Raid On Stonewall
“The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple,” NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said.
Julia Reinstein
Three Americans Have Mysteriously Died Days Apart At The Same Dominican Republic Resort
Days before Edward Nathaniel Holmes and Cynthia Ann Day were found dead in their hotel room, Miranda Schaup-Werner suddenly collapsed and died in hers.
Julia Reinstein
