
People With Dermatillomania Are Turning To TikTok To Spread Awareness
“In my mind I’m screaming at myself to stop picking, stop picking, but I just couldn’t.”

Medication Can Be The Simple, Noninvasive Alternative To Surgical Abortion. Conservative Lawmakers Are Trying To Restrict It Now, Too.
“They’re fighting that fight of the future,” one telemedicine abortion provider said. “They’re already planning ahead for the next step.”

Police Fatally Shot A 12-Year-Old Boy In The Back After A Bullet Struck A Cop Car
“The life of a young man was cut tragically short, and we should all be questioning how we as a society have failed him and so many other young people like him.”

State Abortion Restrictions Are Ramping Up Like Never Before As The Supreme Court Prepares To Make A Crucial Decision
According to the Guttmacher Institute, 507 anti-abortion restrictions have been introduced in 39 states as of Wednesday.

New Yorkers Gathered To Protest After An Asian Woman Was Stabbed To Death In Her Apartment
"The question many were asking today was 'Who will be next?'" one protester said.

A Group Tried To Dupe Transgender People Into Giving Interviews For An Apparent Anti-Trans Film Project
“They hid their allegiances well,” said one person who was approached to participate.

900,000 People Have Now Died From COVID In The US
“This country normalizes mass deaths in this pandemic. … This country has failed to even begin to process what it means to lose 900,000 of our neighbors.”

A Former Bridgewater College Student Was Charged In The Fatal Shooting Of Two Campus Officers
"These officers were close friends, known to many of us as the 'dynamic duo,'" the Bridgewater College president said.

Hillsong Founder Brian Houston Is Stepping Down After Pleading Not Guilty To Covering Up Child Sex Abuse
The senior global pastor of the megachurch announced Sunday he will step down to "vigorously defend" a criminal charge of concealing child sexual abuse.

Experts Say Crisis Pregnancy Centers Could Spy On And Report Women Seeking An Abortion
Crisis pregnancy centers are doing “quiet damage on a local level,” one abortion provider said.

An Ex-Northwestern Professor Was Sentenced To 53 Years In Prison For Killing His Boyfriend As Part Of A Sexual Fantasy
The murder of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, a 26-year-old Chicago hairstylist, was “cold-blooded” and an “execution," the judge said.

Three Officers Simply Watched As George Floyd Suffered A “Slow, Agonizing Death,” Prosecutors Said
"They chose not to intervene and stop [Derek] Chauvin as he killed a man,” prosecutors said.

One Of The Texas Synagogue Hostages Said Security Training For Jewish Communities Saved Their Lives
The attacker was welcomed into the congregation as a guest, raising the question of how religious leaders should balance safety with spirituality.

Omicron Isn't A "Mild" Threat For Everyone
“It’s not only saying ‘We didn’t consider chronically ill and disabled people when we created these guidelines,’ but ‘We also don’t care if you die.’”

Parents Who Also Teach Are Freaking Out Over COVID Exposure As Parents Push To Keep Classrooms Open
“We, as teachers, have to sacrifice the health of our own children to accommodate other people’s children,” one teacher who is a parent of two 4-year-old children told BuzzFeed News.

Over 1 Million People Reported Positive In A Single Day As The US Struggles With The Omicron Wave
“I wish I hadn’t exposed any of my coworkers, but I didn’t know,” said one person who tested positive after multiple negative at-home tests.

“I'm Just Stuck In A Horror Movie”: Americans Saddled With Student Loan Debt Want Biden To Do More
“I can’t say I’m unhappy about this extension,” one woman told BuzzFeed News about Biden delaying the student loan payment deadline, “but it’s hardly enough for the millions of borrowers suffering.”

Biden Has Extended A Pause On Student Loan Payments Due To The Latest COVID Surge
“We know that millions of student loan borrowers are still coping with the impacts of the pandemic and need some more time before resuming payments,” the president said.

Anxious People Are Waiting Hours In Line In Frigid Temperatures To Get Preholiday COVID Tests, Only To Face Surprise Costs
“I told her I couldn't afford it and left,” said one person who was exposed to COVID but couldn’t pay $200 to see if they were positive.

Meet The Women Behind The TikTok "Bridgerton" Musical Who’ve Now Made Grammy History
“We just pulled back the curtain on a very gate-kept art form,” Grammy nominee Emily Bear said of her and Abigail Barlow’s Bridgerton musical concept album.