Stephanie K. Baer
Stephanie Baer is a reporter with BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles.
Contact this reporter at stephanie.baer@buzzfeed.com
An Incurable Disease Is On The Rise In California, And Scientists Say Climate Change Could Cause It To Spread To Much Of The Western US
A fungus that thrives in dry soil and warm weather has caused a record number of infections in California. Experts fear climate change will cause it to spread across the western US.
Trump Just Compared The Alleged Murder Of A Saudi Journalist To Sexual Assault Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh
“We just went through that with Justice Kavanaugh and he was innocent all the way as far as I’m concerned,” the president told the Associated Press.
Members Of A Far-Right Men’s Group Violently Beat Up Protesters And Weren’t Arrested. New York Police Won’t Say Why.
The NYPD ignored multiple emails from BuzzFeed News asking why the "Proud Boys" members were not arrested for the violent assault.
Seven Officers Were Shot, One Fatally, When They Attempted To Serve A Warrant In South Carolina
"They thought it was a random search warrant, but when they arrived gunfire started."
Christine Blasey Ford Still Hasn’t Been Interviewed By The FBI As The Agency Investigates Brett Kavanaugh Allegations
President Donald Trump ordered the one-week investigation after senators heard testimony from Kavanaugh and Ford, who accused him of sexually assaulting her.
Matt Damon And The “SNL” Cast Spoofed Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate Hearing And It Was Everything
“I’m a keg-is-half-full kind of guy.”
Elon Musk Will Pay $20 Million To The SEC And Resign As Chair Of Tesla
The settlement came just days after the agency filed a complaint against Musk, saying he made “false and misleading statements” about the possibility of taking Tesla private.
People Have Been Buried In Mass Graves In The Aftermath Of The Indonesia Tsunami That Killed Over 800
The 10-foot tsunami was triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and destroyed buildings in at least two cities on the island of Sulawesi.
Here Are All The Times Brett Kavanaugh Said He Likes Beer At His Senate Hearing On Sexual Assault Allegations
"Yes, we drank beer. My friends and I. Boys and girls. Yes, we drank beer. I liked beer. Still like beer. We drank beer."
Senate Staffers Have Asked Brett Kavanaugh About An Anonymous Fourth Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct
An anonymous letter sent to a Colorado senator alleges that Kavanaugh physically assaulted a woman outside a bar in 1998. He denied the allegation.
The Flu Killed More Than 80,000 People Last Winter, The Highest Death Toll In At Least 40 Years
The flu season started early, with a large number of cases occurring around the holidays, and struck infants and the elderly particularly hard.
A Minnesota Lawmaker Dropped His Reelection Bid After His Daughter Alleged He Inappropriately Touched Her For Most Of Her Life
Republican state Rep. Jim Knoblach denied the allegations but said he was "not willing to spend six weeks fighting with [his] daughter in the media."
California Just Became The First State To Ban Restaurants From Automatically Giving Out Plastic Straws
The new law will require restaurants to provide plastic straws only if requested by the customer.
California's Suspected "Gypsy Hill Killer" Was Found Guilty Of Killing Two Teen Girls In 1976
Rodney Halbower, 70, was linked to the decades-old killings through DNA evidence.
Typhoon Mangkhut Has Torn Through The Philippines And Southern China, Killing At Least 69 People
The tropical cyclone Mangkhut was packing winds of up to 100 mph as it reached China on Sunday.
The National Weather Service Warns Hurricane Florence Will Likely Be "The Storm Of A Lifetime"
More than 10 million people are under hurricane and storm watches and warnings as Florence approaches the Carolinas.
Serena Williams Got Into A Heated Argument With An Umpire After He Accused Her Of Cheating During The US Open Final
“I don't cheat to win. I’d rather lose.”
A Dallas Police Officer Fatally Shot A 26-Year-Old Black Man In His Apartment Saying She Mistook It For Her Own Home
Officials said it wasn't clear what kind of interaction the white officer had with the victim before she fired her weapon.
Dramatic Photos Show Landslides Wiping Out Homes After A Powerful Earthquake Rocked Japan
About 40 people were reported missing after landslides near the quake's epicenter, according to local media.
Ronan Farrow Has Broken His Silence, Saying An NBC Chief Issued A "False" Memo About Weinstein Reporting
Farrow addressed the controversy after an NBC News executive defended the network's handling of his Harvey Weinstein investigation in a memo to employees.
