People
There’s No Chance Kanye West Wins The Election, But These People Say They’re Voting For Him Anyway
“I don't think Kanye West can do anything worse than what Donald Trump has done for America.”
Krystie Lee Yandoli
The Supreme Court Will Let Alabama Ban Drive-Up Voting For People With Disabilities During The Pandemic
Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused her conservative colleagues of getting in the way of local election officials “ready and willing to help vulnerable voters.”
Zoe Tillman
People Have Nothing Left — Literally $0 — Because Of The Pandemic
Even people who built rainy day funds over years are watching their savings run down to zero, with no relief from the government in sight.
Venessa Wong
Doulas Are Using The Internet To Warn Each Other About People Pretending To Be Pregnant
Birth fetishists are trying to trick doulas into engaging with them — but doulas are fighting back.
Katie Notopoulos
People Of Color Are Sharing The Meaning Behind Their Names After A GOP Senator Mocked Kamala Harris's Name
"Learn how to say people's names correctly. It's part of their identity and doing so is a basic form of respect."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Endless Waits At An Immigrant Camp On The Mexico Border Are Pushing Desperate People To Make Tough Choices
"They've lost hope in the system and are abandoning their entire asylum case in favor of human smugglers."
Adolfo Flores
Users On A Site For Kinky People Say The Racism Has Become Unsustainable
FetLife, a popular social network for kinky people, has been accused of not doing enough to stop racist hate speech on the platform.
Fancy Feast
BTS's Virtual Concerts Connected People On A Global Scale Not Seen Before The Pandemic
TL;DR: I cried a lot.
Ikran Dahir
John Kennedy Is America’s Folksiest Senator. Some People Who Know Him Say It’s An Act.
“Louisiana went from populist Democrat to staunchly deep-red Republican at the federal level and John Kennedy has been all those.”
Paul McLeod
Kamala Harris Has Suspended Travel After Two People Close To The Campaign Tested Positive For COVID
Joe Biden, whom the campaign said was not in close contact with either of the individuals who tested positive, will keep his schedule.
Ruby Cramer
People Have Been Using The Alphabet Of Amharic, An Ethiopian Language, As A Meme. Here Is Why It's Wrong.
"It's actually disheartening to see your own language being considered nonexistent and reduced to a copypasta."
Ikran Dahir
Millions Of People Are Already Voting And Courts Keep Changing The Rules
“This court leaves voters to their own devices. Good luck and G-d bless, Wisconsin. You are going to need it,” one judge wrote Thursday.
Zoe Tillman
Trump, Infected With COVID-19, Rode In An SUV With Two People So That He Could Greet His Fans
The president's "last-minute" drive-by greeting of fans outside the hospital while being infected with COVID-19 prompted serious concerns about the safety of his Secret Service personnel.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Trump Traveled To 7 States And Met Dozens Of People Before He Tested Positive For COVID-19. Here’s A Timeline.
More than a dozen people in Trump’s orbit, including his wife and two sitting senators, have tested positive within the week they came into contact with the president.
Stephanie K. Baer
Here's Why People Can't Stop Watching Those Bella Poarch TikToks
It's not a conspiracy. It's just what our brains tend to like.
Lauren Strapagiel
People On Facebook Can Now Message You On Instagram, Even If You Don’t Have Facebook
Poke?
Katie Notopoulos
People Can't Stop Blowing Things Up For Their Gender-Reveal Parties
Plus: Why can't J.K. Rowling just enjoy her billions and leave the rest of us alone?
Not Great
More Than 1 Million People Around The World Have Now Died From The Coronavirus
Despite the grim marker, public health experts believe it is a gross undercount of the true devastation wrought by the virus.
Stephanie K. Baer
People Are Sharing When They Have Paid More Income Tax Than Donald Trump Reportedly Did
"I paid more than $750 in income taxes working 39 hours a week at Starbucks during college."
Ikran Dahir
People Booed Trump And Chanted "Vote Him Out" At A Tribute For Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trump faced loud boos that turned into chants of "vote him out" and "honor her wish" — the latter a reference to Ginsburg's dying wish that she would not be replaced until after the election.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
People Gathered Across The US To Protest The Lack Of Charges For Breonna Taylor's Killing
Two officers were shot in Louisville and have non-life-threatening injuries. Police wouldn't say if the shooter was involved in the protests.
Stephanie K. Baer
200,000 People In The US Have Now Died Of The Coronavirus
The figure, which public health experts believe is still grossly undercounted, marks half a year since US officials started scrambling to contain the pandemic.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
A Mass Shooting At A Backyard Party Killed 2 People And Injured 14
The two victims were a man and a woman between the ages of 18 and 22, according to officials in Rochester, New York.
Ade Onibada
Group Chats Quickly Became A Vital Outlet For People Mourning Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"I just typed fuccccckkkkkk like 3 times," Caroline Newberry said.
Salvador Hernandez
People Are Being Arrested For Arson, But No, They're Not Antifa
As authorities on the West Coast battle ferocious wildfires, they're also having to contend with unfounded conspiracy theories tying the blazes not to climate change, but left-wing agitators.
Julia Reinstein
Six Average People Shared What They’ve Lost This Year Due To The Coronavirus
To mark six months since the pandemic was officially declared, BuzzFeed News has published The Lost Year series: a collection of six profiles of six people from six age groups across the US to see what toll the coronavirus has taken on their lives.
David Mack
YouTube Is Demonetizing Popular Frat Channel Nelk Boys For Encouraging People To Ignore COVID Safety
Illinois State University, where the YouTubers last visited to throw huge parties, is also investigating the matter.
Tanya Chen
GOP Senate Nominee Jason Lewis Founded A Social Network Where People Promoted A Pro-Hitler Documentary
Galt let its community decide what was most important to them. This is what they chose.
Jane Lytvynenko
People Are Calling Out This TikTok Trend For Body-Shaming
A filter that was accidentally released in the UK is known as the "chubby face" effect.
Lauren Strapagiel
There's A TikTok Trend Where People Show How To Protect Someone's Drink From Getting Spiked
"I wanted to remind people that it’s not just a funny trend, that it’s an actual serious issue with dangerous consequences."
Ikran Dahir
