1 In 3 Americans Didn't Vote. Should We Force Them To Next Time?

Advocates for compulsory voting in the US are looking for a state to be an electoral guinea pig. They said forcing everyone to vote would fix a lot of problems.

Julia Reinstein

Activists Are Demanding Body Camera Footage Be Released After Omaha Police Fatally Shot A Black Man

Kenneth Jones, 35, was shot by police during a traffic stop.

Adolfo Flores

After Meeting With Trump, Michigan’s Republican Leaders Said They Don't See A Reason Why Biden Isn't The Winner

Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s win in Michigan appear to be stalling out.

Molly Hensley-Clancy

Donald Trump Jr. Tested Positive For COVID-19

"Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result," his spokesperson said in a statement.

Salvador Hernandez

These Are The Most Memorable TikTok Trends Of 2020 So Far

Beyond dance challenges and bops, people do all sorts of fun and funny things on TikTok.

Lauren Strapagiel

Meet The Man Who Went Viral For Saying He Has Never Seen Two Pretty Best Friends

"I ain't never seen two pretty best friends. It's always one of them gotta be ugly."

Ikran Dahir

Midwest Nurses Say Their Hospitals Are On The Verge Of Collapsing — And Leaders Aren’t Listening

For Tammy Tate, a nurse at a Missouri hospital, this wave is like watching a train about to crash, knowing that it could be stopped in time — if people would listen.

Brianna Sacks

Immigrant Children Who Were Denied The Chance To Request Asylum Under An Illegal Rule Are Facing Deportation

"I don't want to spend another Christmas in this detention center."

Adolfo Flores

14 Series To Catch Up On Before The Next Book Comes Out

Goodreads shares some of the most anticipated releases in YA, historical fiction, romance, and science fiction/fantasy series.

Arianna Rebolini

A Family Created A Plastic Shield So They Could Hug Each Other After Their Uncle Died Of COVID

Nichole Thompson captured a gut-wrenching moment between her dad and aunt. " I honestly can’t even watch it again myself because it makes me so emotional," she said of her viral TikTok.

Tanya Chen

Enough With The Lesbian Period Dramas

Movies like Ammonite and Portrait of a Lady on Fire are fine, but the lack of mainstream contemporary lesbian films is actually kind of a problem.

Lauren Strapagiel

Forgive Me, But I Love Magic!!!!!

I know it’s embarrassing, but I love magic and I think it’s time you all got on board. Trust me. It’ll help.

Scaachi Koul

The Mormon Influencer Backlash To "The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City" Is A Fascinating Peek At A Side Of Them We Rarely See

In this week's newsletter: Influencers in Utah rant and argue about whether the Bravo hit is a "real" representation of their religion, and a nudge to everyone else to once again raise alarm bells about the ongoing pandemic.

Tanya Chen

Pfizer Is Submitting The First US Coronavirus Vaccine To The FDA For Emergency Approval

If ized, healthcare workers and vulnerable groups might start getting the two-shot vaccine before the end of the year.

Dan Vergano

Influencer Chunkz Posted A Wholesome Song Against Bullying On Instagram And People Love It

"I had to let my people know / Bullying ain't something I'm letting in my zone."

Ikran Dahir

Joe Biden Is Working With Governors On COVID-19, But There’s Not Much They Can Do Without Trump

The president-elect spoke about coronavirus relief with governors from across the country, including Republicans. The next steps are still hazy.

Nidhi Prakash

Coronavirus Is Surging Across The US So Mike Pence Held A Useless Briefing

With coronavirus cases surging nationwide, experts fear another 150,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 within the next three months.

Dan Vergano

This Comedian Rediscovered Her Old List Of Goals For 2020 And Couldn't Stop Laughing Because, Well, You Know

Robyn Schall told BuzzFeed News how "comically heartbreaking" it was to rediscover the goals she set in December 2019.

David Mack

Trump’s Campaign Dropped Another Lawsuit And Lied About Stopping Detroit From Certifying Votes

Rudy Giuliani on Thursday pushed a conspiracy theory that Democratic officials across multiple cities colluded to rig the election for President-elect Joe Biden.

Zoe Tillman

16 Photos Of Rudy Giuliani In A Hot Room

At a press conference Thursday, Rudy Giuliani was feeling the heat to come up with evidence to support Trump's baseless and unhinged election conspiracies. And we mean that literally. He was quite literally feeling the heat.

David Mack

Airlines Say Flying During COVID-19 Is Safe. The Science Isn’t Quite So Certain.

Your chances of catching the coronavirus on a plane are probably low, studies indicate. But the airline industry, which has funded a chunk of that research, hasn’t always stuck to the science.

Stephanie M. Lee

The CDC Is Now Strongly Recommending You Don't Travel For Thanksgiving

The CDC says people will put their families at risk of contracting COVID-19 by traveling to meet them.

Dan Vergano

Trump Won’t Concede. That’s Bad For American Democracy.

Presidential concession speeches are supposed to unite the country, but we’re not getting that this time around.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud

Managers At A Tyson Pork Plant Placed Bets On How Many Workers Would Get COVID-19, A Lawsuit Alleges

"At least one worker at the facility vomited on the production line and management allowed him to continue working and return to work the next day," the lawsuit alleges.

Salvador Hernandez

An Ohio Wedding Had 83 Guests. More Than A Third, Including The Newlyweds, Got The Coronavirus.

"The first thing I see is... everyone's face. And that's when I realized, wow, nobody's wearing a mask," the bride said.

Amber Jamieson

More Than A Quarter Of A Million People In The US Have Now Died From COVID-19

Despite the rising death toll, simple measures that are effective in reducing the spread of the coronavirus, like wearing a mask, remain politically divisive.

Salvador Hernandez

A QAnon Mom Is Accused Of Killing A Man After She Believed He Was Keeping Her Children From Her

Neely Petrie-Blanchard was arrested in the fatal shooting of a Florida man after she believed he failed to help her regain custody of her children as part of their involvement in a bizarre QAnon and anti-government network.

Tasneem Nashrulla

A College Student Behind A Massively Popular Paint-Mixing TikTok Page Was Fired From Sherwin-Williams

Tony Piloseno even used his wildly successful and viral TikToks as part of a digital marketing pitch to the company to appeal to younger members of Gen Z.

Tanya Chen

ICE Arrested More Than 150 Immigrants In A Nationwide Sweep

The operation targeted immigrants who officials say had promised to leave the US but did not.

Hamed Aleaziz

Arizona's Top Election Official Said She's Getting Violent Threats Due To Trump's Lies

"Words and actions have consequences," said Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs as she discussed threats made against her, her family, and her staff.

Stephanie K. Baer

These Are The Life Lessons An Inmate Said He Learned From Photography

"Art as pure escapism is valuable, but there is a point where it becomes delusion."

Kate Bubacz

The Trump Campaign Is Paying For A Recount In Wisconsin — But Only In Areas With Large Black Populations

Trump’s lawyers are asking for tens of thousands of ballots to be tossed out in a long-shot bid to flip Wisconsin. But even if it succeeds, Joe Biden would still win the election.

Paul McLeod

Schools In New York City Are Shutting Down Again Because Of The Pandemic

With more than 1.1 million students, New York City has the largest school district in the country.

Salvador Hernandez

A Judge Has Blocked The Trump Administration From Turning Back Unaccompanied Children At The Border

Before the pandemic, unaccompanied immigrant children were sent to government-run shelters as they attempted to pursue their asylum cases.

Hamed Aleaziz

11 Pictures Of Princess Diana And Emma Corrin From "The Crown" That Are Honestly Hard To Tell Apart

It's truly uncanny.

Ellie Hall

People Are Making Vaccine Memes About Moderna And Pfizer

2020 has left us resorting to memes about Big Pharma.

Julia Reinstein

"The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City" Is Already Iconic

Did you ever think you’d live to see grown women in couture arguing about leg amputations?

Shannon Keating

46 Books Our Favorite Indie Booksellers Were Grateful For This Year

The fiction, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks, and cultural criticism that got the experts through the year.

Arianna Rebolini

Trump Fired A Top Election Cybersecurity Official Who Repeatedly Rebuked Baseless Claims Of Voting Fraud

The president's tweet announcing the firing of Christopher Krebs was quickly flagged for, again, spreading voting disinformation.

Salvador Hernandez

Chuck Grassley, One Of The Oldest Members Of Congress, Has The Coronavirus

Grassley, 87, is the second oldest US senator and third in line to the presidency.

Stephanie K. Baer