DOC NYC, America’s largest festival for documentary films, returns to New York City and streaming for the 17th year, with screenings in Manhattan beginning Wednesday through Nov. 19, and continuing online through Nov. 29. The festival includes more than 115 feature-length documentaries — many making their world, U.S. or New York City premieres — as…
Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted of fatally shooting her neighbor inside his apartment in September 2018, has been released from prison after serving seven years. Guyger, now 38, walked out of prison in Gatesville on Friday morning, just over two weeks since she was granted parole. Guyger shot and killed Botham Jean…
Sneaker company Converse has pulled an ad that was criticized for evoking racist imagery. Shared on Instagram, the image featured K-pop singer Karina wearing a long white skirt and holding a pair of classic Chuck 70 X hi-top sneakers. Online critics said the triangular-shaped skirt resembled a Ku Klux Klan hood, while the way the…
When Cody Turcotte arrived to fight a wildfire scorching homes in Spokane, Washington, last month, there weren’t enough people at the scene to control it. His team of five engines joined just two others that had been battling the blaze alone for hours, as its flames rapidly spread. “You’re getting embers casting down on the…
