Most Los Gatos teens don’t drink alcohol: survey
Teen drinking survey A survey says that while a majority of teenagers in Los Gatos say they don’t normally drink alcohol, they also believe that the non-imbibers are in the …
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TikTok pushes ‘toxic’ misogynistic videos to teenage boys: study
China-owned TikTok’s algorithms are helping “hateful ideologies and misogynistic tropes” to become “normalized” in schools by flooding teenage boys’ feeds with disturbing negative videos about women, according to the alarming …
House Ethics Committee continues Gaetz investigation
By Paula Reid | CNN The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to an ex-girlfriend who was a key witness in the federal investigation into the …
The slang teenagers use to insult boys
By Terry Ward | CNN Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends. But when she picked him up …
Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas flashes gun at high schoolers advocating for gun reform laws
An Indiana state lawmaker flashed his holstered gun at high schoolers visiting the Statehouse to advocate for gun reform, leaving some of the teenagers feeling unsafe and “threatened,” according to …
Vegas teen, Jesus Ayala, charged with attempted murder months before fatal hit and run
The Las Vegas teen accused of intentionally running over a retired California police chief is now facing new charges of attempted murder connected to a stabbing that happened months before …
Facebook, Instagram limiting more content for teens as regulatory pressure mounts
Meta Platforms said Tuesday it would hide more content from teens on Instagram and Facebook, after regulators around the globe pressed the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on …
Texas man Sebastian Lindsey arrested for cause of fire that left Madison Lewis dead from severely burn injuries
Texas police have filed charges against a man after a teen girl succumbed to burn injuries she received last month. Sebastian Lindsey, 23, is facing manslaughter charges in the death of Madison Lewis, a …
Vital San Jose youth center looks for tech upgrade
At the Washington United Youth Center, there is strength in numbers. As in the number of teens who support each other in the Washington-Guadalupe neighborhood just south of downtown San …
Science doesn’t yet support broad restrictions on teens’ access to social media, experts say
Corinne Purtill | (TNS) Los Angeles Times To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car. …