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Rookie Smashes NBA's Teen Scoring Record

Cooper Flagg, 19, scored 49 points, most ever by a teenager in the league

(Newser) - As Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg set the NBA record for points by a teenager with 49 on Thursday night in a 123-121 loss to Charlotte, he broke the franchise's rookie-scoring record he shared with Mark Aguirre—whose jersey was retired at halftime. "Mark Aguirre is special. Such a...

Texas Community Mourns Teen Killed in Sledding Crash
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Jan 29, 2026 7:44 AM CST

2nd Teen on Sled Pulled by Jeep Dies

16-year-old girls described as best friends, now 'in heaven together'

(Newser) - A Texas teen placed on life support after a Sunday sledding crash that killed her friend has died from her injuries. Family identified her as 16-year-old cheerleader Grace Brito, best friend of fellow victim 16-year-old Elizabeth Angle. "She was a selfless person who always wanted to make others smile...

TikTok Settles Ahead of Looming Youth Addiction Trial

Meta, YouTube are in the hot seat at trial amid accusations they deliberately harm kids

(Newser) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies—along with Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube—facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A...

Teens Can Say Goodbye to AI Characters on Meta

Instagram owner says access will be denied to minors until 'the updated experience is ready'

(Newser) - Meta is halting teens' access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in an updated blog post on Friday. Meta Platforms Inc., which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the "coming weeks," teens will no longer be able to access AI characters, "...

Snap Avoids First Big Tech Addiction Trial

Company settles suit, leaving Meta, YouTube, TikTok to defend against alleged harms

(Newser) - Snap has avoided the witness stand in the first in a series of trials over alleged social media addiction. The company has struck a deal to resolve a high-stakes lawsuit that claimed its products were intentionally designed to keep teens endlessly engaged, days before the case moved to trial, per...

HHS Cuts Grants to Pediatric Group Amid Clash With RFK Jr.

Slashed funding to American Academy of Pediatrics halts child health, vaccine-related initiatives

(Newser) - Federal health officials have yanked millions in grants from one of their most outspoken critics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics says kids will pay the price. The Department of Health and Human Services this week canceled seven grants to the AAP worth an estimated $18 million, according to documents...

Aussie Under-16s Really Not Happy With Social Media Ban

Two 15-year-olds are taking their right to TikTok, etc., to the nation's highest court

(Newser) - Australia's social media ban for anyone under 16 is facing a high-profile legal challenge from two teenagers, who say the measure tramples their constitutional rights to free communication. The law, which takes effect Dec. 10, requires platforms like Facebook , TikTok, and YouTube to block accounts for anyone under the...

Death of Teen on Carnival Cruise Ship Ruled a Homicide

Stepbrother under investigation after teen found dead under bed

(Newser) - The death of Anna Kepner, the 18-year-old found dead on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month, has been ruled a homicide, the AP reports. Per her death certificate, her cause of death was "mechanical asphyxia," and the certificate notes she "was mechanically asphyxiated by other person(s)....

The Problem With Being a 'Morning Person'
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Nov 23, 2025 9:20 AM CST

The Problem With Being a 'Morning Person'

Liz Krieger writes about missing out on family and friend dynamics

(Newser) - Being a mom of two young kids turned Liz Krieger into a morning person, and even though those kids are not so young anymore—12 and 16—she never shook the habit. The upside is that those early hours "feel sacred," Krieger writes in an Atlantic essay. "...

Denmark: Kids 'Should Not Be Left Alone in a Digital World'

European nation bans social media for anyone under the age of 15

(Newser) - Denmark's government on Friday announced a political agreement to ban access to social media for anyone under the age of 15. The move, led by the nation's Ministry of Digitalization, would set the age limit for access to social media but give some parents, after a specific assessment,...

7-Foot-9-Inch Teen Makes College Basketball History

World's tallest teen, new Florida Gator Olivier Rioux, is now tallest teen to play the NCAA sport

(Newser) - Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him during halftime on Thursday night to get 7-foot-9-inch center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play—and made history in the process—after chants of "We want Ollie!" swept through the O'Connell Center....

OpenAI Slammed With Lawsuits Over 'Dangerous' ChatGPT

Complaints say AI-driven chatbot drove people even without prior mental health issues to suicide

(Newser) - OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions, even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and negligence, per the AP . Filed on behalf of six adults and...

Cops Detain Teen at Gunpoint After AI Doritos Mix-Up

Artificial intelligence system at Baltimore 16-year-old's school thought bag of chips was a gun

(Newser) - A Baltimore teenager was detained at gunpoint by police after an artificial intelligence system used at his school mistook a bag of chips for a firearm, reports the BBC . Taki Allen, 16, described to WMAR a chaotic scene at Kenwood High School in which eight police cars arrived and officers...

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now
High-School Kids
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Oct 19, 2025 5:00 PM CDT

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now

Survey links heavy school AI use to privacy and well-being concerns

(Newser) - High schoolers are falling in love with AI—literally. NPR reports that one in five high school students say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence, according to new data from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Another 42% said they've...

WHO Warns of Jump in Vapers, Especially Teens
WHO: 100M People Now Vape
Oct 6, 2025 4:24 PM CDT

WHO: 100M People Now Vape

Agency says industry is going after young people as use of tobacco products drops

(Newser) - A surge in e-cigarette use is sparking fresh concerns from the World Health Organization about a wave of nicotine addiction—reporting that more than 100 million people worldwide now vape, including at least 15 million teenagers. The agency's warns that young people are getting hooked on nicotine at...

TikTok Search Prompts Expose Teens to Adult Content: Report

Watchdog says algorithms steered minors to explicit material, despite safeguards

(Newser) - A new investigation claims that TikTok's search algorithms have been steering 13-year-old users toward explicit content, even when using the app's "restricted mode," which is designed to filter out inappropriate material, per CNN . The watchdog group Global Witness set up seven accounts in the UK,...

Parents Must Pay $300K After Teens' Soup Prank
Parents Must Pay $300K
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Sep 21, 2025 6:31 AM CDT

Parents Must Pay $300K After Teens' Soup Prank

China's largest hotpot chain had sought damages of more than $3M over drunken stunt

(Newser) - Peeing into a pot of broth at China's largest hotpot chain has landed two teenagers a rather large bill: $309,000. The Shanghai 17-year-olds filmed the drunken February stunt—in which NBC News reports they took turns urinating in a pot in a private dining room at Haidilao...

Teen Babysitting Is Fading Away, and That's a Shame

Both the teens and the kids gain something from the experience, writes Anna North

(Newser) - Babysitting has changed in a big way since Anna North made $5 an hour watching neighborhood kids as a teenager back in the 1990s. Today, it's "become a professionalized job with dedicated apps and a workforce of experienced adults," North writes at Vox . Teens looking to make...

Parents Sue ChatGPT After Teen Son's Death

They say the OpenAI tool coached Adam Raine on how to take his own life

(Newser) - The parents of a 16-year-old California boy who took his own life are blaming ChatGPT for his death, saying the bot coached him on how to do it. Both NBC News and the New York Times report that it's the first such suit filed against ChatGPT maker OpenAI. (Last...

Last Text From NC Teen Who Vanished in Florida: 'Help Me'

Body of Giovanni Pelletier, 18, found in Florida after he vacationed there with family

(Newser) - An 18-year-old from North Carolina whose family says he vanished under "deeply troubling and suspicious circumstances" has been found dead in Florida after vacationing there. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office confirmed on Thursday that a body found Aug. 8 in a retention pond in Bradenton is indeed that...

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