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May 24 2023
News
A year after Uvalde: What’s changed in school safety and why some still feel powerless
Liz Mulroney felt like it was 1999 all over again. A gunman had killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde. The North Texas teacher had flashbacks to watching teenagers jumping out of windows on TV during the Columbine High School massacre in Colorado, where two gunmen killed 13 people. As an English teacher who has taught in Colorado and Texas, Mulroney says her career has been “colored by
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May 23 2023
News
Nebraska Teen Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Self-Managed Abortion
A Nebraska teenager took a plea deal Monday in a case involving her alleged self-managed abortion with pills from last year. Celeste Burgess, 18, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of concealing or abandoning a dead body; in exchange for the plea, prosecutors dropped two misdemeanor charges of concealing the death of another person and false reporting. Madison County prosecutors claim that, in
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May 23 2023
News
16-year-old mother charged with murder after two infants found in garbage
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A 16-year-old Cleveland girl has been charged with murder after her two infants were found dead in the garbage Saturday, records show. The babies were found about 7:20 p.m. in the 2800 block of Ludlow Road in the city’s Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood, police said. Police arrested the teenager Monday, and she appeared in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court on Tuesday morning for her
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May 18 2023
News
Two students dead, one hospitalized in suspected drug overdoses at Tennessee high school
State and local law enforcement in Tennessee are investigating after two teenagers were found dead of a suspected drug overdose at a high school this week. A third teen was also taken to a hospital in critical condition during the incident at Fayette-Ware High School in Somerville, a town of less than 3,500 people about 50 miles northeast of Memphis, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office
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May 23 2023
News
U.S. Surgeon General Says Social Media’s Impact on Teens Is “Deeply Concerning”
The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, issued the first-ever advisory on social media use and the impact it has on young people's mental health. The report, released on May 23, says that 95% of teenagers use social media regularly, adding that there is not enough evidence “to determine if social media use is sufficiently safe for them.” While the advisory acknowledges some benefits of
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May 23 2023
News
Man Killed Moments After Helping Ducks Safely Cross A Road
A father-of-two was killed in Rocklin, California, just after he helped a family of ducks safely cross an intersection. Casey Rivara was returning to his vehicle following his good deed Thursday when he was fatally struck by another vehicle being driven by a teenage motorist, Rocklin Police said in a statement. “The driver remained at the scene” and “emergency first responders arrived to
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May 17 2023
News
'Heartbreaking': 17-year-old killed at DC high school in 3rd shooting of child this week
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday said officials must "act urgently" to combat crime in the nation's capital after a 17-year-old was fatally shot in a high school parking lot while class was still in session, according to police -- the third shooting involving a child in the District since Sunday. The teenager, who has not been publicly identified, died following a
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Mar 15 2023
Opinion
Critics Lose Their Mind as Arkansas Makes It a Bit Easier for Teens To Work
Last week, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill making it a bit easier for teenagers to enjoy gainful employment. Predictably, the usual suspects piled on, accusing state lawmakers of sacrificing children to Mammon. But in the midst of a national labor crunch, Arkansas is hardly alone in contemplating loosened restraints on teenage workers. The move might not only fill jobs, it
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May 22 2023
News
Grenade Kills Father, 2 Teens Hurt
Here are the stories trending across Illinois on Monday night. A family had been going through a grandfather's belongings when they found a hand grenade, according to police. The man was killed and his teenage son and daughter were wounded by shrapnel. >>>Read More. A stray bullet also struck the restaurant’s window, causing diners to hit the floor or flee the restaurant, believing it
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May 22 2023
News
2 Arkansas teens killed after being struck by train while walking on tracks
2 Arkansas teens killed after being struck by train while walking on tracks CABOT, Ark. (AP) — Two teenagers have died after being struck by a train while walking on the tracks near a park in a central Arkansas town. Liam Harrison and Charlie Elliott, both 16, died in Cabot on Saturday evening, police told local news outlets. Officers said they found one of the dead teens laying on the side of
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