French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15
PARIS — French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for…
Social media companies face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial…
Teen admits to fatally shooting 5 in North Carolina in 2022
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting…
Australia’s social media ban for teens, how it’s going
A notification on the Instagram app on a smartphone arranged in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.…
Meta urges Australia to rethink ‘blanket’ social media ban for teens
Australia blocked teens from using social media in December in a new regulation. George Chan | Getty Images…
Netanyahu seeks to calm tensions after ultra-Orthodox boy killed by bus
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and…
Pamela Smart seeks to overturn conviction for having teenager murder her husband
BOSTON — BOSTON (AP) — Pamela Smart, who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of…
Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles ignited fatal bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal…
Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ enter the public domain in 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the…
On to 2050: Life in a shrinking Japan
For 19-year-old Keiichi Yasunaga, the year 2050 lies somewhere beyond the visible horizon — more a hazy idea…
Suspect in stepsister’s cruise death says he doesn’t remember anything, documents say
VIERA, Fla. — A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise…
Belmont e-bike robbery: Two arrested after teens threatened with knife
Officers were able to identify the vehicle’s registration, and searched properties in Belmont and Ōtara yesterday. He said…