Young people have said the social pressure to have a smartphone has made them "almost essential". In February 2024, Ofcom reported that nine out of 10 children owned a mobile phone by the time they ...

John Solomon, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at MacArthur Elementary School, is being investigated for allegedly sharing an illustration of a children’s ankle monitor on a Black child and joking ...

Jack Conte hates the word “influencers.” As the CEO of Patreon, he would rather people call artists “creators” if what they do is build loyal fanbases willing to pay for what they do online. While ...

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some of whom spend hours per day scrolling.

Hilton has spent his entire career as a religious educator. He taught Latter-day Saint seminary and institute classes for 11 years, and joined the BYU religion faculty 14 years ago, where he teaches ...

No matter how much they may love their families, gambling addicts can pose direct financial harm to them. That harm might range from never repaying loans to stealing their spouse’s and children’s ...

Hamas has agreed to some elements of the proposal by President Trump to end the war in Gaza, but it’s not clear if its conditions ultimately would satisfy the White House or Israel.

Common sense might need a bit of a rebrand. Because, as it turns out, it isn’t all that common after all. One Redditor proved this by asking others to share the funniest “how did they not know that?” ...

In her memoir “Articulate,” Rachel Kolb explores her experience growing up deaf, focusing on communication rather than loss.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison after being found guilty on two prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of three sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

The September general membership meeting of the AARP Chapter 4401 was decorated with a patriotic theme and began with the pledge of allegiance and a commemoration of the events of Sept. 11.

The measure would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated readers are used.