TikTok’s latest viral prank takes generative AI to unsettling new territory. The “AI homeless man” trend involves creating hyperrealistic images of a disheveled stranger lounging around your house, ...

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The young wildlife conservationist says while he's still single, he wonders if he'll end up with an American, like his dad and sister Yes, for anyone wondering, Robert Irwin is still single — and the ...

Kids are also using tech to prank their parents in other, more harmless ways. Like the “watch my egg” prank, where you text your parents (or friends) an egg emoji and ask them to “watch” it for you.

I happened upon a picture of my family taken when I was 10. My older sisters and parents were also in the photo. When I ...

The school board in my small town is notorious for prioritizing cost-cutting over just about anything else. Kids whose parents have the resources to fight for services will probably get them ...

When I saw her across the café, my knees almost gave way. She was older, and her hair was grey, but those unmistakable eyes mirrored mine. The man beside her grabbed her hand so tightly, and when he ...

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"It was really difficult to constantly have parental figures and siblings come and go. The most being 13 kids and four adults ...