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WHO Reports Increase in Problematic Social Media Use Among Teens

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The World Health Organization issued a warning on Wednesday about a “sharp rise in problematic social media use” among teenagers in Europe, indicating that it is negatively affecting their mental health. The organization’s European division also highlighted that more than one in ten adolescents are at “risk of problematic gaming.” The WHO Europe defined problematic … Read more

Teenagers accused of killing a high school Spanish instructor in Iowa will face adult charges.

A judge has decided that a pair of Iowa teens accused of killing their high school Spanish teacher will be prosecuted as adults when their case is heard in November. Willard Miller, 16, of Fairfield, Iowa, will be prosecuted as an adult in November on a first-degree murder charge in the beating death of 66-year-old … Read more

Teens arrested for crashing stolen Mercedes and injuring five officers

Three teenagers from New Jersey were arrested on Sunday after allegedly crashing a stolen Mercedes-Benz into multiple police cars on Long Island while attempting to elude a traffic stop, leaving five officers with potentially career-ending injuries, according to Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. A loaded 9-millimeter handgun and 15 bullets were found in the … Read more