It seems almost everyone has a smartphone these days, and the younger you are the more likely you will be to have one. Among teens and 20-somethings, old-fashioned flip phones would seem to be about as rare as ...

It's cliché to say the book is always better than the movie, but when it comes to kids, they like to see—and read—for themselves. In February 2012—the month before The Hunger Games mov...

Illegal drug use continues to wane among teens, according to the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Only about 8.8 percent of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 reported using drugs in 2013, accordin...

Rosario, Argentina—hometown of the international soccer star Lionel Messi—is now forbidding parents living in the town to name their babies Messi. Apparently the regional civil register is forbiddin...

In the drive to legalize marijuana cross the country, proponents may want to consider a disturbing new study chronicling the drug's effects among teens. According to the study, conducted by Australia's Natio...

Lots of high school students don't just go to school: They work other jobs, too—be it flipping burgers, babysitting or stocking shelves at the family business. Iit used to be that teens who went to school...

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has been derecognized by the 23 schools in the California State University system. The reason? People who aspire to leadership positions in the Christian Fellowship are requi...

Everything is awesome over at LEGO's Danish headquarters. The European corporation now is known officially as earth's largest toy company. Thanks to The LEGO Movie, LEGO earned $2.03 billion in the first hal...

Yes, a college degree sometimes can cost as much as a private island; but when you crunch the numbers, it's still well worth the investment. According to the New York Fed, it takes about 10 years to recoup t...

E-cigarettes are considered by some to be safer to use than traditional cigarettes, but scientists say that some significant dangers still remain. Research now suggests that using e-cigarettes can make users mo...