Senior Overcomes Homelessness to Become ValedictorianGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat HappenedGriffin Furlong graduated June 4 from First Coast High School in J...

The U.S. average gamer spent about 6.3 hours every week playing video games in 2013, according to research from Nielsen. That's an increase of about 36 minutes since 2012, and an hour and 12 minutes longer than...

More than half of young teens—those between the ages of 12 and 15—are physically unfit, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, only 42 percent were found to...

For decades, perhaps centuries, super-smart, super-ambitious kids dreamed of going to an eastern Ivy League school for college, particularly Harvard University, the United States' oldest and most prestigious sc...

Administrators at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah, have come under fire for digitally altering students' pictures in the school yearbook—often adding virtual clothes to make students look more mod...

Buyers Find More than Loose Change in Lumpy SofaGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/Disclaimer.What Happened:A few months ago, roommates Lara Russo, Cally Guasti and Reese Werkho...

Move over, Pinterest. There's a new faith-based photo-sharing social network called GodInterest. "For what it's worth, you can still pin your GodInterest items on your immoral Pinterest boards," writes Jezebel'...

Multiplayer online games can be a magnet for crass, bullying behavior. Players, particularly females, frequently are harassed and demeaned. While some believe such behavior is an unavoidable part of competitive...

On April 23, a 31-year-old adventurer named Eric Hill died from injuries he sustained in a paragliding accident. On May 19, Hill—a bright, smiling contestant for ABC's previously taped show "The Bachelore...

Teens don't read very much for fun anymore, according to a new study by Common Sense Media. About 45 percent of 17-year-olds say they only read for pleasure once or twice a year. About 27 percent of those teens...