Essena O'Neill, an Australian Internet star with more than 700,000 followers on Instagram and 260,000 subscribers on YouTube, announced that she was chucking her celebrity for a more real life. "I spent five...

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ABC Family is changing its name to Freeform. "This is an evolution for our company that has been going on for a long time," said ABC Family President Tom Ascheim. Some would argue the name change is overdue. ...

News outlets are reporting on a disturbing new Internet trend: Videos showing teens dousing themselves with lighter fluid or another flame accelerant, then setting themselves on fire before putting out the fire...

Fed up with twerking and grinding, Maine's Gorham High School has put the kibosh on most school dances—with the principal blaming MTV and VH1 for the upsurge in dirty dancing. "It's really almost simul...

What scares people? Quite a bit, according to a survey conducted by Chapman University. Corruption topped the list of what people are terrified of, with 58 percent of those polled admitting to being afraid or v...

Indoor-loving, screen-worshiping teens may roll their eyes at the concern that they're not getting enough time in nature. "Sure, being outdoors might offer some benefits," they'll say, "but at least our ski...

Teens—at least teens in Canada—aren't spending nearly the time outdoors that their parents did. In fact, youth between the ages of 12 and 17 spend an average of less than eight hours a week engaged ...

Experts have debated for decades how best to keep kids from abusing alcohol, with some insisting it's better to allow teens to drink in moderation at home. This camps claims that allowing teens to consume alcoh...

In an effort to give users a little more flexibility with how they respond to their friends' missives, Facebook is testing a small set of emojis. Users will be able to choose from six additional options, in add...