After taking some serious heat for trying to change the lyrics for a popular Lee Greenwood song, a Massachusetts elementary school has decided its students can sing "God Bless the USA." after all. Initially, ed...

Almost 80 percent of teens try alcohol before they turn 18, according to new research published in the Archives of General Psychiatry—with 10 percent drinking regularly by 13 or 14. Researchers also found...

Weight of Star Stirs Hunger Games ControversyGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:The Hunger Games proved to be a massive hit with fans and critics when it...

Only a quarter of adults between the ages of 18 and 46 believe they'll be able to help their kids go to college, according to a study from Amerprise Financial. That's way down from the 47 percent of the adults ...

About one of every 88 children is autistic, according to a new government study—making the condition about twice as common as it was five years ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate...

Students entering the California university system soon may have the opportunity to tell the world not only about their sex, race and religion but also their sexual preference. One university noted that it's pu...

Mattel will manufacture a bald fashion doll especially designed for girls with cancer. According to the toy company, the doll will be a friend of Barbie's and will include wigs, hats, scarves and other accessor...

About three-quarters of teens text, according to Pew Research Center's Internet and the American Life Project, and they're texting more than ever—sending an average of 60 missives a day. In 2009, the aver...

A New Jersey middle school has done away with hugs—one of a handful that has banned the popular displays of affection. The ban at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School was instituted after "some incidents of uns...

Sometimes, getting a date to prom can be more trouble than it's worth. Just ask Mike Stone. Stone, an 18-year-old senior at Tartan High School In Oakdale, Minn., asked about a dozen girls to go to prom, but all...