Do you need loads of Facebook friends to get a job? Maybe, if a new company called Reppify gets its way. Corporate recruiters and HR departments are turning to Reppify to determine how well prospective employee...

More than half of teens are exposed to pornography online, according to a new study from Ireland. Perhaps even more alarming, more than a third of these teens insist online porn is educational. They may, in a t...

Tablet computers and digital readers may be all the rage these days, but when it comes to reading out loud to their kids, parents are shunning these digital doodads in favor of plain ol' paper-and-ink books. Di...

For decades, America has embraced television as a boon companion. We've stuck with it through thick and thin, sickness and health. Alas, the TV has not returned the favor. Television and other avenues of entert...

A college football coach is blaming a recent loss on the release of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3." The coach, Charlie Strong of the University of Louisville, believed the game was becoming a distraction as h...

In the name of safety, schools have banned all manner of items from the playground: guns, knives, medicine—and peanuts. Now in an effort to better safeguard its students and teachers, a school in Toronto ...

One of every 12 teens engages in some form of self-harm, according to a new study published at The Lancet Medical Journal. Scientists say this self-harm, which can manifest in cutting, burning or other forms of...

In our hypersexualized culture, you'd think teens would be having sex—and having babies—at a record pace. According to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teens are givi...

Penn State Scandal Shows Confidence MisplacedGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:On Nov. 9, 2011, Joe Paterno, head coach of the Penn State football team ...

Gabriel Zakuani, a 25-year-old soccer player, has named his newborn son Trendy. "People have asked if his name is because of trending topics on Twitter," he said to London's The Sun. "Maybe it was in the back o...