teens

Authorities say two people killed three teenagers and wounded a fourth in South Carolina’s capital city in an escalation of an old quibble over a burglary.

A 14-year-old student from Worcester, Massachusetts, died on Friday, officials say, and his family says his death was caused by complications from eating an extremely spicy chip that’s the subject of a viral challenge.

Ohio teenager Mackenzie Shirilla may spend the rest of her life behind bars after a judge ruled she intentionally drove 100 mph into a brick building, killing her boyfriend and his friend, in a “mission of death.”

A teenager says her supervisor at Chick-fil-A sent her home for having an “unnatural” hair color: Blond.

The question is: What other public spaces can teens congregate to get away from their tablets and phones — as well as their parents?

After her class at Yale University about happiness went viral, Professor Laurie Santos created a similar one geared to high school teenagers. She explains how it helps them navigate stressors in their lives and what we can all do to become happier.

Among 18 of the country’s largest school districts, 12 started this school year with fewer counselors or psychologists than they had in fall 2019, according to an analysis by Chalkbeat. As a result, many school mental health professionals have caseloads that far exceed recommended limits, according to experts and advocates, and students must wait for urgently needed help.

Experts say the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning Roe v. Wade appears to be sending more teens to their doctors in search of birth control, including long-acting reversible forms like intrauterine devices and implants. Waits for appointments are growing in some areas, Planned Parenthood is getting a flood of questions and doctors report demand even among teens who aren’t...