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Zendaya has shared a disclaimer before Sunday’s premiere of the HBO show Euphoria. The actress took to Instagram to give her fans a gentle reminder, writing that the show “is for mature audiences. It’s a raw and honest portrait of addiction, anxiety, and the difficulties of navigating life today. There are scenes that are graphic, […]
Nas and Will Smith are among the initial investors in a new app that will aim to teach teenagers financial literacy. The start-up company Step is developing an app that will give teens access to bank accounts with no minimum balance, no fees, and advice on how to manage their money. The app will integrate […]
According to local reports, 18-year-old Lateo Garrett was shot and killed on Saturday night after an unknown gunman tried to rob him of his Cartier sunglasses at a gas station on Detroit’s east side. Lateo had been at the gas station with his brother to get something to drink when a man approached him and grabbed for his […]
An Alabama teen who died by suicide after being bullied for being gay is being remembered as a positive force in his community. Meanwhile, a regional sheriff’s deputy is now on leave after using news of the tragic death to publicly spew homophobia. Nigel Shelby died by suicide on April 18 at 15 years old, […]
A new challenge among teenagers is going viral, rivaling last year’s Tide pod epidemic in stupidity. The Arizona Republic reports the “shell on” challenge to be the latest craze among Snapchat users. Kids simply dare their friends to eat food, but the catch is the packaging (or shell) has to stay on while they munch it. The word “shell” is […]
A jury has acquitted police officer Michael Rosfeld, who shot and killed unarmed black 17-year-old Antwon Rose II outside Pittsburgh, the Associated Press reports. The decision was handed down on Friday, after the jury deliberated for less than four hours. The shooting and investigation triggered protests in the city, as crowds challenged the police department’s […]
The family of 16-year-old Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann is suing the Washington Post for $250 million, Reuters reports. Sandmann, the Kentucky teen who was filmed facing off with Native American activist Nathan Phillips during the Indigenous Peoples March and coinciding anti-abortion March for Life at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., is claiming the publication engaged in defamation and “targeted […]
Surviving R. Kelly has reignited the conversation about sexual abuse and statutory rape within music. The six-part docu-series premiered Thursday night on Lifetime and garnered a great deal of attention on social media, with many users pointing to other instances in which musicians allegedly preyed on young girls. Shortly after the series’ first two installments aired, a Twitter […]
USA Today reports that a stampede at a rap concert in Italy has left 59 people injured and six dead. Rapper Sfera Ebbasta was scheduled to perform at the Lanterna Azzurna nightclub on Saturday, but the show was canceled when someone sprayed an irritant, causing panic. A video broadcast showed teens rushing out of the venue and […]
After pleading guilty to murder, a Colorado man was sentenced to 48 years in prison for killing 19-year-old Natalie Bollinger, according to Broomfield News. Joseph Lopez, 23, was charged with first-degree murder on Feb. 8, following Bollinger’s death late last year. At the time, Lopez told police he had killed her in response to a […]
