Organizations to kickoff campaign targeting drug, alcohol abuse by teens in military familiesSeptember 30th, 2009 Campaign targets military teens' alcohol, drug useWASHINGTON — Concerned about drug and alcohol use among teens in military families, three organizations are undertaking an online educational campaign on Wednesday to encourage parents and children to talk about substance abuse. The Partnership for a Drug-Free America, along with the National Military Family Association and the National Association of School Nurses, are providing guidance and scripts online to the parents of military kids about good ways to bring up what the teens are going through.
US suspects North Korea was behind cyber attacksJuly 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US believes North Korea was responsible for a massive cyber attack on government and other websites during the past week, Fox News reported Wednesday. An unnamed US defence official told Fox the attack targeted dozens of websites, including the ones for the US Defence Department and the Department of State.
Teens more safety conscious than previously thought: StudyJune 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An Internet survey has shown that teens may be a bit more safety conscious than previously thought. The survey, released by Cox Communications, and carried out by Harris Interactive, asked 655 13- to 18-year-olds about their online and cell phone behaviour, specifically addressing issues of cyberbullying and sexting.
Chinese web filter could limit free speech: USJune 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States questioned the Chinese government's motives for imposing a new mandatory internet filter on all new computers which it believes could restrict free speech, the US State Department said Monday. US officials from a number of departments met their Chinese counterparts Monday in Beijing to voice their concerns, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
Bus carrying 12 teens, driver crashes in Cascades; several have non-life-threatening injuriesJune 15th, 2009 Several teens reported hurt in Cascades bus crashBLEWETT PASS, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol says a bus carrying 12 teenage passengers and a driver has crashed in the Cascade Range, injuring several people.
Brit school, govt websites hacked to sell Viagra, pornographyJune 15th, 2009 LONDON - Hackers have taken over hundreds of government, school and university websites in Britain, which direct users to pornographic websites, revealed a new research. The researchers pointed out more than 30 school and university websites' domain names, which have been infected with content that could direct children to illicit content on the net.
Mother: Teens on field trip heard several gunshots in Holocaust museum, then evacuatedJune 10th, 2009 Teens in Holocaust museum heard shots, evacuatedWASHINGTON — The mother of a Massachusetts teenager says students on a school trip to the U.S. Holocaust Museum heard several gunshots before they were evacuated from the building.
Fathers tend to tighten clamps on teens' risky sexual behaviourMay 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fathers tend to tighten clamps on adolescents when they engage in risky sexual behaviour, according to a new study. Researchers at Boston College, Universities of Pittsburgh and Harvard who conducted the study, followed more than 3,200 teenagers aged 13 to 18 over a period of four years.
Bristol Palin now says abstinence is a 'realistic' option for teensMay 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol, an 18-year-old unwed mother, says that abstinence is a 'realistic' option for teenagers. Bristol, who is a Teen Ambassador to The Candie's Foundation, did a turnabout on May 6 with her views on teen sex, and told ABC's "Good Morning America" that she wished she had waited to have sex.
Don't SMS whl drvng, it can hv ddly rsltMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Sending text messages while driving can be dangerous, a perception that has now been borne out by the latest study. Twenty-one teens using a driving simulator while sending text messages or searching their MP3s slowed down, wove in and out of their lanes, and, in some cases, ran over pedestrians.
Detroit Free Press, newspaper partnership name top execs with Hunke's move to USA TodayApril 29th, 2009 Detroit Free Press, news partnership get top execsDETROIT — The Detroit Media Partnership and Detroit Free Press have announced their new top executives. Susie Ellwood will become chief executive of the Detroit Media Partnership, which oversees the business operations of the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.
Teens use cannabis for relief, not recreationApril 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A third of teens who smoke cannabis regularly use it as medication, rather than as a means of getting high, claims a new study. Joan Bottorff worked with researchers from the University of British Columbia, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to conduct in-depth interviews with 63 cannabis-using adolescents.
Txtng cn b bd fr ur thmbsApril 12th, 2009 CAPE TOWN - Communicating via text messages could take toll on your thumbs, according to a study. For the study, Safura Karim interviewed 318 of the 320 South African teens at two city high schools who used mxit or similar text message forums on their cellphones.
U2 would prefer to retire while still at topMarch 22nd, 2009 LONDON - U2's drummer Larry Mullen Jr would prefer the band end their journey while they still reign the charts. The 47-year-old, the co-founder of U2, which was originally known as "The Larry Mullen Band" at its inception, said it was inevitable that they go on forever and will have to stop at some point.
Study shows US teenagers as helpful, willing to help parentsFebruary 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US teenagers are perceived as selfish, amoral and in denial mode, compared to their peers from other cultures, but a new study suggests otherwise. The study by the universities of Rochester, Missouri-Columbia and Illinois-Chicago examined how teens and their parents feel about young people's obligations to help each other when requests for help clash with personal desires.
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