Teenagers are using social media to organize large, spontaneous gatherings known as "takeovers" in public spaces across the nation. While most attendees are not violent, some events have escalated ...

The changes, after Meta’s legal losses in two child safety cases, are aimed at limiting harmful content shown to teenagers on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. By Eli Tan Reporting from San Francisco ...

The mayhem over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago erupted without warning. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. On Sunday, hundreds of ...

Restless and armed with social media, unauthorized groups of teenagers across the country have been gathering for so-called teen takeovers. These loud parties can devolve into violence, exasperating ...

Over 1,000 teenagers stormed a Florida tourist attraction over the weekend in the latest viral teen "takeover," leading to nearly a dozen arrests and landing two police officers in the hospital. The ...

The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report published Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. "A 7% decline is really ...

A large teen gathering in downtown Chicago descended into chaos Wednesday night—prompting a curfew enforcement order and intensifying the debate over how to stop repeat takeovers in the Loop. The ...

Eight hours of sleep used to be the norm, and all-nighters with only a few hours of rest were rare among teenagers. In recent years, however, there has been an alarming decline in sleep duration. It ...

As the mother of a newly minted 13-year-old, I know firsthand that teens have specific and valid skincare concerns, despite all the Sephora-shaming that’s been heaped on them. After all, puberty is ...

Teenagers spend more than an hour on their smartphones during a typical school day, mostly on social media apps, concludes a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Like any good tech founder, Nick Dobroshinsky puts in late nights and early mornings working on his startup. But this particular founder doesn’t have much choice: Between 8 a.m. and 2:55 p.m., he’s in ...

It’s what some media commentators are calling “D-Day.” On December 10, a new law that was passed by the Australian governent last November, titled the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age ...