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This Teen Deserves to Be an Emmy Rarity
This Teen Deserves
to Be an Emmy Rarity
OPINION
Jun 12, 2025 11:30 AM CDT

This Teen Deserves to Be an Emmy Rarity

Owen Cooper deserves to win for Adolescence , writes TV critic Glenn Whipp

(Newser) - This year's Emmy nominations come out next month, and the name of 15-year-old Owen Cooper is expected to be among them. At the Los Angeles Times , TV writer Glenn Whipp makes the case that the central character in the Netflix series Adolescence should be more than nominated—he should...

After Viral Video, Teens Charged With Sneaking Into Astrodome

Cops say they were taking photos; a mother of the accused says they never went inside

(Newser) - Three teenagers are accused of breaking into Houston's Astrodome days after a viral TikTok video exposed the abandoned stadium's darkened and dusty interior. "Sneaking into closed old historic buildings is dangerous," Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen says , per the Houston Chronicle . "You are...

After States Eased Gun Laws, Child Gun Deaths Spiked
Easing State Gun Laws
Came With a 'Tradeoff'
NEW STUDY
Jun 10, 2025 2:58 PM CDT

Easing State Gun Laws Came With a 'Tradeoff'

Youth gun deaths spiked in states with more relaxed restrictions, study finds

(Newser) - After a landmark Supreme Court ruling loosened restrictions on gun ownership at the state and local level, a new study finds that states with more relaxed gun laws saw a sharp rise in firearm deaths among children and teens—while those with stricter laws did not. The research, published...

'Teacher of the Year' Charged With Teen-Involved Sex Crimes

Alleged incidents occurred off school property and did not involve her students, police say

(Newser) - An Alabama kindergarten "Teacher of the Year" is facing serious charges after authorities say she lured a teen into a bathroom for a sexual encounter outside school hours, per Fox News . Heather Ozment, who was recently honored by Calera Elementary School, faces charges including first- and second-degree sexual...

Cops: 'Senior Prank' Looked Like Dry Run for Shooting

3 teens identified after weekend break-in at Washington state high school

(Newser) - Authorities have identified three teenagers who allegedly broke into a high school in Washington state in what police initially said may have been a "practice run" for a shooting. The three teens were masked and carrying at least one apparent gun when they broke into Enumclaw High School just...

They Partied at Prom, Stopped for Heroics on Way Home

Teens in upstate New York are lauded for quick thinking after passing by family's garage on fire

(Newser) - There's a lot that parents dread about prom: the drunken escapades, the after-party hanky-panky, the final tab after the dresses, tuxes, limos, and tickets have all been purchased. The parents of one group of teens in upstate New York, however, should have only pride after their kids helped save...

Teen Fighting for Life After Playing Senior Assassin

Texas' Isaac Leal, 17, suffered serious head injury in fall from moving vehicle during water gun game

(Newser) - Weeks from graduation, a Texas teenager is fighting for his life after a lighthearted game of Senior Assassin took a tragic turn. High school seniors commonly take part in a game of chase, where the last one standing wins. In this case, 17-year-old Isaac Leal, a baseball star at South...

Teens Found With 5K Ants in Test Tubes Are Sentenced

Belgium's Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijck can choose between a fine and prison

(Newser) - Two Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants in Kenya were on Wednesday given a choice of paying a fine of $7,700 or serving 12 months in prison—the minimum penalty for the offense—for violating wildlife conservation laws. Magistrate Njeri Thuku said in her ruling that despite the...

2nd Teen Nabbed, Charged Over Jersey Wildfire

This time it's a 17-year-old charged with arson, joining 19-year-old Joseph Kling as a suspect

(Newser) - A second teenager has been charged over the Jones Road Wildfire in New Jersey, which scorched thousands of acres of land and spurred the evacuation of thousands. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office , the unidentified boy, 17, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with aggravated arson,...

Girl, 15, Attacked by Sea Lion During Swim Test

Phoebe Beltran suffered only minor injuries after attack in Long Beach, California

(Newser) - "I've been stung by a sting ray, pinched by crabs, bitten by tiny fish. But a sea lion?" That's the incredulous reaction of 15-year-old Phoebe Beltran after being attacked by the latter over the weekend in Southern California, during her audition to be a junior lifeguard cadet,...

Prosecutors: Killer Teen Lived With Dead Bodies for 2 Weeks

Wisconsin's Nikita Casap, 17, charged with fatally shooting mom, stepdad on Feb. 11

(Newser) - A teenager in Wisconsin shot and killed his mother and stepfather, then went to school the next day like nothing happened, according to prosecutors. The bodies of 35-year-old Tatiana Casap and 51-year-old Donald Mayer were discovered partially decayed in their Waukesha home on Feb. 28 after odd text messages prompted...

Cops: Turning Off Girls' WiFi Almost Proved Fatal for Mom

The knife-wielding teens chased their mother out into the street Sunday in Houston, sheriff says

(Newser) - Three teenage sisters concocted a plan to stab their mother to death because she turned off the WiFi, according to authorities in Texas. The three girls in Houston—ages 14, 15, and 16—grabbed kitchen knives and chased their mother through the family home and out into the street on...

Florida's Idea to Replace Migrant Labor: Child Labor

GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, state Legislature pushing bill to loosen child labor laws, allow overnight shifts

(Newser) - Long before President Trump returned to the White House, Florida began cracking down on companies hiring undocumented immigrants. Now, a new dilemma: Who will take on the lower-paying jobs in the state that those immigrants held? The state Legislature has an idea: loosening labor laws so kids can slip into...

Teen in Hit-and-Run Recording: 'Just Bump Him, Brah'

Cops say driver, 13, killed 63-year-old man in NM, with other young passengers egging him on

(Newser) - A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist in Albuquerque that was captured on video from inside the boy's stolen car, law enforcement said Monday. The teenager, who's believed to have been the driver, and a 15-year-old have been charged with...

Steve Carell Is Taking 800 LA Kids to the Prom

Actor combines with a charity to pony up tickets for students affected by California wildfires

(Newser) - A 62-year-old man taking any sort of interest in a high school prom might seem a little sketchy, but here we have Steve Carell offering to pony up for prom tickets for some 800 kids affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. As NBC News reports, the actor, working with a...

Gang of Bike-Riding Kids Ram Guy's Car, Beat Him

LAPD says 20 to 30 teens attacked driver, the third such incident in recent months

(Newser) - The LAPD is investigating a brutal beating last weekend of a driver confronted by a gang of bike-riding teens. Per a release from the police department, the attack took place Saturday around 5pm in the Carthay section of Los Angeles, where "after a couple of suspects struck and kicked...

Cops: Chicago Teen Killed 6 People in 9 Months

'It's difficult to comprehend how anyone could easily take someone's life'

(Newser) - While most people were hunkered down at home during the early months of the pandemic, one teen went on a killing spree in Chicago, massacring six people within a span of nine months. So said local police and prosecutors on Wednesday in announcing murder charges against Antonio Reyes, now 21,...

Experts: No Caffeine Drinks for Kids, at All

Panel says yes to water and pasteurized milk, no to drinks with caffeine, excess sugar until age 18

(Newser) - Most parents try to get their children to eat at least some nutritious foods as part of their diet, but the beverages they consume may not get as much attention. Now, new guidelines offer two suggestions for what kids and teens should be mainly drinking, and they're on the...

Texas Girl Arrested After Rival's Goat Drops Dead
Texas Girl
Arrested After
Rival's Goat
Drops Dead
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Jan 4, 2025 8:30 AM CST

Texas Girl Arrested After Rival's Goat Drops Dead

Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, is accused of poisoning show animal with pesticide

(Newser) - A Texas teen has been hit with animal cruelty charges after being accused of poisoning a rival's show goat. According to an arrest affidavit, 17-year-old Aubrey Vanlandingham is accused of using a drench gun to force pesticide down the throat of the animal named Willie, reports the Guardian .
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First Mass Shooting of 2025 Comes Quickly

10 teens injured in shooting outside NYC nightclub; 4 suspects sought

(Newser) - The first US mass shooting of 2025 came on New Year's Day, per the Independent . Ten teenagers were injured Wednesday when four people opened fire into a crowd outside a venue in Queens, New York. Shots erupted as about 15 people waited outside the Amazura Concert Hall just after...

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