Judge Sentences Shoplifters to Car Wash Duty

A Michigan judge is taking a unique approach to combat shoplifting, ordering offenders to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot as part of their community ...

Half the World Has Fallen Victim to Cyberattacks

The Internet can be a dangerous place, and a new global survey is revealing that billions of people have likely been the target of cybercriminals at some ...

Calming Kids this Way Could Backfire

In today’s digital age, it’s become increasingly common for parents to hand their upset child a smartphone or tablet to calm them down. But ...

Parents Ignore Advice on Screen Time for Children

Parents are bombarded with a dizzying list of orders when it comes to screen time and young children: No screens for babies under 18 months. Limit screens ...

Stop Watching Mean People in Videos

Here's the conclusion from a study published in the journal Aggressive Behavior: Watching TV programs about mean people can make you a mean person. ...

Tiktok’s Addictive Algorithm

A study of YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook revealed that American Teens—by a large margin—use YouTube (71%) more than TikTok ...

Man Sentenced for Cattle Theft

Twenty-four-year-old Lionardo Tapia was sentenced to three months of electronic monitoring for stealing over a dozen beef cattle. And while cattle theft ...

Pizza Chain Apologizes for Mocking Beloved Former Mayor

A popular pizza chain known for its snarky ad campaigns has been forced to apologize after a sustained public outcry over its latest special. In early ...

Oops! List of Modern Life Mishaps

Modern life is full of common mishaps such as mistakenly sending a text to the wrong person or confusing a stranger for an acquaintance. In a survey of ...

Is Facebook More Addictive Than Cigarettes?

An article on Vice starts with an intriguing question:

You know the feeling. A sort of internal itch … Wouldn't it be nice to see what my friends ...