Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his boy band days in Dream Street, his solo hit “Beautiful Soul,” writing “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis and an acting career on “Summerland” — is aging like a fine wine on “All’s Well,” his late… Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his … Read more
WASHINGTON — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver. The panda might then suggest a guided breathing exercise, ways to … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — Texas law requiring that minors have parental permission to get birth control does not run afoul of a federally funded pregnancy health program known as Title X, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. President Joe Biden’s administration had argued that Title X preempts the Texas parental consent requirement. But a panel of … Read more
Sourcing the best gifts for teenage girls is often an unexpected challenge. Teens can be super picky (as you once were), and it’s hard to keep up with the ever-changing trends they’re so effortlessly tuned into. Especially with TikTok crazes moving at lightning speed and what feels like a new influencer getting added to their roster every week, how … Read more
PARIS — As French cinema basks in Oscars Academy Awards attention, actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country’s industry. The latest step in the #MeToo movement could come at the French cinema awards … Read more
RICHMOND, Va. — A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the popular video-sharing app TikTok — an idea backed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin — died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Republican Del. Jay Leftwich of Chesapeake, was left in a House of Delegates committee after concerns … Read more
If you were a teenage boy in the early 2000s, there’s a good chance you wore Unilever‘s Axe Body Spray at some point. “The idea that you spray this on and you get the girl is sort of nonsense, really. I mean, they know it, we know it. … So why don’t we just kind … Read more
PARK CITY, Utah — When writer-director Laura Chinn was a teenager in 2005, her mother moved her and her terminally ill brother to Florida. The idea was for him to spend his last days in hospice in peace. Instead, the place was mobbed by protesters and media because, as they’d quickly discover, Terri Schiavo was … Read more
She is scheduled to appear in court on Monday. A 38-year-old woman in the US was charged Friday with criminal sexual conduct after allegedly having sexual contact with two 15-year-old boys. According to the New York Post, Allison Leigh Schardin, a mother of two, was staying at the same hotel in Roseville as a boys’ hockey … Read more
TOKYO — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment mogul are accusing the company behind the scandal, previously known as Johnny’s, of not being sincere in dealing with the victims. Shimon Ishimaru, who represents the victims’ group, said many have not yet received compensation. … Read more
