NASH, Texas—Authorities in east Texas have jailed an 18-year-old man on capital murder charges in the shootings of his parents, sister and brother. Police in the small town of Nash say officers responding to a report that a man had harmed his family and was threatening to kill himself on Tuesday found Cesar Olalde barricaded…
East Texas Teenager Charged With Murder in Killings of Parents and Siblings
Teenager Killed After Storm Sweeps Through Florida Panhandle
Tallahassee, Fla.—A 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle was killed when a tree fell on the vehicle she was in during a fierce storm that saw wind speeds reach 80 mph, authorities said. The girl was killed and the vehicle’s driver was hospitalized Friday after the storms swept through the Tallahassee area, according to the…
5th Teenager Pleads Guilty in Shooting Near Iowa School
DES MOINES, Iowa—Another teenager accused in a fatal shooting near an Iowa high school has admitted to the crime, marking the fifth guilty plea among the 10 people charged. Daniel Hernandez, 18, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and two counts of willful injury, the Des Moines Register reported. He had previously been charged with…
US Diplomat’s Wife Will Not Return to UK for Sentencing Over Fatal Car Crash
LONDON—Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, will not return to Britain for sentencing this week after admitting causing the death of a teenager by driving carelessly in England three years ago, a British court has said. Harry Dunn, 19, died in August 2019 after his motorcycle was hit by a car driven on…
Fatal Crash, Gunfire Interrupt Teenager’s Funeral Procession
AKRON, Ohio—At least two cars crashed during a funeral procession for a teen who died of a suspected drug overdose, killing a 12-year-old boy and critically injuring his 6-year-old brother, police in Ohio said. Two episodes of gunfire followed the crash, wounding at least one person. A marked police cruiser was leading the procession through…
How This Teenager Turned Her Childhood Hobby Into a Global Business
By Carly Okyle When Bella Weems was 14 years old, she wanted a car—despite the fact it would be two years before she could legally drive it. Many of her friends were older, and they were passing their driving tests. Moreover, a friend had let Bella drive a very old white, stick-shift truck on some land…
This Teen Paid for College by Selling on Etsy. Here Are 5 Ways She Did It.
By Carly Okyle LeiLei Secor, 19 in 2015, lives in upstate New York but goes to college at the University of Virginia, which means she’s paying out-of-state tuition. Even with a scholarship, the cost of her education is high—around $40,000 a year. Though she hasn’t declared a major yet, she plans to apply to the school’s business program….
Judge Says UK Schoolboy Terrorist Is Not ‘Dangerous’
A judge has decided against sending a 14-year-old boy—thought to be one of the youngest people in Britain to become a convicted terrorist—to prison, saying he was not “dangerous” in the legal sense. The court heard he expressed racist and far-right opinions online, and hinted about carrying out a school shooting, as well as writing…
Children Brainwashed by TikTok, Taiwanese Teacher Sounds Alarm
Students are addicted to TikTok, a Chinese mobile video app, and a variety of anxiety-inducing phenomena are emerging, according to a teacher in Taiwan who recently called out parents to raise serious concerns about what’s happening. Lin Yichen, a teacher at Taiwan’s Changhua County elementary school, posted an article on March 16 on Facebook titled “Once…
Taiwanese Teacher Sounds Alarm About Children Being Addicted to TikTok
Students are addicted to TikTok, a Chinese mobile video app, and a variety of anxiety-inducing phenomena are emerging, according to a teacher in Taiwan who recently called out parents to raise serious concerns about what’s happening. Lin Yichen, a teacher at Taiwan’s Changhua County elementary school, posted an article on March 16 on Facebook titled “Once…
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