Tag: minors

LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (March 7): 2 Kidnapped Americans Found Dead, 2 Alive; Mexico: 103 Minors Found in Abandoned Trailer

Two of the Americans kidnapped in Northern Mexico have been found dead, and two are still alive — according to the regional governor. And multiple sources report the group of four friends were going there for one of them to have a “tummy tuck” surgery done. In Veracruz, Mexico — over a hundred unaccompanied minors…


NTD News Today (March 7): 2 Kidnapped Americans Found Dead, 2 Alive; Mexico: 103 Minors Found in Abandoned Trailer

Two of the Americans kidnapped in Northern Mexico have been found dead, and two are still alive — according to the regional governor. And multiple sources report the group of four friends were going there for one of them to have a “tummy tuck” surgery done. In Veracruz, Mexico — over a hundred unaccompanied minors…


TikTok Sets 60-Minute Screen Time Limit for Minors

Social media app TikTok, popular among teens, has announced that it will soon limit screen time to 60 minutes a day for any user under the age of 18 in an effort to curb young people’s time on the platform. According to a statement on March 1, “every account” on the short-form video app belonging to a…


Arkansas Bill Seeks to Define Drag Shows as ‘Adult-Oriented Business’

An Arkansas state senator introduced on Jan. 9 a bill seeking to ban drag shows on public property or in areas that can be seen by minors. Senate Bill 43, sponsored by Arkansas state Sen. Gary Stubblefield and Rep. Mary Bentley, adds a “drag performance” to the list of adult-oriented businesses in the state’s code. The local…


New Senate Bill to Give California Minors 12 and Older Vaccine Autonomy

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—California lawmakers introduced a bill on Jan. 20 designed to allow children 12 and older to receive any U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vaccination, including the recent COVID-19 vaccine, without parental consent. The Teen Choose Vaccines Act, or Senate Bill 866, builds on an existing state law that gives autonomy for…


New Bill Would Give California Minors 12 and Older Vaccine Autonomy

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—California lawmakers introduced a bill on Jan. 20 designed to allow children 12 and older to receive any U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vaccination, including the recent COVID-19 vaccine, without parental consent. The Teens Choose Vaccines Act, or Senate Bill 866, builds on an existing state law that gives autonomy for…


Google Allows Photos of Minors to Be Removed From Search

By Entrepreneur Staff Google’s new safety feature allows minors under the age of 18 request that their images be removed from search results. Minors, their parents, their guardians, and their legal representation can all make the requests. This is the help page through which the request process starts. Applicants must supply the URLs of the…


Number of Young Illegal Immigrants in US Custody Grows

The number of immigrant children in U.S. custody grew by over 1,500 in just two days, according to newly released federal data. Just over 18,000 minors who illegally crossed the southern border of the United States without a parent or guardian were in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or the Department of Health…