Two men who carried out a cyber-attack which crippled Transport For London (TfL) when they were teenagers have both been sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall, and Thalha Jubair, 20, from east London, pleaded guilty in June to carrying out the hack in 2024. They were described…
The UK is imposing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. British politicians say they will provide an update on further restrictions like potential curfews and curbing of “addictive” features like infinite scroll and AI chatbots, in July. The BBC spoke to Americans of different ages about the UK ban and…
It was the summer of 2014, at a sleepaway camp for Jewish youth, when Joshua Ryan Raikin first noticed Danit Levey Hetsroni during a morning prayer service. He was 15; she was 14. “I see her, and I see her smile, and it’s the biggest, most beautiful and warm smile,” Raikin said. He mustered the…
Steven Shearer is a quiet man. He’s elusive, too, shy and reclusive. He is difficult to pin down for an interview. And once you have, it is tough to get him talking. Maybe the Canadian artist thinks his work – spanning 40 years and multiple media, including stunning paintings of long-haired teens, collages of appropriated…
(RNS) — That the teenage gunmen in the shooting deaths of three Muslim Americans at the Islamic Center of San Diego shared white supremacy ties and anti-Muslim hate is no surprise to Muslims across the United States. It was the first thing that came to my mind as I looked for more information and worked…
(RNS) — Child orator. Farmhand. Agnostic. Only one of those titles would be commonly guessed to describe the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But a new 420-page book by scholar Lerone Martin reveals those and other little-known pieces of King’s history. In “Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.” — which will be…
Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026 Championship-leading teenager Kimi Antonelli has claimed pole position for the Miami Grand Prix as the race’s start time was brought forward by three hours due to an expected heavy rainstorm. The 19-year-old Italian, the youngest title race leader in Formula One history, resisted a late charge by four-time…
Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A Pennsylvania teenager has died from bacterial meningitis, months before graduating from high school, according to the…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A 19-year-old man has admitted to spraying hen manure across the streets of Ballymena in a bizarre “act of protest” against the town’s…
Shorouk Express The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A teenager was struck by lightning in New York City’s Central Park as severe weather swept across…
