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Exposing yourself on the street is a crime, but the law is less clear when it happens in the digital realm. Earlier this year, Texas outlawed sending unwanted nude photos to people through dating apps or other digital means, making it a Class C misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500. Now Chang, who has since been elected to...

The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to survey findings released Tuesday. They’re glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as they were four years ago. And often, the survey found, they’re seeing the videos on services such as YouTube that are supposedly off limits to children...

You now must be at least 21 to buy cigarettes in Vermont. A new law that increased the minimum age from 18 went into effect on Sunday. The measure also increases the legal age to 21 for buying electronic cigarettes. According to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Vermont is among 18 states that have raised the minimum age to buy…

Food delivery apps are becoming increasingly popular, even in suburban areas of the U.S. But is convenience worth it if delivery drivers are sampling diners’ dinners? A recent survey conducted by restaurant food supplier US Foods examined consumer and delivery worker “habits and pain points” when it comes to both ordering and delivering meals. The data revealed some unique insight...

Vermont is close to joining a dozen states that have raised the smoking age to 21. The Legislature has passed the bill and the governor expects to sign it pending a review.

Eyeing that can of soda in the supermarket cooler? Or maybe you’re craving a pint of ice cream? A camera could be watching you.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says hunters who submitted a tooth from a deer they killed last year can now see how old that animal was on the department’s website. Hunters were asked to provide a middle incisor tooth from the animal to a reporting station as the state collects biological data on the deer population.

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley has introduced an amendment that would lower the voting age to 16-years-old. The federal election voting age is currently at 18, but Pressley’s amendment would allow teens as young as 16 to cast their ballots in federal elections. In several states, including Massachusetts, teens 16-years-old and older can pre-register to vote.

Today (Monday): Scattered snow showers while damaging wind gusts roar to 70 mph for some. Highs in the 30s.
Overnight Monday Night: Damaging wind gusts until midnight, clearing sky. Lows in the 20s, wind chill around zero.
Tuesday: Blustery but bright. Highs in the 20s, wind chill around 10.

A Wisconsin girl who told investigators she helped stab a classmate was convinced the crime would protect her and her family from a horror character called Slender Man who she thought was real, her attorney told jurors Tuesday.

Some immigrant youth looking to start over in the United States after fleeing abusive homes are seeing their applications for green cards rejected because the Trump administration says they’re too old. A U.S. government program in place since 1990 has let young immigrants subject to abuse, abandonment or neglect by a parent seek a court-appointed guardian and a green card...

With less than three months to go before the midterm elections, Facebook is enforcing strict new requirements on digital political ads. Among other things, they force political ad buyers to verify their identities by receiving mail at a known U.S. address. Facebook credits the system with catching at least one ad from a fake, and possibly Russia-connected, Facebook page that...

Today’s teens have taken to vaping, an alternative to smoking that’s so discreet they can do it without even leaving the classroom.

Where there has been solidarity and safety in numbers in the #MeToo movement, there is now also an increasingly apparent generational divide. And it’s not just among women. Compared to their elders, younger women are seen as generally more willing to speak out about being sexually harassed, and bring a new set of expectations to their sexual relationships. There are...

People participated in women’s marches nationally with a message of taking action. Last year the marchers voiced their discontent. This year, they are pledging to vote, run for office, and elect new politicians in the 2018 midterm elections.

Prosecutors asked a judge Thursday to sentence a girl to 40 years in a mental hospital for stabbing a classmate in an attack she said was done to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Morgan Geyser, now 15, broke down in sobs during her plea hearing as a judge asked her to recount the 2014 stabbing of a classmate...

The second of two Wisconsin girls charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress horror character Slender Man will plead guilty in a deal that will send her to a state mental hospital and bring an end a case that shocked people in part because the attackers were only 12.

A Wisconsin girl who admitted to participating in the stabbing of a classmate to please horror character Slender Man will avoid prison after a jury determined Friday that she was mentally ill at the time of the attack.

“Going in Style” stars Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin and Ann-Margaret, and director Zach Braff, discuss the new film and the challenges of getting older in Hollywood – both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.

Investigators on Wednesday said the discovery of a toddler’s dismembered remains in a Chicago lagoon is “unimaginable” and called for anyone with knowledge on the child’s death to come forward.