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Missing teen rescued after using hand gestures for distress
A missing teenage girl from North Carolina was rescued in Kentucky after a driver reported seeing her in another car using hand gestures known on social media as signals of distress, authorities said. The 16-year-old was a passenger in a silver Toyota car driven by James Herbert Brick, who was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged […]

Collier County faith leaders push for Holocaust education after teen’s anti-Semitic video
Faith leaders in Collier County were so upset by a teen’s anti-Semitic video that they’re pushing to educate the younger generation to learn from the past. A middle school student on Snapchat spread a derogatory video filled with anti-Semitic rhetoric and a swastika symbol. The video was so upsetting that faith leaders don’t want to […]

Must-see video: Teen shoves bear that swatted family dog in California yard
Hailey Morinico didn’t hesitate when she saw a large bear facing off with her family dogs from the top of a wall in their Southern California backyard. The 17-year-old ran outside and shoved the bear away, then rounded up the dogs and went back inside her house in suburban Bradbury, east of Los Angeles. Home […]

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?
From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird. To others, the Chinese-owned online video service is an unnerving black box that could be sharing information with the Chinese government, facilitating espionage, or just promoting videos and songs some parents […]
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A mother and her five kids were rescued from a roll-over crash. The frightening aftermath was caught on body camera video.

Naples PrideFest event affected by Florida’s Protection of Children Act
The goal for the annual Naples Pride Fest is to build resilience, unity and pride within the community. Getting the event to happen has been a fight for supporters, but there are those who oppose the event too.

Political scientist weighs in on impact of Trump indictment
Former president Trump has been indicted on seven counts in relation to the special counsel classified documents probe while campaigning.