Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities. The bill supported by the Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality aims to pry open information on how short-term residential facilities … Read more

Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities. The bill supported by the Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality aims to pry open information on how short-term residential facilities … Read more

Teen who allegedly shoved NYC grandma, left her with fractured skull after church assault should be in jail: son

A Queens grandmother who was left with a fractured skull after she was shoved down the steps of her church and robbed but has little memory of the attack, said her son — who is calling for the teen thug accused of attacking her to be charged as an adult. “She seems to think she … Read more

Music Review: Jesse McCartney’s ‘All’s Well’ celebrates adult life after teen pop star fame

Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his boy band days in Dream Street, his solo hit “Beautiful Soul,” writing “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis and an acting career on “Summerland” — is aging like a fine wine on “All’s Well,” his late… Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his … Read more

AI chatbots are here to help with your mental health, despite limited evidence they work

WASHINGTON — Download the mental health chatbot Earkick and you’re greeted by a bandana-wearing panda who could easily fit into a kids’ cartoon. Start talking or typing about anxiety and the app generates the kind of comforting, sympathetic statements therapists are trained to deliver. The panda might then suggest a guided breathing exercise, ways to … Read more

French actresses denounce abuse by directors when they were teenagers in new #MeToo step

PARIS — TO BE FILED FRIDAY 0500 GMT – PHOTOS XPAR101-106 ON HOLD AT LONDON PHOTO DESK As French cinema basks in Oscars Academy Awards attention, actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country’s … Read more

House Ethics Committee continues Gaetz investigation

By Paula Reid | CNN The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to an ex-girlfriend who was a key witness in the federal investigation into the Florida lawmaker, according to a source familiar with the ethics probe. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led … Read more

Men who say they were abused by a Japanese boy band producer criticize the company’s response

TOKYO — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment mogul are accusing the company behind the scandal, previously known as Johnny’s, of not being sincere in dealing with the victims. Shimon Ishimaru, who represents the victims’ group, said many have not yet received compensation. … Read more

Alabama can enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, appeals court rules

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama can begin immediately enforcing a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under 19, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, granting the state’s request to stay a preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement of the 2022 law. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had … Read more

Meta to restrict teen content as complaints mount about youth harm

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, attends a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Meta said Tuesday it will limit the type of content that teenagers on Facebook and Instagram are able to see, as the company faces … Read more