Today — 7 October 2026Main stream

What to Know About France’s High School Protests

6 October 2026 at 16:18

By: Lynsey Chutel and Zane Irwin

Demonstrations for a better-funded education system have led to blockaded schools, thousands of arrests and a national political reckoning.

Police officers and student protesters facing off outside a school in Paris on Thursday.

Before yesterdayMain stream

Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is That Bad?

3 October 2025 at 09:00

By: Claire Cain Miller and Amy Fan

They’ve become an important way to spend time with peers. But they’ve also become more addictive.

23 September 2025 at 16:27

By: Callie Holtermann

Norma Nazario didn’t understand what had motivated her 15-year-old son to subway surf. Then she found his phone.

Zackery Nazario’s mother, Norma Nazario, holding a portrait of her son.

3 July 2024 at 09:03

By: Michelle Cottle

Those urging Jill Biden to persuade her husband to drop out may misunderstand the nature of their marriage.

25 June 2024 at 09:06

By: Stephen Marche

Our kids’ lingo is not only better than any we used, it’s a useful window into the way they see the world.

1 February 2024 at 10:01

By: Callie Ferguson and Ashley L. Conti

Even as fewer teens are being prosecuted, the state is not providing enough intervention, rehabilitation and other help.

Despite multiple recommendations to overhaul the juvenile justice system, Maine has not come up with a comprehensive plan to fix the crisis.

18 November 2023 at 14:00

By: Darby Saxbe

Large-scale, “light touch” interventions have backfired.