In today’s world, the idea of giving up your smartphone can feel almost unthinkable. These devices have become deeply embedded in nearly every part of modern life. We use them to pay people, order ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Swarms of microbes from female mice have been found to influence brain development in the offspring they give birth to. Mice bred in a germ-free ...

A new Ohio law requires school districts to ban cell phone use by students. But what are the policies for teachers using their phones in school? In Ohio's two-year budget, state lawmakers prohibited ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on Thursday excoriated Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., over his complaints that he was being "jerked around" by his agency, saying ...

The Northshore School District has implemented its new cell phone policy for the 2025-26 school year, aiming to reduce distractions and address behavioral concerns such as cyberbullying and student ...

In case you’re a Verizon customer, you probably noticed that your phone was on SOS today, August 30, 2025. People across the United States — mainly on the East Coast and in parts of California — ...

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If you look at your phone all day long, you might forget to pay attention to your friends and family. Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, finance and ...

If you’ve ever watched a teenager scroll through TikTok with lightning-fast thumbs while ignoring theworld around them, you’ve seen the challenge our schools face today. Cell phones, once a ...

LAWTON, Okla. (KOKH) — The Lawton Public Schools Board of Education, like every school district across the state, had to draft a cell phone policy for this school year. "They approved that we would ...

Washington school districts are cracking down on cell phones in class. The Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) stated in a news release Thursday that 75% of districts ...