The Defense Department has designated its press office a classified space and banned journalists from accessing it to meet with the public affairs officers who have traditionally answered their ...

Bans on teenagers' social media use are gathering pace worldwide. Their proponents claim that social media bans will improve young people's mental health, but what evidence supports these claims? In ...

A student turns in his cell phone as he enters school in Rio de Janeiro. A 2026 study found small academic improvements for students after the city restricted cellphones at school. Credit: AP ...

France’s health ministry has banned a number of popular nicotine-based products including Zyn pouches, and violators of the law could face a nearly half-million-dollar fine and years in jail. The ...

The largest study ever of school cellphone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, ...

Amsterdam, a city known for its tolerance of some drugs and sex work, has become the first capital city in the world to ban meat and fossil fuels from public advertisements. The effort aims to ...

Most states have attempted to curb cellphone use in schools in recent years. Parents and educators hoped decreased usage would improve test scores, boost mental health and help students pay more ...

Cellphone bans got devices out of students’ hands, according to the first large study. But behavior and academics have not improved, at least so far. By Dana Goldstein Banning cellphones was supposed ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Book bans reached near-record levels in 2025, with more than 4,235 titles challenged at U.S. libraries and schools ...

China has banned Meta Platforms’META-0.29%decrease; down pointing triangle acquisition of artificial-intelligence startup Manus on national security grounds and ordered that the $2.5 billion deal be ...

AbbVie is running a new psoriasis campaign based on feedback from real patients about how the condition affects their daily lives. Known as “PSO Done”—with the PSO standing for psoriasis—AbbVie kicked ...

Several countries including the U.K. and France are considering banning social media for children. Social media experts told CNBC that a blanket ban is 'unfair' to young people and ignores the ...