Many children and teens in the U.S. are addicted to smartphones and laptops, but their parents are oblivious. Yet compulsive ...

A teacher saw the smoking laptop. Police and fire officials arrived at the high school at 9:13 a.m., responding to a fire that forced the entire school to evacuate.

Lexington firefighters raced to Southern Middle School Thursday afternoon when a student attempted to mimic a national trend called the “Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge,” shorting out their ...

Students believed to have set a laptop on fire at their school may have been inspired by a social media challenge. On Thursday, around 10:20 a.m., Centralia police and the Riverside Fire Authority ...

Massachusetts fire officials issued a warning about a social media trend that is sparking concern. The trend suggests inserting a paper clip, pencil lead, or other conductive object into a laptop ...

Fire officials in Massachusetts are warning about the dangers associated with a social media “challenge” that causes laptops to smoke and smolder. Fourteen such incidents have been reported in ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington middle school was evacuated on Thursday after a student attempted the "Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge," a trend that encourages students to short out ...

The viral “Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge” happened at Bryan Station Middle School in Lexington and West Jessamine Middle School in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Elon Musk’s X has sued to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms define and handle problematic posts.

The man behind the most influential progressive account on social media starts his days at 6 a.m. in front of three TV and computer screens, scanning video feeds for the gaffes and confrontations ...

CENTRALIA, Wash. — Students believed to have set a laptop on fire at their school may have been inspired by a social media challenge. On Thursday, around 10:20 a.m., Centralia police and the ...