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Cheer Squad's TikTok Skit Leads to Probation

This continues a trend of children arrested over social media posts, particularly in Tennessee

(Newser) - Sixteen middle school cheerleaders in rural East Tennessee found themselves in legal trouble after filming a 45-second TikTok reenactment of a school shooting while waiting for practice to start. The clip, posted online in September, featured the girls pretending to be shot and killed, with one issuing a mock...

WNBA Star Laughs Off Fine Over TikTok Video
WNBA Star
Fined Over
TikTok Video
Jul 24, 2025 4:59 PM CDT

WNBA Star Fined Over TikTok Video

Sophie Cunningham mocked league refs, a sore subject for the league this year

(Newser) - It's been a tough year for WNBA referees—as detailed in an ESPN piece last week—and it appears the league is getting touchy about it. Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham tweeted she's been fined $500 for mocking the refs in a TikTok video, reports the Indianapolis Star ...

'Papa Jake' Larson Was a D-Day Hero and TikTok Star

Veteran combined stories about his comrades with warnings about war

(Newser) - "Papa Jake" Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy's bluffs on D-Day as a young man and garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories about World War II and his fallen comrades, has died. He was 102. Larson died Thursday, his granddaughter...

The 'Gen Z Stare' Is Fueling a Generational Feud

This demographic often says it all without saying a word

(Newser) - It didn't take much to start the internet's latest cultural battle: just a blank stare. The New York Times reports that the "Gen Z stare"—a blank, emotionally unreadable expression often seen in social or work settings—has become a viral phenomenon on TikTok, triggering debates...

Cops: Pakistani Father Kills Daughter Over TikTok Account

It's being investigated as an 'honor' killing

(Newser) - Police in Pakistan say a father shot and killed his 16-year-old daughter—because she refused to delete her TikTok account. The teen's death in the city of Rawalpindi is being investigated as a so-called "honor" killing, reports CBS News . Authorities said the girl's family initially tried...

Inside the Exclusive Club for Amazon's Million-Dollar Sellers

Members of this elite group share tactics, trends, and support

(Newser) - A look inside Amazon's exclusive Million Dollar Sellers community reveals the real secret to thriving in e-commerce might just be the power of connection. Joining MDS means joining a club of around 700 Amazon and e-commerce entrepreneurs, each pulling in over $1 million in annual revenue ( CO...

TikTok Agreement Is Close, Trump Says

China will be brought into talks this week, president says

(Newser) - A deal is nearly in place for an American company to acquire the US operations of TikTok, President Trump said, adding that he expects to bring China into the talks this week. Speaking to reporters Friday night on Air Force One, Trump stated that talks with China to approve...

Boy's Death Blamed on 'Blackout Challenge'

GoFundMe launched as family and police warn of online risks

(Newser) - A 12-year-old boy in England has died after reportedly attempting the "blackout challenge," a social media trend that involves self-strangulation . West Yorkshire Police responded to a Friday call about a child in distress, but the boy from Castleford, identified only as Sebastian by loved ones, was later...

After Tension in Paris, Stars Dance It Off

Sabalenka had said she lost the French Open final more than Gauff won it

(Newser) - It didn't take long for Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka to patch up their relationship after this month's French Open final . Now as Wimbledon is about to start, Gauff is hoping everyone else can also forget what the top-ranked Sabalenka said in the wake of her loss to...

Kroger Faces Backlash as Juneteenth Cakes Go Viral

Social media users call out bakery for uninspired holiday treats

(Newser) - Kroger is under fire on social media after a TikTok video showing its Juneteenth cakes in an Atlanta store went viral. The video , posted by user @blaq.monalisa, shows multiple cakes with minimal decoration and generic messages like "Free @ last" and "June 19 free." The...

With TikTok Deadline Nigh, Trump Punts Again

White House plans to grant 90-day extension to work on deal

(Newser) - President Trump plans to give TikTok another extension, delaying a US ban on the app for the third time since taking office. The move comes more than five months after a federal law was supposed to block TikTok unless it separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Trump told reporters...

For Americans, the News Is on Social Media

A majority no longer turn to traditional media outlets for their news

(Newser) - Americans have officially put news websites and TV channels on the backburner, turning instead to social media and video networks like Facebook, X, and YouTube to get their news. Some 54% of people in the US now get their news from social media and video sites, making this the new...

After Viral Video, Teens Charged With Sneaking Into Astrodome

Cops say they were taking photos; a mother of the accused says they never went inside

(Newser) - Three teenagers are accused of breaking into Houston's Astrodome days after a viral TikTok video exposed the abandoned stadium's darkened and dusty interior. "Sneaking into closed old historic buildings is dangerous," Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen says , per the Houston Chronicle . "You are...

At 3am, Teens' TikTok Challenge Ends in Murder

18-year-old shot and killed during 'ding dong ditch' on prom day in Virginia

(Newser) - A late-night TikTok prank in a quiet Virginia suburb turned deadly when an 18-year-old high school senior was shot while filming with friends on prom day. What started as a "ding dong ditch" for social media ended with an arrest for second-degree murder, reports the Washington Post . Michael...

Trump Gives TikTok 75-Day Reprieve
Trump Gives TikTok
75-Day Reprieve
Apr 4, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Trump Gives TikTok 75-Day Reprieve

President wants more time for a buyer to come forward

(Newser) - President Trump on Friday said is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the US for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. Congress had mandated that the platform be divested from China...

Report: Amazon Makes Last-Minute Bid for TikTok

Without a sale, ban could take effect Saturday

(Newser) - With the clock ticking on the deadline for TikTok to acquire new ownership in the US or face a ban, Amazon has put in a last-minute bid, insiders tell outlets including the AP and the New York Times . The Times' sources say Amazon made the offer in a letter to...

Feds: US Airman Pretended to Be 13 on TikTok, Roblox

David Ibarra, 31, is now accused of having 9-year-old Long Island girl send him sexually explicit pics

(Newser) - A US airman has been charged with coercing a 9-year-old girl to share sexually explicit images of herself after he posed as a 13-year-old and chatted with the child on TikTok and the gaming site Roblox. David Ibarra, 31, was arraigned Wednesday in a New York federal court after being...

Don&#39;t Fall Prey to Tempting &#39;Airport Theory&#39;
Don't Fall Prey to
Tempting 'Airport Theory'
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 23, 2025 9:30 AM CDT

Don't Fall Prey to Tempting 'Airport Theory'

TikTok trend tells people to get to airports just 15 minutes before flight; it doesn't always end well

(Newser) - Short on time and looking for an adrenaline rush? You might be curious, then, about the new "airport theory" trend circulating on TikTok, which suggests to airline passengers that they'll be fine getting to the airport just 15 minutes before their flight, not hours beforehand as is usually...

Human Smugglers at the Border Turn to TikTok

Social media is helping them expand their reach to those looking for a way into the US

(Newser) - The videos roll through TikTok in 30-second flashes. Migrants trek in camouflage through desert terrain. Dune buggies roar up to the US-Mexico border barrier. Families with young children pass through gaps in the wall. Laced with emojis, the videos posted by smugglers offer a simple promise: If you don't...

Big Name Joins the Movement to Buy TikTok

Alexis Ohanian signs on with Frank McCourt's Project Liberty, wants 'TikTok: Freedom Edition'

(Newser) - Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined billionaire Frank McCourt's bid to acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser, reports the AP . McCourt's internet advocacy organization, Project Liberty, announced this week that Ohanian, an investor married to tennis star Serena Williams, had joined a consortium called "The People's...

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