A transgender teen in Massachusetts says other high schoolers beat him at a party

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A transgender teenager from Massachusetts is recovering after allegedly being punched, kicked and stomped upon by other high schoolers at a party. Sixteen-year-old Jayden Tkaczyk said he was at an outdoor party Friday night in Gloucester when as many as a...

US Open: Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia and other tennis players say cyberbullying is still a problem

NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, drew attention Wednesday to the ever-present problem of cyberbullying in tennis, particularly by people who bet on matches, after her first-round loss at the Grand Slam tournament. Other players echoed...

Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says ridicule of her Olympic performance has been 'devastating'

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn said the backlash to her much-ridiculed Olympic performance has been “devastating,” adding Thursday that she took the competition seriously and gave her best effort. The 36-year-old b-girl known as Raygun said in a video posted to...

Yseult hits Olympic stage as closing ceremony performer, shining light on music and modeling career

PARIS (AP) — Yseult had two goals when she appeared on stage as the final act for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday: Turn the world’s biggest spotlight into her megaphone and shine a light on France while boosting her music and modeling career in the U.S. and around the...

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif urges people to 'refrain from bullying all athletes' because it has 'massive effects'

PARIS (AP) — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif urges people to 'refrain from bullying all athletes' because it has 'massive effects.'

Wimbledon is monitoring social media to try to protect players from cyberbullying

LONDON (AP) — The All England Club is monitoring social media to try to help protect players at Wimbledon from cyberbullying for the first time this year. “This is not something you’ll see in the public domain at all. You won't see us shout about it. But effectively, we are...

Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her colleague's bag

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague's bag, after he caught her doing it on video. State Rep. Mary Morrissey publicly apologized to state Rep. Jim Carroll, colleagues and the citizens...