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Pennsylvania school district cancels actor's speech over his activism and 'lifestyle'

Apr. 18, 2024 19:40 PM EDT

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania school district has canceled an upcoming appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy after district leaders cited concerns about what they described as his activism and “lifestyle.” Pancholy, who is gay, was scheduled...

A 12-year-old suspected of killing a classmate and wounding 2 in Finland told police he was bullied

Apr. 03, 2024 09:59 AM EDT

HELSINKI (AP) — A 12-year-old student suspected of fatally shooting a classmate and wounding two others in Finland told police that he was bullied at school, officials said Wednesday, as a nation shocked by the attack held a day of mourning. The suspect, a sixth grader who...

Investigation finds no bullying before suicide of top historically Black Missouri college leader

Mar. 21, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated after an independent investigation cleared him of claims that he bullied another top administrator before she killed herself this year, university leaders announced Thursday. Lincoln...

Detention of 3 teens over gruesome killing of 13-year-old classmate sparks debate in China

Mar. 19, 2024 01:48 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — In the last recorded moments before the 13-year-old boy's death, surveillance cameras showed him sitting on a scooter, surrounded by three classmates. An hour later, his phone went dead, kicking off a frantic search by relatives. The following day, police in a...

Students walk out of Oklahoma high school where nonbinary student was beaten and later died

Feb. 26, 2024 16:59 PM EST

OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — More than a dozen students walked out of class Monday at an Oklahoma high school where a 16-year-old nonbinary student was beaten inside a restroom earlier this month and died the following day. Students and LGBTQ+ advocates held signs that read “You Are...

Oklahoma police say nonbinary teen's death was not result of injuries from high school fight

Feb. 21, 2024 22:08 PM EST

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 16-year-old Oklahoma high school student who died a day after an altercation in a school restroom that may have been prompted by bullying over gender identity did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight, police said Wednesday. Police in the...

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and others may vanish from TikTok as licensing dispute boils over

Jan. 31, 2024 09:53 AM EST

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. UMG said that it had not agreed to terms of a new...