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JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- The 16-year-old suspect caught on video shoving a senior down the stairs of her church in Queens during a violent mugging is now being charged with robbing and assaulting her. The teen was taken to the hospital after he took off his shirt off in the precinct holding cell and wrapped it around his neck. Police say he was taken to the hospital for evaluation, and once he is released, he will be arraigned. Despite being arraigned as an adult, the Queens District Attorneys Office says they will not be identifying the 16-year-old because of his...

Michelle Obama knows how to #BeBest. The former first lady came to the defense of climate activist Greta Thunberg’s on Twitter TWTR, +0.66% Thursday, after President Trump mocked the 16-year-old for being named Time’s Person of the Year. Trump had tweeted, “So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!” (snip) So former first lady Obama tweeted a message of support to Thunberg on Thursday night, writing: “Don’t let anyone dim your light. Like the girls I’ve met in Vietnam and all over the world,...

A 16-year-old Harvey boy accused of shooting a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputy early Sunday morning (May 6) during a traffic stop has been booked with attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. The teen has also been booked with possession of a firearm by a juvenile, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of a stolen license plate, said Glen T. Boyd, spokesman for the sheriff's office. The department is not identifying the teen because of his age.The alleged shooter's passenger, Derek Lightell, 18, was also arrested and booked with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a stolen...

The young people who have come forward to call for gun control in the wake of the mass shooting at their high school in Parkland, Fla., are challenging the tiresome stereotype of American kids as indolent narcissists whose brains have been addled by smartphones. They offer an inspiring example of thoughtful, eloquent protest. Unfortunately, when it comes to electing lawmakers whose decisions about gun control and other issues affect their lives, these high schoolers lack any real power. This needs to change: The federal voting age in the United States should be lowered from 18 to 16. Skeptics will no...

LA GRANGE, Texas (KXAN) – The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, with the help of the Texas Rangers, are investigating a murder in La Grange. Randy Noviskie, Chief Deputy with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, said a 16-year-old boy allegedly killed a woman on Truesdale Road on Monday just before 10 a.m. After the murder, the teenager left the scene in the victim’s car but he was arrested a few hours later in Smithville. According to authorities, the teenager ran away from a juvenile detention facility last week and since then he had been involved in an auto theft spree in...

Freddi Newman, 16, of Plantation, was in the crowd Friday when President Barack Obama visited Coral Reef High School in southwest Miami-Dade County. The mostly student audience of 1,650 at the "mega magnet" school in the Richmond Heights community roared with excitement for the president.

Taylor Wilson has met with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Taylor Wilson has a website called “Taylor’s Nuke Site.” Taylor Wilson is only 16 years old, and for at least six years — since he built his first bomb out of a pill bottle at age 10 — Wilson has been working with radioactive materials. Last month, Mental Floss — a magazine and blogsite for science junkies — (via CNN) named Wilson its Mad Scientist of the Month and has the prodigy’s amazing — and at times slightly disturbing –story. Here are a few interesting snip-its about this “Fusioneer:”...

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) - A teenager charged with killing his mother by stabbing her 111 times waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Christopher Dankovich, 16, did not speak during his brief court appearance other than to acknowledge that he had agreed to waive the hearing. Judge Nancy Carniak did not set a date for arraignment, but it is expected to take place later this month. Lawyers for both sides said they were negotiating a possible plea deal.

Arrest Made In Greensboro Bomb Threats 33 minutes ago WXII ThePiedmontChannel.com Police in Greensboro said Wednesday that a 16-year-old has been arrested in connection with a series of recent bomb threats. Tony Wayne Moore was arrested late Tuesday night at a residence on Cranbrook Street, police said. He is charged with 20 felony counts of making false reports concerning a destructive device, according to authorities. More than 50 bomb threats have been called in to various businesses and government buildings since March 24. Police said the bomb threats are not terrorist related. "We did look at this and found no...

Amnesty International Outraged at Execution of a 16 Year Old Girl! Public Statement Amnesty International today expressed its outrage at the reported execution of a girl who is believed to be 16 years old, Ateqeh Rajabi, in Neka in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran, on 15 August, for "acts incompatible with chastity" (amal-e manafe-ye 'ofat). Ateqeh Rajabi was reportedly publicly hanged on a street in the city centre of Neka. Amnesty International is alarmed that this execution was carried out despite reports that Ateqeh Rajabi was not believed to be mentally competent, and that she reportedly did not have...

A 16-year-old Milwaukee boy was gunned down while singing outside his south side home, police said Monday. Tony Mercado died outside his home in the 1900 block of S. 28th St., police said. No one was arrested in connection with the shooting Sunday, but police say they believe the youth knew his killers. About 9:30 p.m., Mercado and a relative were sitting on the curb outside their home when a group of males on bicycles approached him, the relative said. Mercado was singing in the street, something he did frequently, she said. The group tried to pick a fight with...