With schools out early, 'mayhem' breaks out at mall in Queens
Hundreds of teenagers filled Queens Center on Friday. Some teens got disorderly and created "mayhem." Police responded and cleared them out.
Suspected norovirus outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools
Colorado school districts closed 46 schools over a possible outbreak of norovirus.
Turning students into skilled technicians at Lincoln Tech
Lincoln Tech is a vocational institute that focuses on turning students into skilled technicians to help close the skills gap that many companies are facing.
Syracuse U. says report of white supremacist manifesto likely a hoax
Reports that a white supremacist manifesto was sent to some Syracuse University students’ cellphones was likely a hoax, according to the school.
Protesters show up in force to counter Ann Coulter speaking engagement at UC Berkeley
A large protest at UC Berkeley's campus grew to several hundred people Wednesday night ahead of a speaking engagement by conservative commentator Ann Coulter.
Leftover fabric finds a new use instead of ending up in landfill
Designers such as Marc Jacobs, Oscar De La Renta, Express, J. Crew and others produce hundreds of thousands of pounds of fabric that normally just gets dumped in a landfill. But a New York City nonprofit has found a way to take that unwanted fabric and give it new life.
USC sorority president wants opioid overdose antidote Narcan available for members
Taking what she sees as a potentially life-saving step in the aftermath of nine recent USC student deaths -- some of which are suspected of being drug overdoses -- the president of a university sorority said she hopes to make the overdose-reversal drug Narcan available to her members.
Group of teens accused of boarding school bus, attacking elementary students inside, officials say
The reported incident happened just outside of Atlanta, sending one elementary student to the hospital, according to local news outlets.
College students turn to ‘adulting’ classes for life skills
Many students entering college haven’t mastered basic life skills such as changing a tire or balancing a checkbook, so some universities are responding with noncredit workshops sometimes called “Adulting 101.”
Two young students killed by 16-year-old gunman in Saugus High School shooting identified
The coroner on Friday released the identities of the two students killed when a 16-year-old gunman opened fire on a high school campus in Santa Clarita.
Syracuse University suspends fraternity; shuts down fraternity social activities over racial slur
An African American student at Syracuse University reported being called a racial slur over the weekend, prompting the college to suspend a fraternity Sunday and shut down social activities for all other fraternities for the rest of the semester pending an investigation.
Yale student fighting to have ICE-detained mother released
A Yale University graduate student is constantly watching his phone as he waits for news on his mother, who is detained and could be deported to Honduras, a country where he says she won’t get the medical treatment she needs as a survivor of stage-four cancer.
School district offer birth control to high schoolers
A Massachusetts school district has voted to provide free birth control products and emergency contraception to students who ask to battle a high teen pregnancy rate and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
Beloved coach reassigned
An upset crowd filled New Rochelle's Board of Education office demanding answers as to why beloved high school football coach Lou DiRienzo was abruptly stripped of those duties and reassigned Wednesday. Reported by Antwan Lewis
Poll: Many youths say high school diploma is enough
Although most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success.
Some college graduates would give up coffee, shave head, spend week in jail to erase student loan debt, survey finds
A majority of college graduates with student loans said they would shave their head if the debt could be erased, according to a new survey, and some others said they would consider giving up coffee and even spending a week in jail.
Steve Lacy at the Rockit Live fundraiser
FOX 5's Steve Lacy is on the advisory board of the Rockit Live Foundation. He was honored to be a part of a fundraiser for the nonprofit held at Brookdale Community College. Rockit Liveit teaches kids to develop their musical skills. The talented students didn't have to look far for inspiration: Steven and Maureen Van Zandt, Eddie Brigati, Carmine Appice, and Mark Weiss helped kick off the fundraising campaign to build a permanent new performance space at Brookdale.
Master in Weed? You can do that at this university
For those who ever dreamed of earning a master's degree in marijuana, now is the time to try.
Neural images show no difference in math skills between genders, researchers say
A research team at Carnegie Mellon University found new evidence that there exists no difference in brain function or math ability between genders.
Families protest outside a school they say is making people sick
Instead of going to school on Thursday, some students and their parents staged a so-called sickout outside to voice concerns about environmental hazards at Northport Middle School.