The survey showed that more teens have turned to nicotine pouches in recent years, which are sold under brands such as Zyn and Rogue. The survey found that 1.8% of school-age kids used nicotine pouches in the past 30 days, slightly more than 1.5% who reported using them last year. (Alltucker, USA Today)
Read MoreAs kids head back to school, they’re likely to return home with an alien language you may find befuddling. Words like “rizzler” and “skibidi” are finding a foothold in the lexicon of today’s tweens. Are you fluent enough to survive the back-to-school season? (Medeles, AP News)
Read MoreArea churches have canceled or altered normal Wednesday activities after a shooting at Apalachee High School left four dead and nine others taken to area hospitals with injuries. (Barkley, Baptist Press)
Read MoreBreaking down the percentage of marriages that end in divorce can be tricky as the numbers can vary greatly by state, by religious affiliation, by race, by sexual orientation, by occupation and by the number of times one has been married. (Austin, USA Today)
Read MoreThe falling U.S. birthrate and decisions by more Americans not to have kids are changing society in ways large and small. It is also changing the experience of older age in the U.S. About half of adults ages 50 to 90 were grandparents in 2023, down from 57% in 2018. (Ansberry, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreThe people behind this movement—call it the Heartlandia wave—claim to represent a vast but underserved audience turned off by the dystopian dramas and grim antiheroes that loom large in pop culture. (Jurgensen, The Wall Street Journal)
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