A tornado warning and widespread severe weather alert have been issued for the Plains and Midwest, with isolated tornadoes expected to hit several states.

There is the potential for large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes Thursday. Wind gusts could be as high as 70 mph.

Governor Kay Ivey has signed the FOCUS Act into law, prohibiting the use of smartphones and other wireless devices by ...

Some teachers in Alabama are excited about a statewide ban on cellphones in public school classrooms. A local teacher ...

Ohio's Senate just served students a hard do-not-disturb IRL — advancing a bill aimed at unplugging students from cellphones in the classroom.

Georgia’s new education law prohibits use of personal devices in K-8 classrooms, aiming for distraction-free environments.

RiverStone Health kicked off a mobile health care program that began seeing patients this month, called Wellness On Wheels.

Some schools, like the Mobile County Public School System, already ban the use of devices, and have created a way for phones ...

The district is considering a policy to limit student use of personal devices to reduce distractions in class.

One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus in Pleasant Ridge. It happened along Langdon Farm ...

Illinois lawmakers weigh legislation that would put mobile panic buttons in schools and hospitals. If passed, it would become the country’s first panic button mandate in a hospital setting.

Connecting the Unconnected is a monthly column by the Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) that explores how technology can ...