Read more youth stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6997/youth.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:39:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72558/recession-leads-to-uptick-in-teen-runaways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore and more young Americans, including many under 13, have left home or been kicked out as foreclosures, unemployment, and the rising cost of living make conditions in lower-income homes even tougher than usual. Experts and government studies estimate that 1.6 million juveniles leave home each year, though there...http://www.newser.com/story/72558/recession-leads-to-uptick-in-teen-runaways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 9:07:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71949/aussie-sailor-16-starts-world-trip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor under gray skies and slightly choppy conditions today to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world. Jessica Watson's 23,600-mile journey through some of the world's most treacherous waters...http://www.newser.com/story/71949/aussie-sailor-16-starts-world-trip.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 6:45:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70635/youth-magnet-cities-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhere will young people wind up once the recession ends? Some experts give the Wall Street Journal their best guesses: (tie) Washington, DC: Young people see Barack Obama as “America’s coolest boss,” says one panelist. Jobs in and around government abound, including nonprofit work that appeals to service-minded young people.http://www.newser.com/story/70635/youth-magnet-cities-in-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 14:44:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69527/young-adults-will-pay-steep-price-for-health-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYoung adults are the demographic most firmly behind President Obama and health care reform, but they may also end up funding a disproportionate share of it, the Washington Post reports. Requiring young adults to sign up for health insurance is a key part of reform plans, as it will ensure...http://www.newser.com/story/69527/young-adults-will-pay-steep-price-for-health-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 6:22:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68684/teen-unemployment-hits-record-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe teen jobless picture is the bleakest since the government started tracking the statistic 60 years ago, the New York Times reports. The rate hit 25.5% last month, nearly triple the rate among other workers. Analysts say teens are getting squeezed out of the workplace by college graduates, unable...http://www.newser.com/story/68684/teen-unemployment-hits-record-25.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 6:45:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67754/how-to-identify-hipsters-by-what-they-hate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJosh Skolnick was looking for a way to sum up what a hipster is for the Stimulist, and stumbled upon the perfect tool: Stuff Hipsters Hate, a website that "gives the world its most coherent vision yet of what defines these folks.” A sampling: Other hipsters : "To be a true...http://www.newser.com/story/67754/how-to-identify-hipsters-by-what-they-hate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 14:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65849/ferguson-why-our-world-is-so-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCraig Ferguson thinks he’s figured out “why everything sucks.” He traces the decline of human society back to the ‘50s and ‘60s, when advertisers decided to target young people, so that they’d keep buying the same things when they got older. “They didn’t mean any harm by it,” he writes...http://www.newser.com/story/65849/ferguson-why-our-world-is-so-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 17:15:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65143/youths-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-8-year-old-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour boys aged 9 to 14 are being held in connection with the sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix, the Arizona Republic reports. All of the children are Liberian refugees. Police say the boys lured the girl into a shed with chewing gum and “took turns” assaulting her....http://www.newser.com/story/65143/youths-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-8-year-old-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 13:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64177/michelle-our-national-parks-need-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast year, more people visited areas run by the National Parks Service than attended NFL, NBA, MLB, and NASCAR games combined. Still, Timothy Egan writes in the New York Times , the 274 million visits amount to a national crisis. “Our shared outdoor spaces, our attics of history and graveyards of...http://www.newser.com/story/64177/michelle-our-national-parks-need-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 10:12:52 CDT