WASHINGTON (7News) — Distracted driving is considered a crisis in our country, claiming thousands of lives a year according to federal figures. Now, new technology coming to D.C. this week hopes to ...

In a shocking reversal, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has quietly disclosed that it will stop studying the biological or ...

Kids may no longer be allowed to whip out cellphones to type essays, operate calculators, make videos or text their parents from school starting this school year in some parts of the U.S. These ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story misspelled a location. The correct spelling is Douglas County, Colo. Many educators will tell you that cellphones are a source of serious academic, mental ...

If you are an educator or a parent, it’s hard to look away from the growing trend of smartphone bans in schools. As of this writing, eight states have passed policies banning or restricting cellphone ...

You likely have never heard of Babel Street or Location X, but chances are good that they know a lot about you and anyone else you know who keeps a phone nearby around the clock. Reston, ...

Are cell phones "the new cigarettes"? The idea's been brought up before, but now it appears to be gaining steam. This time, it's Maureen Dowd looking at the dangers of cell phones in The New York ...

AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas bill that would ban K-12 students from using cell phones during school hours has been signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. House Bill 1481, introduced by Rep. Caroline Fairly ...

Networked cell phones running special software may make a cheap and easy-to-deploy counter to sophisticated Russian electronic-warfare tactics, according to an American company working to develop such ...

As we start Fire Prevention Week in North Carolina, the Clayton Fire Department wants to help you stay safe. This year, they're putting some emphasis on educating and warning people about lithium-ion ...