Endless misspent hours of telephone mischief became a coming-of-age story for generations of teens in the pre-internet age.

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A woman arrives ready for her future in-laws’ supposed 10K Turkey Trot, only to learn the race — and the tradition — never existed Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

A teenage wood shop apprentice in Turkey died after his co-workers inserted a high-pressure air hose up his rectum as a horrific “prank” — the latest incident in which the power tool has killed a ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WDCW) — Virginia police say an incident in which it appeared that a group of people wearing Halloween masks terrorized a family during a burglary attempt was, in fact, a prank. Chief ...

A masked trio being sought in a chilling attempted break-in at a Virginia home this month was family members pulling a prank, according to new information released by police in the case. After more ...

People wearing Halloween masks banged on a family’s door in Alexandria and said they would break in and kill the residents. Police investigated the case as an attempted burglary – and learned ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A viral online trend that turns AI-generated homeless people ...

"This prank dehumanizes the homeless, causes the distressed recipient to panic and wastes police resources," one police department said GMA/YouTube A viral social media trend known as the "AI Homeless ...

The viral TikTok trend has prompted police warnings over safety concerns. A viral trend involving artificially generated images of a "homeless man" has prompted police warnings over safety concerns, ...