Lynn Irby Hill, head of South Orange Middle School, urged families to talk to their about the dangers of the blackout challenge, which children have learned about on social media.

Experts are warning parents about a disturbing trend that’s been making the rounds on social media. It’s called the “Blackout Challenge” or “Fainting Challenge.” It’s been around for ...

A Massachusetts middle school student, Nate Squires, died on Monday after attempting the TikTok blackout challenge, which invites people to intentionally choke themselves until they are unconscious.

The blackout challenge is also sometimes called the choking game or fainting game. It has been around for years but resurfaces at times, thanks to social media. It gained widespread notoriety on ...

Amherst Regional Middle School student Nate Squires was found unresponsive at home Monday after attempting the “blackout challenge,” his family said on a GoFundMe page.

Family members of Nate Squires, a 13-year-old student at Amherst Regional Middle School, are bringing awareness to a viral TikTok challenge they say left the teenager dead. Squires suffered fatal ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A middle school student ended up in a hospital following a dangerous social media trend that has recirculated. “The Blackout Challenge” is a game, sometimes referred to ...

School officials in New Jersey warned parents Wednesday to talk to their kids about the persistent, dangerous and sometimes deadly TikTok “blackout challenge” after an attempt sent a student ...

AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)-- Ethiopian community members will gather outside Children's Hospital on Monday to pray for 12-year-old Joshua Haileyesus.Haileyesus is in critical condition after trying a ...

Lynn Irby Hill, head of South Orange Middle School, urged families to talk to their about the dangers of the blackout challenge, which children have learned about on social media.

A Massachusetts middle school student has died after he attempted the so-called “blackout challenge” on TikTok, his family said. Nate Squires, 13, an eighth-grade student at Amherst Regional ...

A local family is bringing awareness to the dangers of a new social media challenge after their 8-grader died this week after suffering serious injuries.