The average American teen is physically active only about 25% of the time. One of the main reasons is the amount of time spent either sitting in class…or sitting on the couch staring at screens. Athina speaks with an Dr. James LaValle to find out more about the importance of teens stepping up their cardio.

In “Make the Grade” this week, Christin reports on languages and how they may influence your career.

Luke has a “Household Hack” that will come in handy when you’ve got to tie up a bundle or even a bandage.

Most people know that smoking is bad for your health. But as Scott reports one of the chemicals in cigarettes makes smoking particularly harmful to us teens.

George tells us why if you have trouble sleeping you may need to say good night to your computer a little earlier.

Katarina’s “misleading Moniker” explains why the name Starfish is less than accurate.

The National Road Safety Foundation has a message to drivers about the importance of sharing the road with pedestrians and bikers.

It was America’s most tragic war. And in this special report, Benjamin takes us to where it all started: Fort Sumter.

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Launching its 23rd year on the air, the Emmy award-winning, weekly half-hour program is seen across the country on more than 160 TV stations and seen around the world on the American Forces Network. In addition, educational TV channels bring TKN to districts with 10,000 schools and some 9-million students.

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TEEN KIDS NEWS
The staff at Teen Kids News has lost a longtime and dear friend this past week.Ernie Anastos was an award-winning newscaster who worked with TKN’s executive producer while they both were at Channel 7 Eyewitness News in New York City.Famous for his always upbeat, positive attitude, viewers not only liked Ernie, they trusted him. His sincerity was real.Over the years, many of us worked with Ernie to create wonderful – and wonderfully creative - TV programs. A truly good person who went out of his way to help others, Ernie was always willing to lend his name and his talent to a worthy cause.When we produced the NY Easter Seal Telethon, Ernie was one of our hosts. Telethons are some of the most difficult TV programs to produce. They run non-stop for hours. And they can be grueling, especially for those who are on-camera for much of that time.Ernie was perfect. He handled the pressures of marathon live television with a smile, humor and good grace.Thanks to his participation, the telethon exceeded its fund-raising goals, enabling Easter Seals to help many more people across the NY metro area. Recently, Ernie invited our anchor, Lylah and our reporter, Ava and our Executive Producer, Alan Weiss, to be guests on his podcast. It was a privilege to work with Ernie Anastos And an honor to have him as a friend.He will be missed.#ernieanastos #positivelyernie ... See MoreSee Less
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