(THE CONVERSATION) The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but ...

A middle school student was hospitalized and another was hurt Tuesday after the two engaged in what is known as "the blackout challenge," a dangerous game that involves holding your breath until ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Yokota Middle School officials last week began an effort to stop teens from experimenting with “the choking game” after discovering some students were participating in ...

The news of an 11-year-old Houston boy who was gunned down while fleeing a neighbor’s residence in a game of “ding dong ditch ...