This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. John Dewey High School senior Jayla Mallette had an unusual request for her teacher after 9 p.m.

Japanese students are using Minecraft to enjoy their school graduation virtually, in spite of a coronavirus lockdown. Japanese schools have been closed for over two weeks due to COVID-19 and, with the ...

JOHNS ISLAND — A water slide. A green house. An axolotl aquarium, and a second-story food court that sells sizzlin’ lava chicken, a fictional dish from last year’s blockbuster hit A Minecraft Movie.

Minecraft has been the bestselling title in the world for years, inspiring thousands of collaborations and franchises across decades. Now, noted author Monica Sanz has dived into the block-shaped ...