Parents on Strike - Ben Barnard, 17, and his mother Cat hug as she fetches drinks for German TV media who are waiting outside her Enterprise home. Ben said he wanted to reconcile with his parents who are on strike against their children for being too messy and uncooperative. However, the barrage of media attention has scared him. "The irony is that I am afraid to take the trash out," Ben said.

Autumn Cruz, San Jose State University