Christmas can be a challenging time for a lot of us. For some, the twinkly lights and tinsel only shine a brighter light on the painful stuff we carry around with us the rest of the year. There’s ...

In Ni De Aquí, Ni De Allá, Jorge takes readers on an unflinching journey through his childhood, his struggles with his identity, his rise in independent cinema, and his lifelong fight to embrace the ...

For nearly a decade, Savannah native Krissy Williams has spent her holiday seasons inside Salvation Army warehouses, sorting toys, organizing food boxes and helping local families through the Empty ...

Betty Ochenrider is first in line again this year with her daughter and a friend at the annual Arlington Food Assistance (AFAC) fundraiser on Feb. 11. Ochenrider is 102-years-old and says she has been ...

EXCLUSIVE: More than 200 children have been killed in school shootings in the U.S. since 1999, according to the nonprofit Brady group. That devastating reality underpins the Academy Award-contending ...

Local health officials are asking the U.S. Navy why they were not warned about elevated radiation levels detected in the city last year. San Francisco Health Officer Dr. Susan Philip said plutonium ...

An empty nest is typically viewed as a moment in time when your child leaves home. In reality, it’s more of a verb—an ongoing process of “empty nesting.” The letting go begins in childhood, ...

Tuberculosis has been detected at a Ventura County school, prompting a public health investigation. Ventura County Public Health received positive test results for the potentially fatal bacterial ...

This month, our twin boys — our only children — will fly the coop and head off to university. For the first time in 19 years, just two of us and our 12-pound Maltese Shih Tzu will be rattling around ...

It’s widely recognized that the crises of loneliness, disconnection, and social fragmentation are touching nearly every aspect of our lives, from personal well-being to public health to democracy ...

Jamie Delaney didn’t know what to expect when she became an empty nester in 2023. She'd left her full-time job as a professor in child psychology 12 years ago to stay home with her two kids. Once her ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say they have uncovered an advanced method for detecting cancer. A new study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery and partly funded by the National ...