Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life

LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places

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Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls,

Children are being slammed by this year's flu. Here's what parents can do

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Children are suffering in this year’s flu season, which has arrived earlier and with a difficult strain that has proven

Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time

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It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon.By any name, it refers to Americans’ growing

These influencers are teaching Christianity online – and young people are listening

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ATLANTA (AP) — Millennial and Generation Z Christian influencers are increasingly filling a void in American religion, growing audiences across

Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

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Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of

These influencers are teaching Christianity online — and young people are listening

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ATLANTA (AP) — Millennial and Generation Z Christian influencers are increasingly filling a void in American religion, growing audiences across

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Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh.The quick-fire pattern of

The Royal Family’s 7 biggest highs and lows of 2025

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All being well, the third calendar year of King Charles III’s reign will finish with the usual scheduled programming: a

A midtown Toronto walking tour of ravines, riches and retail

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Walking TorontoWalking Toronto — part of our Toronto the Better project — is a series about discovering the city, one step at