Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic ...

Efforts to reconnect Americans face challenges in a lonely time

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

Australia’s Jewish community is defined by Holocaust survivors, Yiddishkeit and immigrants

An attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney has drawn attention to Australia’s distinctive Jewish community.

Harada, Japanese director of award-winning 'Chronicle of My Mother,' dies

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Masato Harada, a Japanese director known for films such as "Chronicle of My Mother" and "Climber's High" ...
Nature

Australia’s world-first social media ban is a ‘natural experiment’ for scientists

Researchers will study the effects of the policy on young people’s mental health, social interactions and political ...
Newsweek

Social Security Issues Update on 2025 Changes

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has outlined a series of upgrades to its services in a letter to Congress, reporting faster payments, shorter wait times and a reduction in its disability ...