This dog named Boo is 6 years old — but in many ways, he’s still very much just an overgrown puppy. He loves nothing more than spending time with his family and making new friends with everyone he ...

Good intentions can turn uncomfortable fast when boundaries aren’t clear. Imagine you met an elderly woman at work and started visiting her out of kindness. But eventually, the calls became constant, ...

Dear Annie: For most of my life, I’ve struggled with feeling isolated. As someone on the autism spectrum, I’ve often found social situations confusing or overwhelming. I longed for connection but wasn ...

“I don’t feel anything,” a woman in her 40s once told me in therapy. No joy. No sadness. Just emptiness. She worked hard, raised her kids and rarely asked for help ‒ but something was always “off.” ...

Who doesn’t love a good cuddle buddy? When it comes to animals, there is nothing cuter. Just take Francis, the senior goat, and his farm dog best friend, for instance. Francis simply cannot get enough ...

Seven dogs, thought to have been used for breeding, have been found dumped in a rural spot in Oxfordshire. Local residents alerted police after finding the dogs abandoned in the countryside in the ...

Dear Annie: For most of my life, I’ve struggled with feeling isolated. As someone on the autism spectrum, I’ve often found social situations confusing or overwhelming. I longed for connection but wasn ...

Buckeye police are trying to figure out what led up to a fiery crash that killed a person in a remote community on Tuesday evening. It happened on Thomas Road, west of Sun Valley Parkway. The crash ...

Search the internet for “male loneliness” and you’ll find articles both parsing this so-called epidemic and others challenging its existence. Regardless of gender, I suspect most people are lonely ...

“I’m a miracle ... because of you,” the woman said. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a Times subscriber to contribute. Log in above or subscribe here. Conversations are ...