Caitlin Hicks, a first-grade teacher at Center Street Elementary in El Segundo, gives a "hug" to student Sid Solomon earlier this month. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) Lying in a fetal ...

"Reach out," the old jingled implored. "Reach out and touch someone." That was the 1980s, and the metaphor of physical touch helped humanize the still-nascent technology of long-distance phone calls.

Social distancing means no hugs. Stay at Home orders means stay at home as often as you can unless you are an essential worker or need to go to the pharmacy or grocery store. All those things have ...

Today, Bloomsday—the musical project of New York singer-songwriter Iris James Garrison—has released their latest single, “Virtual Hug.” The track follows previous releases “Where I End and You Begin” ...

As families across the country follow guidance to socially isolate at home, many are wondering: What do I say to my kids during this crazy time? Sesame Street has answers. Sesame Workshop's ...

The isolation of quarantine has shone a blistering light on the importance of physical connections. Though sexual experiences have dominated the conversation, especially with separated couples seeking ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – We’ve all found ways to ...

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are officially on their way to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Their journey could become the first time astronauts have returned to the ...

As a “hug mobster,” the physical distancing brought along by the coronavirus pandemic was difficult at first for Edie Weinstein. “We have skin hunger that is just as important as food hunger, and ...

KAI: WE WANTED TO SHARE THIS HEART WARMING PHOTO THAT A VIEW SHARED WITH US. THIS IS A GRANDSON SAFELY GIVING HIS GRANDMA A HUG, THROUGH HER FRONT DOOR IN PERRY HALL. KIND OF THING WE NEED. TONY: ON A ...

Lying in a fetal position next to my laptop on a lazy Saturday afternoon, a soothing voice wafts over Zoom and asks me if my body parts are “saying anything.” The voice belongs to Jean Franzblau, a ...