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On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light

On TikTok, the hashtag "dementia" has 3 billion views. Caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias have been using the site to swap tips and share the burdens of life with dementia.

Female Marine Corps recruits line up during boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. The first class of female recruits arrived at San Diego in 2021, ending almost a hundred years when the boot camp accepted only men.

Despite a defeat in Congress, advocates say they'll keep pushing for women to register for the draft

Congress dropped a controversial measure that would require women to register for the Selective Service. Men are required to register once they turn 18.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are seen attending the trial in Fairfax, Va., on May 24, 2022. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for libel after she wrote an op-ed piece in <em>The Washington Post</em> in 2018 titled, "I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change."

Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M

Johnny Depp had sued Amber Heard for more than $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote about abuse against women. Because of a limit set by state law, Depp's award will be $10.35 million.

Pope Francis stands during the weekly general audience on March 30 at the Vatican.

An Indigenous youth delegate met with the pope. Here's what she wants him to do next

Pope Francis made a historic apology over members of the Catholic Church who ran residential schools in Canada, where First Nations children were abused. For Taylor Behn-Tsakoza, it's only one step.

This Lebanese university gives senior citizens a chance to go back to school

The University for Seniors in Beirut, Lebanon, gives older students the chance to remain active and engaged as they age. The program's director says the vision is to portray a positive image of aging.

Apple on Tuesday announced it has paused all sales in Russia following officials in Ukraine urging the tech giant to isolate Russia in light of the invasion of Ukraine.

Apple pauses sales in Russia and stops all exports

In the most dramatic step a Big Tech company has taken against Russia, Apple says Russians will no longer be able to purchase Apple merchandise and access to Apple Pay is also restricted.

A generation of contemporary artists are drawing on the lessons of the past to reimagine the classic bolero. Left to right: Olga Guillot, La Lupe, and Doris Anahí

Reimagined for a new era, boleros become songs of gendered rebellion

A new wave of artists are reimagining the classic bolero, rising above its gendered tropes and sharpening its quietly feminist rebellion for the contemporary moment.

Community clinics say the easing of restrictions on telehealth during the pandemic has made it possible for health workers to connect with hard-to-reach patients via a phone call — people who are poor, elderly or live in remote areas, and don't have access to a computer or cell phone with video capability.

Voice-only telehealth may go away with pandemic rules expiring

State rules were temporarily loosened in 2020 to help patients get care outside a doctor's office. But is telehealth by phone safe and effective? State legislatures and insurers must soon decide.

At the core of each Dave's Lesbian Bar event remains a focus on live music and mutual aid, and a communal energy that underlines both of those experiences.

How Dave's Lesbian Bar builds queer community in New York

The monthly pop-up series fulfills a need for community spaces in the city where queer people feel comfortable, safe and considered.

People wait to board the trolley at the Nobel Drive Trolley Station in La Jolla, Calif. Nov. 21, 2021.

Blue Line trolley extension opens, but accessing it isn't always easy

Many of the stations remain difficult to access by foot, wheelchair, or bike.

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