About one in four US adults said they ate all their meals alone the previous day, new analysis found. The 2025 World Happiness Report found solo dining spiked during the pandemic and remains elevated.

"I've lost, alone, a lot" Kelly Clarkson is reflecting on the past six years as she celebrates the 1,000th episode of her eponymous daytime talk show. For the Thursday, March 20 episode ...

In busy times, it can feel good when a friend cancels plans last-minute or you have a weekend free of any social commitments — but experts warn Americans' growing tendency toward being anti ...

Times and dates tend to blur in rural, off-grid Mississippi and so it is too with O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which has its ... 9 million copies in the US alone and helped boost the careers ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Solo female traveller Aleaya Duran (@aleayabella) has plenty of ideas for your bucket list if you also like travelling alone. But first, she has a word of warning about two popular backpacking ...

Actor Gene Hackman was alone. The two-time Academy Award winner didn't make any calls and missed meals. Medical experts say it's possible the 95-year-old, who was in declining health and suffering ...

No-one wants to be alone, and no job is more isolating than being a pop star. Just ask Lady Gaga. Her rise to fame in 2009-10 was unlike anything we'd seen before. One of the first pop stars to ...