Amazon employee Ashley Brunner hugs a giant (fake) bear from the Chamber of Connection, a new civic organization in Seattle, on Wednesday in South Lake ...

Aaron Hurst is outgoing. He’s friendly. After just a brief conversation with him, it’s difficult to imagine he would have a hard time making friends. That, however, is exactly what happened when he ...

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An Athens woman remains scared after she said a stranger sought a date, then hugged and kissed her weeks ago at her home.

Over the course of two hours on a cold and grey day, dozens of people stopped to hug the bear, give it a high five, snap a selfie or pose for photos taken by co-workers. Dogs barked at the bear ...