With a brutal, unprovoked war being waged by Russia, people are trying to do whatever they can to show support for Ukraine.

Where there’s despair, there’s the Broward House.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A Dominican cardinal upset over comments that the U.S. ambassador made about corruption in his country has said the openly gay diplomat should focus on homemaking.

The tequila sure looks real, so do the beer taps. Inside the hospital at the National Institutes of Health, researchers are testing a possible new treatment to help heavy drinkers cut back - using a replica of a fully stocked bar.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The CEO of a massive gamers' convention that threatened to leave Indiana earlier this year over a divisive religious objections law said Thursday that organizers are "shopping the show" to other cities and could relocate if lawmakers don't expand protections for gays and lesbians.

The following is a Table of Contents of feature stories we ran in our May 21, 2014 issue on addiction, substance abuse, and support.

One treatment center does not fit all. That’s the mantra at PRIDE Institute near Minneapolis. The facility opened its doors in 1986 as the nation’s first treatment center dedicated to providing services exclusively for the LGBT community. Since then, PRIDE has graduated more than 14,000 people hailing from every state in the country and even some from Canada.

What happens when you notice an attractive man or woman across a crowded bar? Before most people are even aware, their bodies have responded — pupils dilate, heart rates increase, body temperatures rise. And by the time you finally offer to buy that “love connection” a drink, the deal may be done.

As this was the first such conference in Florida, one would expect problems to occur. Some problems did occur, but not enough to mar the conference.