Hugging a pillow during sleep fulfills deep human needs for comfort and safety. Psychologists suggest this habit provides sensory cues associated with reassurance and calm. Transitional object theory explains how familiar items create a sense of security for adults. Deep pressure stimulation from hugging may activate the body's natural relaxation response.

A German investigation into an online predator network that thrived on the messaging app Telegram for years has led to the convictions of three alleged members of the group's…

Investigators have been poring through several years' worth of posts in roughly two dozen group chats on the popular messaging app that authorities believe served an online…