Mr. Means quietly departed his federal role about a month ago. His sister has been nominated for surgeon general. By Benjamin Mueller Calley Means, an influential adviser to Health Secretary Robert F.

You know those millennials who pepper every text with an “lol” or emoji like it’s life support? Anna Gaddis (@annagaddis) is one of those people — and she’s clapping back at the haters. In a recent ...

A lot of people have been noticing a small blue dot next to their text messages or contacts on their Android devices, and it's not some quirky design element. There's a reason why some of the contacts ...

The Messages app now has new folders with automatic filtering. When opening the app, you’ll see the new Filter button in the top-right corner. Among the default folders is one for Unknown Senders, and ...

This just happened and I am unsure what to do: I got a text from a friend saying something pretty mean … about me! I am sure the text was meant for a different person because in it, my friend wrote my ...

I am on vacation! Please enjoy this rerun column from July of last summer! Dear Lizzy, This just happened and I am unsure what to do: I got a text from a friend saying something pretty mean … about me ...

Police are warning cell phone users about new text message scam claiming to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles and threatening “final notice” to target victims. The latest DMV text scam ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The surgeon general, America’s doctor, is the public face of medicine in the United States. The job is more educational than it is technical. Vivek Murthy, who ...

My brother’s text messages can read like fragments of an ancient code: “hru,” “wyd,” “plz”—truncated, cryptic, and never quite satisfying to receive. I’ll often find myself second-guessing whether ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am part of a group of six college friends from 50 years ago. We stay in touch by texting often, and getting together in person every few years. We are spread out geographically, ...