The handshake is a pretty simple gesture, but ever since its rise in the business world, it has created a lot of questions and gray areas. From whether you should use a handshake in a job interview to ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Several years into the COVID-19 pandemic, a strong and symbolic form of greeting people is making a slow comeback. It's something many Americans specifically put off doing for some time.

A couple of weeks ago, I shook hands with someone by accident. I instantly realized my mistake. I had just broken one of the cardinal rules of social distancing as the world tries its best to contain ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of “Uncharted,” a series about the world we’re leaving behind, and the one being remade by the pandemic. Handshakes, historically, have often been invoked in that ...