Small-business owner Savannah Kelly donated 24 ornaments to Hospice Savannah in Georgia for the second year on Giving Tuesday.
Author: Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY
It was just one random act of kindness. But it sparked a family’s decade of giving.
Seven days of kind acts every December blossomed into the New Hampshire-based Butts family’s monthlong annual Christmas Kindness Project.
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Giving Tuesday began in 2012 following two major consumption days in the U.S. — Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here’s how you can participate.
A 7-year-old boy battling leukemia always wanted to be a garbage man. His wish came true.
Carter didn’t have to wait until he was older to live his dream of becoming a garbage man, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Buffalo lake-effect snowstorm: 2 deaths blamed on snow clearing; 4 feet of snow expected
A lake-effect snowstorm canceled flights and stranded drivers in Buffalo, New York, as it continues dumping heavy snow.
80-vehicle pileup in Colorado blamed on wintry weather and fast drivers
No deaths were reported as authorities blamed wintry weather and speedy drivers for the crash that led to about a dozen injuries.
6 people shot outside Pittsburgh church during funeral service for shooting victim
Six people were shot outside a Pittsburgh church in the Brighton Heights area during a funeral service for John Hornezes that was being livestreamed.
Doorbell video shows malnourished Texas twins begging for help after escaping handcuffs
The mother of the malnourished children, Zaikaya Duncan, was arrested in Baton Rouge after police issued an AMBER Alert for five other missing kids.
Study links hair-straightening chemicals to uterine cancer, putting Black women more at risk
Using hair-straightening chemicals could raise the risk of uterine cancer, and Black women may be most at risk, according to a recent study.
Wounded Connecticut police officer fatally shot suspect in ambush that killed 2, bodycam shows
Nicholas Brutcher, 35, made the call to deliberately lure police to the scene, according to a preliminary investigation.