Author: Humankind, USA TODAY

Betty always knew he was out there somewhere. Thanks to her loving great-granddaughter and some help from strangers, she was finally able to hug her baby brother.

This basketball team of 5-year-olds turned a team huddle into a team cuddle in the middle of a game, and it’s just too cute.

When you know, you know. At 2 years old, they already knew they were soulmates.

“I haven’t seen color in 21 years. It was overwhelming.”

A student raised his hand and asked to speak to the class. His teacher never imagined the beautiful moment that would unfold next.

No mother should have to experience what Mattie Scott did when she lost her son to gun violence. But she found strength to carry on with the help of Michael Franti & Spearhead’s song, “The Flower,” (featuring Victoria Canal).

This school principal virtually tucks her students in every Tuesday night by reading them bedtime stories in her pajamas.

Kari Laconetti was singing off key because of a tumor in her brain. She had to do something extraordinary during surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital to get back on key.

These kids found a wallet filled with hundreds of dollars and had no idea they were being recorded.

A stranger helped saved his life. He had no idea how connected they were.