Lyndsey Jacobsen is a 15-year-old history buff who is helping honor the legacy of veterans by organizing a ceremony for Wreaths Across America Day.
Author: Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY
Dozens of people said they would go to her book signing — they didn’t. Thousands of strangers made sure that wasn’t the end of the story.
Ohio writer Chelsea Banning’s first book signing was mostly empty, despite dozens of RSVPs. An outpouring of support from the internet followed.
In the spirit of giving? What to know about the Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign
This year, Salvation Army expects to surpass $3 billion in donations since its first National Red Kettle Kickoff with the Dallas Cowboys in 1997.
After a loss, holidays can be hard. One woman’s ornaments help loved ones’ voices live on.
Small-business owner Savannah Kelly donated 24 ornaments to Hospice Savannah in Georgia for the second year on Giving Tuesday.
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.
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.
2 new hurricanes form in Atlantic, a rare November uptick in storm activity. Are more coming?
The Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30, but experts predict at least one more tropical cyclone could form in the Atlantic basin in 2022.
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.