act of kindness

Whenever someone demands to "speak with the manager," it's generally safe to assume that something negative is forthcoming -- but that's not always the case. Deputy Kevin Lovett with the ...

Canadians have a reputation for being the friendly sort, and few people embody that as well as Kim Cormier of Kingston, Ontario. The 35-year-old mortgage agent's life has been irreversibly ...

Penelope is an 8-year-old wheaten terrier and poodle mix who is sweet, has a spiffy set of wheels and is looking for a forever home. Her first eight years of ...

It was an unusual request that Elijah Lee Saltzgaber of Sugar House, Utah, made on Sept. 24: He was looking for some snow, or the closest thing to it. "Unique ...

Teachers are tasked with handling all sorts of life's issues on a daily basis. Many draw from their own time and resources outside of what their job requires because they ...

Chris Jackson is a head custodian at Unity Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, Georgia, and he loves his job. He makes a sincere effort to do his best work, ...

"We fought the fire until we couldn’t fight it no more."

Like many, Abe Wachsman remembers exactly where he was on 9/11 -- but that's because he was in New York City, ferrying strangers away from the now-infamous scene as it ...

Natalie Luvaas understands what it means to see loved ones struggle with health issues, weather countless procedures and hope for better times. A corrections officer in Des Moines, Washington, and ...

"You wouldn’t believe some of the letters they have written in appreciation."

Over the past year, dozens of people started receiving packages that contained a note and a small jar with their name on it. "Hi, I'm a compliment jar," the note ...

Terrible things happen constantly, and it's easy to feel helpless to aid those who are suffering when the suffering is so great, but there are people who draw on their ...

Starting up school in-person after a summer away -- or for many modern kids, after a year away -- is an exciting but stressful time. Many families hit the stores ...

The reach of social media is vast, a fact that has been used for both good and evil, for everything from charitable endeavors to videos of cats. There is power ...

Benny Ficeto has lived quite a life. At 100 years old, he continues to live quite a life, as he's made a big impact on his community in Edison, New ...

"It's for him that I am auctioning my Olympic silver medal."

A family in Lorain County, Ohio, pulled together Aug. 4 to help a matriarch in the family thoroughly clean her home. When they got to the refrigerator, they bagged up ...

Nurses are generally recognized as being heroes, having chosen a profession that helps others. And over the last year, their work has been truly lauded by the communities they serve. ...

Orion Jean, from Fort Worth, Texas, might only be 10 years old, but he has already changed countless lives. While it's clear from his speech and actions that caring for ...

Wyatt Dennis of Sturgis, South Dakota, is a visionary. When he first spotted the view from his family's soon-to-be home, he had a dream of opening a lemonade stand that ...