When a windy arctic blast raged through the Northeast U.S. this past winter, more than 600,000 people lost power for days. I was one of them. Because we don’t own a generator, our family toughed it ...

By Francisco R. Velázquez, M.D., S.M., FCAP. Not that long ago, I had trouble paying for a parking meter. A young lady with a little girl approached me and offered to pay for my ...

On a crowded Milan subway, a man in a Batman suit quietly stepped into a carriage and, according to new behavioral research, ...

Sometimes kindness shows up when we least expect it — in a grocery line, a simple gesture, or a quiet word. Small actions ...

Instead of handing out citations on Wednesday, some Tulsa Police Department officers handed out gifts. It’s part of the Tulsa Police Foundation’s Random Acts of Kindness Week, where they give food and ...

Josh and Carly Berg launched the Be Like Ellie Foundation to encourage others to perform acts of kindness in memory of their late six-year-old Be Like Ellie Foundation For Valentine’s Day, 6-year-old ...

Eleven-year-old Jake Anstey, who passed away in November of 2024, is remembered for his compassion for others. To keep his ...

A motorcyclist became a guardian angel when he spotted a wandering dog trying to cross a busy street in Bangkok, Thailand. City traffic can be hard to negotiate for people, but it’s a dangerous ...

We could all use a little more kindness in our lives. Monday is an especially great day to make that happen for others: It's Random Acts of Kindness Day! Here are 21 random acts of kindness you can do ...

On a rainy day in Chanthaburi, Thailand, one random act of kindness made all the difference. At a street crossing, a man in a wheelchair was getting drenched while waiting for the light to turn green.

Back in high school, I had my eyes closed when we took the graduation picture with the whole class and teachers, and I looked awful. My boyfriend at that time, though, zoomed in on my face and took a ...