Ohio writer Chelsea Banning’s first book signing was mostly empty, despite dozens of RSVPs. An outpouring of support from the internet followed.
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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.
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.
Group of 100+ skydivers to attempt world-record jump in celebration of women’s rights
Over 100 female skydivers plan to spend Thanksgiving week jumping out of perfectly good airplanes in pursuit of world-record glory.
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.
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.
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.