For Lavinia Darr, a public bus was dangerous territory.
Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it would send more than 25 million masks to community health centers, food pantries and soup kitchens across the country in order to reach some of the nation's most vulnerable...
Biden says administration will ‘probably’ mail out millions of masks soon
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday the White House will "probably" move to send face masks directly to Americans as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. It's a plan originally proposed by he...
More child migrants are arriving alone in Spain’s holiday islands than ever before. This is what happens to them
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Elementary school children don't typically venture far from home on their own, but 11-year-old Abou managed to cross a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean, from Africa to Europe, in the hands of strangers. Abou, from West...
5 ways you can help those facing homelessness in the cold
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Plummeting temperatures are forcing people indoors seeking warmth. But for those who call city streets home, heading inside is not always a realistic option. Homelessness across the US is reaching record highs, du...
Body camera video shows a violent arrest that is now a civil rights lawsuit
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Body camera video of a violent arrest in Chicago is now key evidence in a new federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the man police are seen slamming to the ground. Leroy Kennedy, a Black man, says in his lawsuit tha...
How you can help Texas winter storm victims
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Unprecedented winter storms have blanketed Texas, causing bitter cold temperatures and widespread power outages throughout much of the state. President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency, which makes peopl...
Former Biden coronavirus advisers push White House to more widely recommend use of N95 masks
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Several members of President Joe Biden's former coronavirus advisory board are urging his administration to more widely recommend and mandate the use of N95 masks, citing a "pressing and urgent need for action" driv...
Hundreds of people are volunteering to escort elderly Asian Americans to help keep them safe
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Jacob Azevedo's stomach turned as he watched a disturbing video of an 84-year-old Thai American man who was fatally shoved to the ground on a sidewalk in San Francisco. It was the second video of an unprovoked attac...
An officer stopped to help who he thought was a stranded motorist. Instead, he helped deliver a baby
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It was a Valentine's Day miracle. An officer who stopped to help who he thought was a stranded motorist near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Sunday morning quickly discovered the vehicle's passenger was actu...
As attacks against Asian Americans spike, advocates call for action to protect communities
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A string of recent attacks against Asian Americans has communities and advocates on high alert, especially as many in the United States gather this weekend to celebrate the Lunar New Year. An 84-year-old man from Th...
Third-grader inspires legislation to help those with hearing loss
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Want more inspiring, positive news? Sign up for The Good Stuff, a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. At just 9 years old, Ally Tumblin has inspired legislation in...
A funeral home van with a body inside is stolen in Missouri
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Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, are searching for a funeral home van that was stolen Thursday with the body of an adult female inside. According to police, the white cargo van was stolen after the driver sto...