On the Thursday, November 13, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: In honor of World Kindness Day — we’ve partnered with the Humankind team at USA TODAY for a deeper exploration on the topic of ...

Meg Stringam Bjorklund was 13 when she felt like her life fell apart. She changed schools, lost all her friends and struggled with anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. Her family was at a loss ...

Sometimes, the best moments in life come from unexpected acts of kindness. Whether it’s a stranger helping someone in need or just offering a small gesture that makes someone’s day, these wholesome ...

When Kitty Genovese cried, “Help me, I’ve been stabbed,” 37 New York neighbors heard. When no one reacted, her fleeing murderer returned. That was 1964. Since then, leaders and psychologists have ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too narrowly – ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

Outside a bank on Long Beach’s 2nd Street, a woman is crying. Nico Patino, a street poet sitting at an antique table, takes in her turmoil. “Proud of you,” he says before turning back to his old ...

The Franklin Police Department’s yearly toy drive is honoring the memory of a family who devoted themselves to trying to help strangers in need while also benefitting the community's neediest families ...