A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote that ...

Sixteen homeless people have been told they will have to leave a Toms River motel Jan. 5 as funding to pay for rooms has run ...

Cinder the kitten wants to help all his four-legged friends at Helping Hands Humane Society find new homes. Dogs 5 months and ...

The successor to our pick for the best overall hiking boot, 2025’s X Ultra 5 improves on its predecessor in some key ways, ...

A new law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026 prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services such as legal ...

A new California law going into effect Jan. 1, 2026 prevents cities from penalizing outreach workers who provide services at homeless encampments.

Spending a few hours a week helping others may slow the aging of the brain. Researchers found that both formal volunteering and informal acts, like helping neighbors or relatives, were linked to ...

A young mother, who lost everything she owns in an apartment fire and is expecting another child, is getting a helping hand from the Yark Automotive Group and 13 Action News. A Henry County ...

KENT COUNTY, Del. - Caring Hearts, Helping Hands is searching for a new home after spending more than 20 years operating out of a warehouse at Jonathan's Landing Golf Course. Due to golf course ...

When Melissa McCarthy hosted Saturday Night Live for her sixth time on December 6, she starred in what's sure to be a new Christmas classic. In "A Helping Hand," McCarthy plays a woman who feels ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A physical education teacher at Millwood Elementary School is helping enrich students’ lives in and outside of the gym. Now, she’s getting recognized for going above and beyond.

The over 40-year-old collaboration between the Poughkeepsie Journal and the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region, the Holiday Helping Hand fundraising campaign, is in full swing. Learn how to ...