The mission of the American Red Cross is to prevent and relieve suffering in times of need. It seems "time of need" is not only increasing in number, but it has also become one continuous humanitarian phenomenon.

CBS News Texas is partnering with the American Red Cross to help those affected by the California wildfires. You can join our Insta-Thon and donate to those affected. By raising over $5,000, we hope to show the people of California how much Texans care.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The American Red Cross is partnering with The Greensboro Fire Department to put smoke alarms in your home. The initiative is called Sound the Alarm. The Red Cross purchased around 300 devices to serve about 100 households.

The American Red Cross encourages donors to give blood now to help protect the blood supply from the ongoing impact of severe winter weather and wildfires. Donors of all blood types – particularly type O negative blood donors – are needed to help save lives this month,

Gov. Brad Little proclaimed Jan. 29 as Red Cross Day at the Capitol, continuing a decades-long relationship between the American Red Cross and Idaho’s statehouse. Little, a longtime supporter of

The American Red Cross is assisting eight people after a multiple-family fire in St. Lawrence County. Volunteers from the Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid to eight people after a blaze on State Route 56 in Massena.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The American Red Cross is utilizing volunteers in different communities to test and install smoke alarms— a part of the Sound the Alarm campaign. The campaign is an effort toward at-home fire prevention and safety.

To request your free smoke alarm install, call (850) 629-0706. There, you will leave a voicemail with your name, number, and address (to include county). Someone will call you back to coordinate the date and time.

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York.

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.

Members of the NIKE Club at Steubenville High School are finalizing plans for their last blood drive of the school year. Students in the organization are seeking volunteers to attend the third of its three annual drives.