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A group of African-Americans are accusing Spirit Airlines of racial discrimination after they were kicked off a flight from Los Angeles to Dallas. At first officers were called to the plane for a man causing a disturbance over a seat assignment, authorities claim. The man who was traveling with a woman was refusing to leave the plane. They were then …

Tommy Overstreet, known as T.O. to many of his fans, has died at age 78. Friend and fellow country musician Rex Allen Jr. announced the sad news through a Facebook post on Nov. 3. “Tommy Overstreet has passed away at his home,” he wrote. “Tommy was a great guy and headlined the first tour I ever worked. So sad.”

Facebook, like all techies, has a dream of teleportation. Facebook Chief Technical Officer Mike Schroepfer said that the company wishes to “effectively build a teleporter” by 2025. “Facebook wants to build a device that allows you to be anywhere you want, with anyone, regardless of geographic boundaries,” Schroepfer. Where do you want to go?

Thor, a 16-month-old dog, is finally returning home to Texas after severe flooding separated him from his family and he wandered more than 2,000 miles west to California. “He was seen by a member of the public jumping off of the back of a truck and the truck went away without him,” Justin Riggs, Director of Del Norte County Animal …

The long-time home of US singer Johnny Mathis has been damaged in a fire in Los Angeles. A vegetation fire spread to the 80-year-old star’s hillside estate, Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for Los Angeles’ fire service, said.

Men may want to limit intake of sugary or artificially sweetened sodas, because a study finds it could be linked to heart failure. Soft drinks have been linked to other diseases, like obesity, diabetes, and more, but researchers say it’s the first time a connection has been found between these drinks and heart failure.

Mike Myers and wife Kelly Tisdale reportedly welcomed their third child Monday in New York City. The Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery star and his partner, Kelly, welcomed a girl in New York City on Monday.

A Saskatchewan man is trying to deal with rising veterinarian bills after three of his dogs had a nasty encounter with a porcupine. Two of the dogs — Solijah and Nestah — ended up with muzzles stuck with painful quills, but it was Mahalo that took the most damage.

A Vancouver car thief chose the worst possible target — a trackable Tesla — in what appears to be one of the first cases of that make being reported stolen in Canada. The Tesla, owned by Katya Pinkowski, was left in parking garage while she and a friend attended a concert. They returned to find it missing. At first, she …

A Taco Bell executive who was filmed hitting an Uber driver has been fired from his job. Benjamin Golden, 32, was arrested on assault and disorderly conduct charges, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. Golden, of Newport Beach, was booked into jail but has since been released, police said.

Ariana Grande and ​Modern Family ​actress Ariel Winter fought back against an online body-shaming comment intended to pit them against each other, ​E! News​ reports. After an Instagram user said he preferred “Modern Family” star Ariel Winter’s looks to Grande’s, saying “curves are sexy, sticks aren’t,” the pop singer took a screengrab of the comment and called the person out …