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Airline refuses to refund deceased child's ticket
American Airlines came under fire this week after a customer service problem was posted on Facebook and went viral.

'ISIS is destroying the heritage of mankind,' says Iraqi cultural activist
Over 100 cultural activists demonstrated outside of the White House on Tuesday to protest the destruction of historically and culturally significant relics by the Islamic State (IS).
Utah allows use of firing squad for executions
Utah may become the only state to allow death penalty by firing squad after a controversial bill passed in the legislature on Tuesday.

ISIS releases video depicting child executing teenage 'Mossad spy' in new video
ISIS uses child to execute 'Mossad spy' in new video

After Amtrak crash with tractor trailer, passengers say 'God was really with us'
Passengers on a derailed Amtrak train in North Carolina thanked God that there were no fatalities in the accident.

Michelle Duggar opens up about bulimia battle and deliverance
Reality star Michelle Duggar opened up about her struggle with bulimia as a young adult in a recent episode of "19 Kids and Counting."

Dad asks strangers to send birthday cards to his autistic son
A Texas father utilised social media to fulfil a birthday surprise for his son, and his request has gone viral.
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Jill Duggar helps deliver baby boy [PHOTO]
Dillard's older sister, Jana, has also worked as a doula, and a 2013 episode of their reality show featured them assisting in a delivery together.

Pope Francis accepts he could be assassinated, asks God to make it painless
Pope Francis faced his mortality during an interview this week, and asked God to grant him a painless death if he is assassinated.

ISIS creates its own version of Facebook
The Islamic State (IS) launched its own social media site on Sunday, but the fledgling page is off to a rough start.

'Teen Mom' casts says return of Farrah Abraham not good for 'moral compass' of the show
The stars of the hit MTV show "Teen Mom" protested the return of castmember Farrah Abraham in a recently released trailer for the spinoff series "Teen Mom OG."

Mysterious voice helps officers save a baby in distress
Police officers in Utah say a voice from an unknown source helped them to save a baby girl in trouble this week.

Conservative campus org called a hate group after protesting LGBT sensitivity training
A conservative student organisation in Washington DC is at risk of dissolution after objecting to mandatory LGBT sensitivity training and the use of "preferred gender pronouns."

Scientists puzzled after spotting black hole 12 billion times bigger than the sun
Black hole spotted 12 billion times bigger than the sun
Military chaplain fired for promoting biblical beliefs
Military veteran and former Navy chaplain Wes Modder is at risk of being discharged because of alleged insensitivity towards premarital sex and same-sex relations during counselling sessions, Fox News reported Monday.

'Star Wars' adds its first openly LGBT character
"Star Wars" will add its first openly LGBT character, an author and editor announced last week.