Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces furor over blackface and brownface incidents
Confessing a "massive blind spot" in his thinking, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved to contain a growing furor Thursday after a photo surfaced of him in brownface at a 2001 "Arabian Nights" costume party and two other similar incidents came to light.
Facebook still auto-generating ISIS, al-Qaida pages
In the face of criticism that Facebook is not doing enough to combat extremist messaging, the company likes to say that its automated systems remove the vast majority of prohibited content glorifying the Islamic State group and al-Qaida before it's reported.
Fashion brand ripped on social media for creating ‘school shooting hoodies’
A fashion company faced severe backlash on social media after showing models wearing hoodies covered in bullet holes with the names of schools where mass shootings happened.
‘Try our new BYOB’: Popeyes tells customers they can bring their own bun to make chicken sandwiches
While the Popeyes chicken sandwiches remain on people’s minds, the fried chicken chain offered a solution for those who couldn’t get their hands on the item – bring your own buns.
Twitter account of Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey hacked
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account was hacked on Friday, the company confirmed after the profile posted offensive tweets.
‘Back to school’ advice from Iowa senior citizens goes viral
Fueled by the excitement of a new school year, social media feeds can lately be found flooded with “back to school” photos shared by proud parents.
‘He is a blessing': United Airlines crew, passengers befriend boy with autism who wouldn't sit in seat
A Texas mother praised a United Airlines crew and passengers who befriended and accommodated her son, who has autism and did not want to sit still on their flight home.
Man’s truck stolen while he allegedly robbed a nearby business, police say
A Washington man ended up behind bars after he reported his truck stolen and police discovered it was taken while the man was allegedly robbing a business.
Dairy Queen burgers not made of human meat, store confirms after feds swarm restaurant
Dairy Queen has had to oddly clarify that the store's food does not contain "human meat" after one of its South Carolina restaurants was swarmed by federal agents last week.
Mom’s clever T-shirt tradition for son’s first days of school goes viral
One creative mom in Texas is winning applause on social media after sharing a photo of her young son in an oversized T-shirt, which he’ll mark with a painted handprint in honor of the first day of school for the next 12 years.
Another Texas Walmart prankster licks Blue Bell ice cream, but claims innocence
A man in southeast Texas insists that he’s innocent after circulating a now-viral video of himself removing a container of vanilla Blue Bell ice cream from a Walmart freezer, licking the frozen dessert, and placing it back on the shelf.
Chick-fil-A, Popeyes spark heated Twitter debate over best chicken sandwich
Popeyes and Chick-fil-A have sparked a Twitter feud over who boasts the best chicken sandwich, causing a social media frenzy as people began to choose sides in the latest fast food face-off.
‘Flight angel’: Stranger comforts, befriends 96-year-old woman during her first flight in 15 years
A complete stranger became a source of comfort for a 96-year-old woman who was apprehensive about her first flight in 15 years.
Oscar Mayer creates hot-dog-flavored ice cream sandwich
Oscar Mayer unveiled a hot-dog-flavored ice cream treat to rival French's odd mustard ice cream.
Woman confronts US Air Force member, tells her it’s ‘distasteful' to speak Spanish in uniform
A woman confronted a U.S. Air Force member outside of a Starbucks, telling her she “shouldn’t be speaking Spanish” and that it was “distasteful” to do so in her uniform.
Twitter users post hilarious conversations with their ‘number neighbor’
The latest Twitter trend where people are texting their “number neighbor” is making for some funny and sometimes rude interactions.
Woman, 19, charged after video of alleged elder abuse was shared on social media
Authorities in Chester County, Pennsylvania have charged a woman in connection with a video that surfaced on social media allegedly showed her abusing an elderly woman.
Man gets 20 years for Facebook stalking, extorting women for nude photos
A New Jersey man accused of stalking girls on Facebook and threatening them if they didn't send him nude photos of themselves has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.