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Kobe Bryant was a legend on and off the court - especially as he focused more on pushing for equality and opportunity in women's sports.

Fire investigators in Massachusetts are hoping to help pull the plug on a new viral “challenge” that may be redefining the word “stupid.”

A Utah man was locked in a 24 Hour Fitness gym after swimming laps alone in the pool and he decided to have some fun with the late-night lockup.

#OscarsSoWhite trended on Twitter once again for its lack of representation for women and people of color after the nominees were announced Monday.

Although it’s hard to tell if the singer is serious about fleeing the U.S. for fear of an attack by Iran, a Nigerian government official responded to the tweet, noting that she is welcome in the country.

Black medical students at Tulane University shared a powerful message about resilience and a better future when they posed for a photo in front of former slave quarters at a Louisiana plantation.

“Sorry about ya Grammy,” Lauren Turner captioned the video she posted on Sunday. She also included the hashtag “it wasn’t me.”

Popular wedding inspiration sites, Pinterest and The Knot, will no longer promote content that involves former slave plantations.

Five people from Houston and Atlanta were charged on suspicion of scamming dozens of senior citizens out of more than $2 million through online dating and social media apps.

In a viral photo, a father is shown having one last beer with his sons hours before he died of cancer.

Instagram has officially announced that it will begin the test of hiding “likes” for users in the United States.

A photography project involving ballet dancers and shelter animals has helped the pets find forever homes.

Facebook, which has been caught in a bipartisan battle over political ads, is waging a different type of war against -- eggplants and peaches?

A little boy’s homemade Big Bird costume is being praised for its detail and cuteness.

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.

Some people just want to watch the world burn, while others just want to do anything to get likes on Instagram.

A Canadian realtor got creative with his marketing after one of his signs was vandalized. Alan Stilwell, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, shared a photo of himself standing next to the vandalized sign. On his visage depicted on the sign, vandals apparently drew squiggly eyebrows, sunglasses, a squiggly mustache and a goatee, all etched in what looks like black marker. 

When a reporter for the Atlantic asked if the Twitter account “Pierre Delecto” belonged to Senator Mitt Romney, R-Utah, he responded with “c’est moi.”