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The belovedFull Housestar, 65,diedat the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando following a performance outside of Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday night.TMZwas first to break the news. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saget’s death on Sunday after deputies were called just after 4 p.m. local time. “Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room. The man was identified as Robert Saget and pronounced deceased on scene....

Photo: FDA (2)This recall news might give you that pit-in-your-stomach feeling.Henry Avocado Corporation isrecallingwhole avocados sold in Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Wisconsin because the fruits could be contaminated withListeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Saturday. The voluntary recall went into affect after a routine government inspection at the company’s California packing facility showed positive test results for the bacteria.Shoppers in the six states where the avocados are being sold should look out for two types of stickers on the skin to help them identify affected products....

Photo: Jared Siskin/Getty Images One month afterstepping down as CEOofluggage company Away, Stephanie Korey is back to leading the brand she co-founded. “What you read in the article doesn’t reflect the company we want to be; and we will continue to work to improve,” read part of the statement. “… I want all of our employees to hold me, and the entire leadership, accountable to that.” Haselden said Korey’s choice to step down was “selfless” for the company to manage negative attention, but that the move “created a misconception that she was exiting the business, which was never the intent....

The next day, another doctor, a neonatologist, told the couple the same grim prognosis. Termination, the doctor said, would be a good option. But the couple didn’t want to let their daughter go. “We looked at each other and said, ‘We’re going to fight for her. She’s going to fight,’ ” Justin says. Paul Vincent Kuntz A pediatric surgeon at a different hospital said she didn’t have a lot of experience with a tumor like this, but thought the tumor might be operable....

Photo: national aquarium Baltimore’sNational Aquariumis helping seals take confident flippered steps into adulthood. Too young to survive on his own, the grey seal pup was admitted to the National Aquarium’s Animal Care and Rescue Center (ACRC). He joins two other maternally-dependent grey seals recently found alone in need of help. The National Aquarium believes a group of grey seals might have set up a colony, also known as a rookery, in mid-Atlantic waters based on the increasing number of juvenile seals spotted in the area....

Barack Obama (left) and Bruce Springsteen in 2012.A tale of two unlikely friends is now being woven into a new book.Modeled after the podcast of the same name,RENEGADES: Born in the USAwill chronicle a collection of intimate and candid conversations between former PresidentBarack Obamaand music iconBruce Springsteen.In addition to the discussions that have already captured the attention of an international audience, the fully illustrated book will also include rare and exclusive photographs from the authors' personal collections and never-before-seen archival material, including Springsteen’s handwritten lyrics and Obama’s annotated speeches....

Photo: Mattel Just in time for Women’s Equality Day on Monday, Mattel announced the latest additions to its “Inspiring Women” Barbie collection:Rosa ParksandSally Ride. The new dolls are part of Barbie’s commitment to featuring role models to show young girls that they can dream big and reach their full potential. Parks, hailed as the “mother of the Civil Rights movement” and Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, are honored among other notable figures, includingAmelia Earhart,Katherine JohnsonandFrida Kahlo....

Babs is taking the wheel!The Late Late Showand hostJames Cordenannounced on Tuesday thatBarbra Streisandis the latest celebrity to star in their own installment of the popular Carpool Karaoke series.“They say there’s a first time for everything… can you believe this was my first time singing out loud in a car?” Streisand, 76,tweeted, along with a sneak peek from the episode, which will air on Thursday.The music icon joins a select few of her predecessors, such asLady GagaandPaul McCartney, as she takes the driver’s seat and takes the U....

Barbra Streisandand iconic former First LadyJacqueline Kennedyalmost worked together.During her appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Streisand, 79, revealed that back in 1984, Kennedy offered to edit the singer’s memoir, should she ever write one — but Streisand never did.“We had tea, and she was just so lovely,” Streisand recalled. However, the singer said she “wasn’t ready” to get serious about writing a book because of her hectic work schedule....

Photo: Stan Badz/PGA TOUR via Getty Bart Bryant, who pulled off three PGA Tour event victories late in his career, died on Tuesday in a car accident at age 59, the PGA Tourannounced. “The Bryants have been a part of the PGA TOUR family for over four decades and we are grateful for the impact and legacy he made on our organization and countless communities. Bart will be dearly missed,” he added....

Photo: Pastor David Bramble/TwitterBaylor Bramble, a former Siegel High School football player in Tennessee, has died. He was 22.Baylor’s death comes over five years after he suffered a traumatic brain injury during a high school football game in 2015 that left him paralyzed. His father, David Bramble,announced the news on TwitterSaturday.“Not sure what to type … After nearly 5 1/2 years of fighting, Baylor’s fight is finished,” the Northside Baptist pastorwrote....

After the BBC produced the video in whichKate Middletonrevealed she wasundergoing treatment for cancer, the network says they received complaints about their coverage. The U.K.’s national broadcaster, which filmed the video message that was released on March 22, said that it “received complaints from people who feel our coverage of the Princess of Wales' cancer diagnosis was excessive and insensitive,” according toVariety. “We broadcast in full the highly personal video message from the Princess of Wales, in which she spoke directly to the public about her cancer diagnosis,” the BBC said in a statement released on Friday....

Na the Asian black bear in a cage before her move to a sanctuary in Vietnam.Photo:World Animal Protection / One Touch ConnectionsFor the first time in 20 years, Na the bear has choices.Until October 17, the Asiatic black bear lived in a tiny cage at a bear bile farm in Vietnam bear Ho Chi Minh City, the same place she had been for the past 20 years.Rescuers from World Animal Protection talked to the bear’s owner and convinced them to surrender Na, whose name means custard apple....