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A stuntman for The Walking Dead has died after suffering serious injuries on the show's Georgia set.  John Bernecker, 33, fell onto concrete from a 25-foot-high balcony at Raleigh Studio in Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, temporarily halting production of the AMC series, according to TMZ. He was placed on a ventilator at Atlanta Medical Center, where he was treated for swelling in his brain.   He died at 6:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, succumbing to his injuries, coroner Richard Hawk of the Coweta County Coroner's Office confirmed to USA TODAY. The cause was an accidental death, due to blunt-force trauma.  Bernecker's recent stunt work includes blockbusters Logan, Get Out, The Fate of the...

In the market for a car? Saturday, July 15, the City of Pasadena will host a public car auction so you may be able to get one for a good deal!  More than 120 cars will be put up for bid at the Maintenance Services Facility, 3124 Red Bluff Road, starting at 9 a.m. (See List of Cars Below) The vehicles will be sold in "as-is, where-is" condition. People are invited to view the merchandise Friday until 4 p.m. or Saturday starting at 7 a.m. To register for the auction, visit the city's website at ci.pasadena.tx.us or sign up at the site during viewing/bidding...

 23-year-old Texas man got out of jury duty Wednesday but landed himself behind bars. The man was arrested about 10 a.m. at the Smith County Courthouse after he showed up for jury duty, drinking from a large Coca-Cola cup, looking sluggish and slurring his speech. Courthouse staff members reported the suspicious man to sheriff's deputies at the courthouse.  The deputies said the man was walking in an unstable manner and appeared to not be in a normal mental state when he left the jury room and exited the building, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.    When the man attempted...

So fresh, it's still piping hot. That's the promise of 85C Bakery Cafe, which recently opened its first outpost in Houston. This store is their 1,000th location globally.The popular bakery chain, nicknamed the "Starbucks of Taiwan," will officially celebrate the grand opening of the 9750 Bellaire Blvd. location Friday. The store's hot and fresh approach has garnered a cult-like following among Asian palates.The café consistently offers a wide array of breads, cakes and teas, all under the expert hands of master chefs. As their name suggests, they serve their coffee at 85 degrees Celsius.Patrons grab a set of tongs and begin walking...

When McDonald's founder Ray Kroc began spreading fast food culture across the U.S. in the '50s and '60s, he insisted on hard, immovable, uncomfortable chairs in his high-speed burger barns. Kroc put the "fast" in fast food. He wanted McDonald's food to be cooked fast, customers served fast and dine-in guests to eat fast and leave. Kroc's business plan was based on selling mass quantities of good, trustworthy food at low prices. To achieve that, he needed to turn those tables in his restaurants. He didn't want squatters enjoying long social chatty meals. That's why the rigid, straight-back plastic chairs.Don't...