Young Metro Detroit patients fly to the North Pole

Delta Air Lines hosted its annual nonprofit flight for sick children along with their families — featuring elves, music, puppies, and plenty of holiday cheer. A festive flight is booked, so grab your ticket and follow the elves. 

Legendary Texas musician Joe Ely dies at 78

Joe Ely, the legendary Texas songwriter and singer whose raw, rock-and-roll-infused honky-tonk sound spanned five decades and helped define the Outlaw Country and Americana genres, died Monday at his home in Taos, New Mexico. He was 78.