A US couple is claiming they were kicked off an American Airlines flight in August after they refused to place a bag containing a prayer book and traditional Jewish shawl on the floor of the plane. The couple is suing American Airlines for an unspecified amount, the New York Post [reported](javascript:void(0)) Saturday. Roberto and Elana Birman told the outlet that they were flying home to New York from Miami and that as the plane was preparing to take off, a flight attendant began to look inside the overhead luggage compartments. The couple said the flight attendant then removed the tallit...