‘Wicked’ Star Slams Airline for Refusing to Board Her Due to Disability

Marissa Bode, 25, is blasting Southern Airways over what she called “blatant segregation” after being denied boarding. The Wicked actress took to TikTok on Thursday to detail the “awful experience,” saying she was blocked from a connecting flight to Pennsylvania because she’s in a wheelchair. Bode said she initially approached the gate agents for help locating her ticket, but they instead looked at her and asked if she could stand. When she told them no, she claims they responded: “I’m sorry, because of that, we’re gonna have to deny you boarding.” The actress said her team had already coordinated accommodations in advance, but staff told her that all Southern Airways aircrafts require stairs for boarding and raised concerns about her 35-pound wheelchair. For Bode, the ordeal wasn’t an isolated incident. “It is very rare that I’m flying and there isn’t a problem with my chair or I’m not talked down to,” she said. Stranded, she said she was forced to scrap the flight and drive roughly three and a half hours to make it to her speaking engagement in Pennsylvania.

Crew members of the Sapphire Princess cruise ship were horrified to discover five bodies floating in the Mediterranean as the ship traveled toward Cartagena, Spain, during a two-week cruise to Copenhagen. The crew “observed an orange inflatable lifejacket in the water” on Tuesday after departing from Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy. The ship quickly changed course and launched its fast rescue boat to investigate. ”Five deceased individuals were recovered by the Sapphire Princess crew members and coordinated efforts with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center,” the American Princess cruise line company said in a statement to the media. The deceased individuals were not employees or passengers, according to a spokesperson. They were not identified. “We extend our sincere condolences for this loss and are grateful to our crew for their swift response and efforts to render assistance,” the company added. Spanish authorities were reportedly investigating a possible link to a small “migrant boat” found adrift near Cartagena earlier in the week. Police fear another 13 people may still be missing, according to a local report. Another ship in the cruise line, the Regal Princess, rescued four people from a small vessel in distress in the Caribbean in February.

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A man pursuing a doctoral degree at the University of South Florida was found dead on the bridge connecting the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg on Friday. Zamil Limon, 27, was one of two Bangladeshi students reported missing last week. The other, Nahida Bristy, 27, was last seen at USF’s Natural and Environmental Sciences building on the morning of April 16. Limon was last spotted at his off-campus home the same day. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday listed the two as being “endangered,” explaining that new information had come to light. On Friday morning, deputies arrested Limon’s roommate, 26-year-old Hisham Abugharbieh. They had been called to his residence for a domestic violence issue that involved a brief standoff with a SWAT team before he was taken into custody. Abugharbieh faces charges of failure to report a death, unlawfully moving a dead body, evidence tampering, domestic violence battery, and false imprisonment. Bristy is still missing and the investigation is ongoing. She is pursuing a degree in chemical engineering, while Limon studied geography, environmental science, and policy.

The autopilot of a plane carrying 94 people veered towards mountainous terrain, as the distracted pilots “inadvertently omitted” to retract the landing gear. The Alliance Airlines Embraer ERJ 190 took off at night from Cairns in Queensland, Australia, bound for Brisbane in July last year, a new report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau revealed Friday. During the climb, the captain warned the plane’s rate of ascent was slow. This, along with a directive that caused the autopilot to steer right towards the mountainous terrain, meant the pilots were “distracted in the take-off sequence” and left the landing gear down. When the first officer made an initial left turn and engaged the autopilot, “the aircraft started a right turn toward terrain.” The captain noticed and told the first officer to correct, then realized the landing gear was still down and “reflexively” retracted it despite the plane traveling “17 [knots] above the maximum landing gear retraction speed.” The now-18-year-old plane continued “without further incident,” and landed undamaged. ATSB Director of Transport Safety, Stuart Macleod, said the crew members “became focused on the aircraft’s flight path.” “These distractions increased the flight crew’s workload and delayed their [recognizing] the landing gear was still extended.”

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Actor David Charvet is claiming to have new evidence clearing his name after he was accused of fatally striking a dog with his truck in Malibu. The former Baywatch star shared a video that appears to show Vera Errico, the owner of the dog involved in the tragedy, walking other dogs hours after the crash—without a leash. “The video and photographic evidence contradict the false statements that were provided to the police and shared publicly,” a representative for the actor said. According to TMZ, police have cleared Charvet of criminal responsibility. While Errico claims Charvet drove off after hitting her dog, Charvet said he immediately stopped. Errico attacked the motives behind the new video. “We are grieving the loss of our beloved family pet. We have no comment on Mr. Charvet’s efforts to salvage his reputation,” she said. Since the crash, a representative for Charvet said he has been the target of online harassment and death threats. “He intends to correct the lies communicated on this incident and protect his reputation and safety. David also hopes to create awareness around pet safety and the prevention of animal cruelty,” the rep said.

The legendary James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new gem: a planet, similar to Jupiter, located several light-years away. Astronomers are calling it Epsilon Indi Ab and say it is about 7.6 times the mass of Jupiter, but is actually similar in size. Its temperature is believed to be on the cooler side, ranging from -70 degrees Celcius to 20 degrees Celsius. The scientists also found that, though its atmosphere is rich in ammonia, giving it an unfortunate smell of urine, there are also clouds of water. The author of the study detailing this new planet credited the telescope with making breakthrough discoveries like this one. “JWST is finally allowing us to study solar-system analogue planets in detail. If we were aliens, several light years away, and looking back at the Sun, JWST is the first telescope that would allow us to study Jupiter in detail,” said Elisabeth Matthews of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. James Mang of the University of Texas added that places that had seemed impossible to detect with a telescope are “now within reach, allowing us to probe the structure of these atmospheres, including the presence of clouds.”

A 51-year-old passenger died aboard a long-haul Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong on Friday, the airline confirmed. Flight CX216 departed Manchester Airport in England on Thursday, and the Boeing 777-300ER landed just before 7 a.m. Friday after 12 hours and 48 minutes in the air, according to FlightAware. At around 6:15 a.m., Hong Kong police received a report that a passenger had lost consciousness on the inbound flight, the Hong Kong Free Press reported. The crew alerted air traffic control, prompting emergency services to prepare on the ground. A Cathay Pacific spokesperson told People the passenger “became unwell during the flight.” “The crew and a doctor on board immediately provided first aid; however the passenger had unfortunately passed away,” the spokesperson said. “An ambulance was called, and paramedics were on board immediately after the aircraft landed at Hong Kong International Airport.” The man, an insurance broker who had immigrated to the U.K., was reportedly traveling with his wife and frequently flew between Hong Kong and the U.K. for medical checkups and business after being diagnosed with cancer last year, HK01 reported. Authorities said an autopsy is underway, and the cause of death has not yet been determined.

A deep-sea discovery that baffled scientists and captivated the public has finally been explained. The so-called “golden orb,” first spotted during a 2023 expedition in waters off Alaska, turned out to be the remains of dead cells from a giant deep-sea anemone, Relicanthus daphneae, specifically the portion that once anchored the creature to rock. At the time, researchers were openly puzzled. “I don’t know what to make of that,” one said in footage from the expedition, while another added, “Yeah, I don’t know what to think about this.” The object was collected and sent to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, where scientists spent more than two years analyzing its structure and DNA. Early testing was inconclusive, but deeper genomic sequencing ultimately confirmed its origin. “We work on hundreds of different samples, and I suspected that our routine processes would clarify the mystery,” said Allen Collins. “But this turned into a special case.” Scientists say the case underscores how much remains unknown in the deep ocean.

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Jamie Lee Curtis is steering clear of a holiday box office bloodbath. Her upcoming reboot of the 1984 classic TV series Murder, She Wrote, which starred Angela Landsbury as an elderly crime sleuth, has been bumped from a crowded Dec. 22, 2027 release to a quieter Feb. 4, 2028 slot, according to Universal Pictures. The move yanks the film out of one of the most cutthroat windows stacked with heavy hitters, including Avengers: Secret Wars, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and The Housemaid’s Secret. Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame alone has hauled in nearly $2.8 billion globally, while The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney, pulled in close to $400 million worldwide against a modest $35 million budget. Meanwhile, Hunt for Gollum is banking on nostalgia, with Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, and Elijah Wood returning to their iconic roles from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Curtis’s film will now try its luck in a far less crowded corridor, strategically releasing one week before the Super Bowl.

A dozen people have been injured, and homes have been destroyed by a tornado in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security spokesperson Keli Cain told CBS News that between 10 and 15 people have been injured in the city of Enid, but that no deaths have been reported. The National Weather Service said Thursday’s event has been categorized as a tornado, noting that power lines were downed and roofs were ripped off buildings as it passed through the 50,000-person city in Garfield County. Meanwhile, Vance Air Force Base, located in Enid, said it would be closed “until further notice” due to issues with water and power supplies. Enid Mayor David Mason said that a multi-agency effort, including local fire, police, and highway patrol responders, had been mobilized to help in the search and rescue. “The support from our community has been remarkable,” he said. “Local businesses have offered equipment and labor, residents have opened their doors, and supplies have poured in already.”