Alaqua Cox Was Bullied for Being Deaf and an Amputee, Now the Marvel Star Is ‘Proud’ to Prove She ‘Can Do Anything’ (Exclusive)

Marvel star Alaqua Cox at the Los Angeles, California premiere of ‘Hawkeye’ in November 2021.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyPreparing to play a formidable Marvel character is a notoriously demanding process that pushes actors to the pinnacle of physical fitness.ForAlaqua Cox, who’s making history as the first Native American star to lead a Marvel series in the new Disney+ showEcho, it meant training five days a week with a stunt team to learn a slew of butt-kicking moves.

Alarm Mistaken for Amber Alert Goes Off During Closing Arguments of Amber Heard-Johnny Depp Trial

Amber Heard.Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty WhileAmber Heard’s attorney delivered closing arguments Friday in the ongoing trial involving her andJohnny Depp, a noise initially believed to be an Amber Alert interrupted the proceedings in the courtroom. TheAquamanactress’s attorney Ben Rottenborn was summarizing her case when the alert interrupted him. “There appears to be an Amber Alert,” Judge Penney Azcarate said. “People are getting it on their phones that haven’t silenced them.

Alaska Air Carrier Suspends Operations After Being Involved in Two Fatal Crashes in One Week

Photo: RYAN SINKEY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe Alaskan airline whose planes were involved in two fatal crashes in a week has suspended operations, Taquan Air announced on Tuesday.Six passengers died in a mid-air collision on May 13, and a pilot and one passenger died Monday after a plane crashed into Metlakatla Harbor in southeastern Alaska, NBC Newsreported.“As you can imagine, the past 24 hours have been incredibly overwhelming, and we are reeling from not only the incident yesterday, but also from last week,” the airline said ina statement releasedon its website.

Alaska Airlines Debuts New Mickey's Toontown-Themed Airplane Featuring Classic Disney Characters

“Mickey’s Toontown Express" plane.Photo:Ingrid Barrentine/Alaska Airlines Ingrid Barrentine/Alaska Airlines Mickey Mouseand his friends are taking to the skies withAlaska Airlines. Earlier this week, the major American airline announced in apress releasethat its latest themed aircraft will draw inspiration fromDisneyland— specifically Mickey’s Toontown at the famed theme park in Anaheim, California. The plane, named “Mickey’s Toontown Express,” will fly on routes across Alaska Airlines' network and is the company’s eighth livery in collaboration with Disneyland Resort, per the release.

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Meets Baby Flamingos Hatched from the Eggs She Saved on Flight

Photo:Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines A flock of flamingos had to wait to hatch to meet their hero. According to anews release from Alaska Airlines, one of the airline’s flight attendants, Amber, saved six rare Chilean flamingo eggs on an August flight from Atlanta to Seattle. After months of waiting for the eggs to hatch, Amber recently met the birds she rescued and learned one of the flamingos was named in her honor.