Couple forced to sit next to corpse on plane for hours after passenger dies mid-flight, reports say

FILE — The couple said the situation occurred while they were on a Qatar Airways flight. (Thinkstock Images via Canva)

A couple was reportedly forced to sit next to a dead woman’s body for hours on a recent flight from Australia.

Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were interviewed by the Australian news program “A Current Affair" about what happened.

They said the situation occurred while they were on a Qatar Airways flight last week.

According to the couple, hours into the flight a woman collapsed and died after she came out of the bathroom.

“Unfortunately, the lady couldn’t be saved, which was pretty heartbreaking to watch,” the news program quoted Ring. “They tried to wheel her up towards business class, but she was quite a large lady and they couldn’t get her through the aisle.”

The Colins said that’s when the flight crew decided to put the woman’s body in their row for the remaining four hours of the flight.

The couple claimed that the crew did not offer them a different seat and called the incident traumatic.

NBC News shared a statement from Qatar Airways with the airline apologizing to the passengers.

“First and foremost our thoughts are with the family of the passenger who sadly passed away on board our flight,” the statement read. “We apologize for any inconvenience or distress this incident may have caused, and are in the process of contacting passengers in line with our policies and procedures.”

The couple said they were heading to Venice, Italy, and continued to try and enjoy their trip despite the ordeal.

Barack Obama most liked among living presidents, survey finds

FILE -- Former President Barack Obama talks with President-elect Donald Trump before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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A survey taken last month found that many Americans still hold former President Barack Obama in high regard when it comes to former presidents still with us.

According to Gallup, of the five living men who have served as U.S. president, Barack Obama received the highest favorable rating of 59% of those who responded to the survey.

Former President Joe Biden found himself on the opposite side, receiving the lowest favorable rating of 39% while George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were rated more positively than negatively.

Opinions about current President Donald Trump are divided, pollsters shared, with him receiving a 48% favorable response.

The reported results are from a Gallup survey taken shortly after Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration to a second term as president.

The four other living presidents attended the inaugural ceremony. All five also attended the Jan. 9 funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

Gallup shared that Obama’s image has generally been stable since the end of his presidency.

A survey conducted in the days after the 2016 election found that 62% of the people surveyed had a favorable opinion of him, staying within the 58-63% range that has since been recorded.

Apple and Google restore TikTok to US app stores, reports say

FILE — Google Play restored TikTok to its U.S. app store along with Apple on Thursday. (Source: AP/Kiichiro Sato)

Apple and Google have reportedly made TikTok available again on their U.S. app stores.

According to multiple outlets, Google Play restored TikTok to its U.S. app store along with Apple on Thursday.

The reported actions followed promises by President Donald Trump to save the app and an executive action delaying the ban of the popular social media platform.

CNN reports TikTok shut down for roughly 14 hours in January but made a quick return to promises made by President-elect Trump to keep the platform working in the U.S.

TikTok’s questionable future in the U.S. stems from a law signed last April by President Joe Biden citing national security concerns regarding the platform.

The law required TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to find an approved buyer for its U.S. platform or face a ban.

The Supreme Court upheld the law a few days before Trump was inaugurated.

The Associated Press reports an executive order Trump signed shortly after being sworn in as president enabled the app to continue operating for 75 days, or until early April.

‘Deeply heartbroken’: 12-year-old boy dies after being injured in accident at motocross event

The sheriff’s office identified the victim as Dalton Hill, 12, who was taking part in the event at the time. (GoFundMe)

A community in Georgia is mourning the loss of a 12-year-old boy who died after a reported motocross race accident over the weekend.

Crawford County Sheriff Lewis Walker says deputies were called to the Echeconnee EX motocross track last Saturday morning for a person being injured during a race.

Authorities later identified that person as 12-year-old Dalton Hill. They said he was rushed to the Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center but he did not survive.

A spokesperson for the motocross track said the team has been left heartbroken over what happened.

“We are deeply heartbroken by the passing of a member of our motocross family. Our thoughts and prayers will continue to be with Dalton’s family and friends,” a statement from the team said.

Loved ones have since started a GoFundMe in Dalton’s name to help support his family. So far, it has raised more than $40,000.

Authorities have not released any further information at this time.

Duo, the Duolingo owl, has died, company says

FILE -- The Duolingo owl is dead, according to a statement from the company. (Jordan Gartner)

The Duolingo owl is dead.

According to a statement from the language learning platform, Duo has died.

“It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formally known as the Duolingo owl, is dead,” the company shared Tuesday.

Duolingo said “authorities” are investigating his cause of death and the company is cooperating.

“He probably died waiting for you to do your lesson,” the company announcement continued.

KDKA reports a company spokesperson confirmed that Duo’s death is part of a brand marketing campaign.

“We can automatically sign you up for Duolingo Max in his memory,” Tuesday’s announcement said.

Duolingo has since updated its social media profile pictures to depict Duo’s death while sharing that his cause of death remains “under investigation.”