→ An American Airlines flight reported a mysterious blue light while preparing to land, prompting an FAA review.

→ A rare Florida freeze gave residents and visitors the green light to collect cold-stunned invasive iguanas.

→ Fans say they’re outraged after Disneyland quietly cut several specialty fries from its menus.

As it prepared to land, an American Airlines flight (actual flight not shown here) reported seeing an unusual blue light. (iStock)

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Conversation starters

→ A CDC investigation is underway into a reported illness aboard a cruise ship.

→ A man traveled 14,000 miles to share a final beer with a longtime friend after a terminal cancer diagnosis.

→ A new study ranked the most turbulence-prone flight routes in the U.S.

Discovery tales

→ A long-lost 19th-century shipwreck resurfaced along the Jersey Shore after shifting sands exposed the ruins.

→ Inside the walls of a historic distillery, a loaded Prohibition-era gun was recently uncovered.

→ Archaeologists found evidence that Chinese immigrants worked as cowboys and cooks on Oregon ranches.

Remnants of the 19th-century schooner Lawrence N. McKenzie have resurfaced at Island Beach State Park along the Jersey Shore. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)

Quote of the week

“I’m proud [of taking] the pain from that moment to try to create something.”

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff says the company’s new Fire Watch feature, launched after last year’s deadly Palisades Fires, could have helped first responders.

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