Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A last-minute problem nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight. Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule and awaiting liftoff when the countdown was halted. With only a split second to take off, there was no time to work the latest trouble and everything was called off. Launch managers said computers automatically aborted the countdown. It was not immediately clear why. NASA wants a backup to SpaceX, which has been flying astronauts for four years.
Live Nation reveals data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary
Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States. Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 “a criminal threat actor″ offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web. Other media reports say a hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach in an online forum and was seeking $500,000 for the data, which reportedly includes names, addresses, phone numbers and some credit card details of Ticketmaster customers.
Downtown Atlanta water service disrupted, forcing business closings and water boil notice
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta officials were slowly repressuring the city’s water system after corroding water pipes burst in downtown and Midtown, forcing many businesses and attractions to close and affecting water service in area homes. The problems began Friday morning and crews were still working Saturday to restore service. The department issued a boil water advisory for a large swath of metro Atlanta and asked the public to restrict water usage to allow the pressure in the system to rebuild. Water gushed into the street where three large water mains intersect, causing water problems at two downtown hospitals a city jail, a county jail and local shelters. Attractions like the Georgia Aquarium remained closed Saturday.
Daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt files court petition to remove father’s last name
A daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has filed paperwork to legally remove “Pitt” from her name. The Los Angeles Times reports Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt submitted a petition Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to change her name to Shiloh Nouvel Jolie. The third-eldest of the former couple’s six children filed the petition on the day she turned 18. The Times reports Shiloh is the first of the siblings to file a petition for a legal name change, but some of the other children have dropped public use of their father’s last name in recent years. Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016 but the details of the divorce have not been finalized.
Jennifer Lopez cancels summer tour: ‘I am completely heartsick and devastated’
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez has canceled her 2024 North American tour. Representatives for Live Nation confirmed the cancellation to The Associated Press. “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,” they say in a statement. The tour was scheduled to be her first in five years, in support of her first solo album in a decade, “This Is Me… Now” and its companion film. It was scheduled to start June 26 in Orlando, Florida, and conclude in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 31. Live Nation says that attendees who purchased tickets through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. Lopez offered her own statement, writing, “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down.”
Bisons catcher Henry hit by backswing, hospitalized; Triple-A game is called after ‘scary incident’
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bisons catcher Payton Henry was hospitalized Friday night after he was struck by a batter’s backswing and carted off the field on a stretcher. Henry was hit in the back of the head by the swing from Syracuse Mets third baseman Pablo Reyes in the seventh inning. He immediately went to the ground upon contact and athletic trainers tended to him. Officials decided not to continue the game after the injury. The Bisons said later in the night that Henry was “alert and appropriately responsive” at an area hospital. They called the injury a “scary incident.” The Mets were up 4-2 when the game was called. The Bisons said Henry was being evaluated and they would provide more information as it becomes available.
Upside-down American flag reappears as a right-wing protest symbol after Trump’s guilty verdict
CHICAGO (AP) — Right-wing commentators and supporters of former President Donald Trump have flooded social media with images of upside-down American flags in protest of his historic guilty verdict. At least one such flag was spotted Friday outside Trump Tower in New York City as the Republican ex-president spoke about the trial. Among those sharing images of inverted flags online are Trump’s eldest son, his daughter-in-law and the conservative Heritage Foundation. The upside-down American flag gained wide attention recently after revelations that it was flown outside the Alexandria, Virginia, home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Federal officials are investigating another close call between planes at Reagan National Airport
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are looking into yet another close call between planes, this one at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. An American Airlines plane had to cancel its takeoff to avoid colliding with another plane that was landing on an intersecting runway. The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s investigating the incident Wednesday. An air traffic controller cancelled the takeoff clearance for the American Airlines plane after a smaller plane was cleared to land on the intersecting runway. It’s the second close call at Reagan National Airport in the past six weeks.
Elon Musk sees another big advisory firm come out against his multibillion dollar pay package
DETROIT (AP) — A second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk that was voided earlier this year by a Delaware judge. ISS is joining Glass Lewis in recommending against the package, recently valued at $44.9 billion. Shareholders of the electric vehicle company are voting on the package, with the results tabulated at Tesla’s June 13 annual meeting. ISS said Musk’s stock-based package was outsized when approved by shareholders in 2018, and it failed to accomplish board objectives. Last week the other prominent proxy advisory firm, Glass Lewis, also recommended against the package.
Nicole Brown Simpson’s sisters want you to remember how she lived, not how she died
The sisters of Nicole Brown Simpson hope a new documentary on her life will explore how she lived, and not just how she died. The documentary comes 30 years after Nicole and friend Ron Goldman were killed outside her Los Angeles home and weeks after the death of ex-husband O.J. Simpson. The Brown sisters fear that Nicole’s life has gotten lost in the chaos of Simpson’s 1995 murder trial. They remember her as a warm, quirky, vibrant sister who dreamed of being a loving wife and mother. “The Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson” airs this weekend.
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