Say WOW

Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

 
Morgan and Rapinoe selected for the US...
Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson was among the 23 players selected Wednesday for the United States team that will defend its title at the Women’s World Cup next month. Thompson, who has been impressive this season as a rookie for Angel City in the National Women’s Soccer League, was called onto the team in early April for a match against Ireland, taking the place of injured forward Mallory Swanson. The roster selected by Vlatko Andonovski includes a mix of both familiar...

Read More

Rescuers race against time to find missing...
Rescuers in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean raced against time Tuesday to find a missing submersible before the oxygen supply runs out for five people who were on a mission to document the wreckage of the Titanic. Authorities reported the carbon-fiber vessel overdue Sunday night, setting off an international rescue effort in waters about 435 miles (700 kilometers) south of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Aboard were a pilot, a renowned British adventurer, two members of an iconic Pakistani...

Read More

Gannett sues Google, Alphabet claiming they have...
FILE – In this July 14, 2010 file photo, the sign for Gannett headquarters is displayed in McLean, Va. Gannett has filed a civil lawsuit against Google and its parent company Alphabet, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, claiming that they unlawfully hold monopolies in the advertising technology tools that publishers and advertisers use to buy and sell online ad space.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)(AP/Jacquelyn Martin) FILE – In this July 14, 2010 file photo, the sign for Gannett headquarters is displayed...

Read More

 
Actor Jonathan Majors domestic violence trial scheduled...
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence case will go to trial Aug. 3, a Manhattan judge said Tuesday, casting him in a real-life courtroom drama as his idled Hollywood career hangs in the balance. Judge Rachel Pauley wished Majors’ “best of luck” as she scheduled his trial. “Yes, ma’am,” Majors said, standing with his lawyers in front of Pauley’s bench in Manhattan’s domestic violence court. Majors, 33, is accused of twisting a woman’s arm, striking her...

Read More

Stock market today: Wall Street falls and...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling Tuesday in Wall Street’s first trading after a five-week rally carried it to its highest level since the spring of last year. The S&P 500 was 0.7% lower in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 306 points, or 0.9%, at 33,993, as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower. The U.S. stock market is taking a step back following many steps forward on hopes...

Read More

Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic...
FILE – This 2004 photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows the remains of a coat and boots in the mud on the sea bed near the Titanic’s stern. A search is underway for a missing submersible that carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic, according to media reports. The U.S. Coast Guard told BBC News that a search was underway Monday, June 19, 2023,...

Read More

 
Macron urges Europe to develop its own...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called on European nations Monday to seek more independence on airspace defense and advocated against relying too much on the U.S., a long-divisive issue that takes on new urgency because of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Macron made his case for Europeans building their own airspace protection strategy in the closing speech of a conference in Paris gathering defense ministers and other representatives of 20 European countries. The talks included anti-drone combat and...

Read More

Truxton Inn in DC permanently closes
Truxton Inn in D.C. has closed. (Courtesy Google Street View)(Courtesy Google Street View) Truxton Inn in D.C. has closed. (Courtesy Google Street View)(Courtesy Google Street View) Truxton Inn, which helped usher in D.C.’s craft cocktail trend when it opened in 2017, has permanently closed. The cocktail bar, in D.C.’s Bloomingdale neighborhood at 3rd and Florida Avenue in Northwest, took its name from the nearby Truxton Circle neighborhood. It was known for its extensive menu of classic and creative cocktails,...

Read More

Mass shootings and violence leave dead and...
Mass shootings and violence killed and wounded people across the United States this weekend, including four people found dead of gunshots in a small Idaho town, a Pennsylvania state trooper killed in an ambush, multiple people firing guns into an Illinois holiday crowd and bullets flying among teenagers partying in Missouri. The shootings happened in cities and rural areas alike, following a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic....

Read More

 
Wyndham Clark plays big and becomes a...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark always carried the message from his late mother to “play big.” Nothing was bigger than Sunday when he held off Rory McIlroy with one clutch shot after another to become a U.S. Open champion. The final act was two putts from 60 feet away on the 18th hole at Los Angeles Country Club, and the 29-year-old Clark pumped his fist when it settled a foot away. He tapped that in for an even-par...

Read More

Spirit come from 2 goals behind in...
Washington Spirit players react to a goal by Spirit forward Trinity Rodman, in the second half of an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)(AP/Nathan Howard) Washington Spirit players react to a goal by Spirit forward Trinity Rodman, in the second half of an NWSL soccer match against the San Diego Wave on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)(AP/Nathan Howard) Michelle Cooper scored the fastest...

Read More

Mick Jagger, girlfriend have Florida house up...
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and his dancer girlfriend Melanie Hamrick have put their Florida home up for sale. A listing on Realtor.com says the lakefront home with four bedrooms and 5.5 baths is listed at $3.499 million — and it looks like the Jagger connection is a key selling point. “You can’t always get what you want but this house is definitely what you need!” the listing overview says, quoting part of the famous...

Read More

 
‘The Full Monty’ returns 25 years on,...
LONDON (AP) — The Sheffield strippers of “The Full Monty” return 25 years on, in a new TV series that wears its politics on its sleeve. In the much-loved original movie, a group of unemployed men from the north of England decide to form a striptease act in a desperate attempt to raise money after the local steelworks closed down. A new comedy-drama TV series from the same writer, Simon Beaufoy, and producer, Uberto Pasolini, returns to those characters...

Read More

Detroit-area city bans LGBTQ+ Pride flags on...
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area community has banned LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned poles after a tense hourslong meeting that raised questions about discrimination, religion and the city’s reputation for welcoming newcomers. In protest, a woman speaking during the public comment portion of the Hamtramck City Council meeting kissed a woman standing next to her Tuesday night. “You guys are welcome,” council member Nayeem Choudhury said. “(But) why do you have to have the flag shown on government...

Read More

Bills’ Allen lists lingering issues from last...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen declined to push the panic button while explaining how unresolved issues stemming from last season led receiver Stefon Diggs to show his displeasure by skipping the team’s start of mandatory practices on Tuesday. Without going into full detail into what exactly is eating at Diggs, Allen listed getting the team’s top receiving threat more involved in the offense and having more game-planning input as among the player’s concerns. The quarterback...

Read More