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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.

 
Missing Montgomery Co. food truck found days...
Authorities in Montgomery County, Maryland, have located a food truck that was reported stolen on Memorial Day. The “Turner’s Beltway Bistro” food truck disappeared from the 8800 block of Brookville Road in Silver Spring. It was found abandoned in Charles County, Montgomery County police said in a tweet.  The truck’s owner is relieved about the news. “ been a couple of sleepless nights for sure,” owner James Turner told WTOP since discovering his truck was gone. Turner said police told him...

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Barriers removed, new ones go up, at...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Crews on Thursday removed the concrete barriers that blocked traffic at a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year, but community activists quickly put up makeshift barriers and resumed chanting the name of the Black man whose killing galvanized the racial justice movement. It took the crews less than four hours to clear the barriers, artwork, flowers and other items from 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where Floyd...

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Anthony Davis returns for Game 6, but...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis managed less than 5 1/2 minutes in his return to the Lakers’ starting lineup Thursday night before leaving in clear pain from his groin injury as Los Angeles faced playoff elimination in Game 6 of its first-round series against the Phoenix Suns. After missing the previous 1 1/2 games, Davis suited up for Game 6 and attempted to play. But the superstar big man looked tentative and lacked any explosive ability while failing...

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El cambio climático podría desencadenar una crisis...
(CNN Business) — El cambio climático plantea riesgos serios para la estabilidad del sistema financiero, dijo a CNN Business un funcionario de alto rango del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI). Tobias Adrian, director del departamento de mercados monetarios y de capital del FMI, dijo que la crisis climática «absolutamente» podría desencadenar una crisis financiera. «La crisis climática se gesta lentamente, pero potencialmente es desastrosa», dijo Adrian en una entrevista al margen de la Green Swan Conference, un evento virtual centrado...

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Jailed Belarus journalist: Mass protests have fizzled
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A dissident journalist who was arrested after his plane was diverted to Belarus said in a video from prison that demonstrations against the country’s authoritarian leader had fizzled and the opposition should wait for a better moment to revive them. It was Raman Pratasevich’s second such appearance that his allies dismissed as being coerced. In footage broadcast Wednesday night on Belarusian state TV in an hour-long program, the 26-year-old Pratasevich also said that he had...

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Nicaragua files money laundering charges against opponent
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Prosecutors in Nicaragua said Tuesday they have formally lodged money laundering charges against journalist Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of a former president and a potential challenger to President Daniel Ortega. In the latest attempt to eliminate potential challengers to Ortega in the Nov. 7 elections, prosecutors asked the country’s electoral tribunal to bar Chamorro from running or holding public office. Candidates have to register for the elections by Aug. 2. In late May, national police raided...

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Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station on Tuesday, a kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional well-being of older people. Donning 1-pound (470-gram) headsets with video and sound, the four could imagine floating weightless with astronauts and get a 360-degree tour of the station. In other programs, residents can take...

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Search for missing man in Potomac River...
The search for a man missing in the Potomac River resumed Tuesday morning after it was suspended Monday night following a two-hour period. Officials say they will continue the search throughout the day. Fairfax and Montgomery county rescue crews began searching the waters around 8:30 p.m. Monday. For nearly 2 hours, rescue boats scoured the Potomac River between Carderock and the American Legion Bridge. Montgomery County Fire spokesperson Pete Piringer confirmed on Twitter that a U.S. Park Police helicopter also assisted...

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A-list shows returning to Atlantic City with...
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Welcome (back) to the jungle: Guns N’ Roses is playing an Atlantic City casino this year. The iconic hard rock band has booked two dates at the Hard Rock casino Sept. 11 and 12 in the clearest sign yet that big-name entertainment is returning to the seaside gambling resort as it emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. The band’s current lineup includes its biggest stars, lead singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash. Opening the shows...

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Malaysia says 16 Chinese jets threatened its...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s air force said Tuesday that 16 Chinese military jets flew in a tactical formation over the South China Sea and nearly infringed on the country’s airspace, calling it a threat to Malaysia’s sovereignty. The air force said its radar picked up the jets flying in an “in-trail” formation near Malaysian airspace in eastern Sarawak state on Borneo on Monday. It said the jets then headed near Malaysian-administered Luconia Shoals, a rich fishing ground...

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Israel, Egypt talk truce with Hamas, rebuilding...
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and Israel held high-level talks in both countries Sunday to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and the Hamas militant group and rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war that left parts of the seaside enclave in ruins. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry received his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in Cairo on Sunday as part of Egypt’s efforts to revive the Mideast peace process and to “build on the cease-fire in Gaza,”...

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Louisiana coast still hurting from storms, bracing...
CAMERON, La. (AP) — Scores of people in coastal Louisiana are still living in campers on dirt mounds or next to cement slabs where their houses once stood. Unresolved insurance claims and a shortage of supply and labor are stymying building efforts. And weather forecasters are warning of more possible devastation to come. Nine months after two back-to-back hurricanes hammered their towns, residents are still struggling to recover — even as they brace for another onslaught of storms in...

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China thrashes Guam 7-0 to keep WCup...
SUZHOU, China (AP) — Naturalized Brazil-born stars Elkeson and Alan helped China thrash Guam 7-0 in Suzhou on Sunday to keep its World Cup dreams alive. The win puts China, which is hoping to add to its single World Cup appearance in 2002, five points behind Group A leader Syria with three games remaining in the second round of qualification. Wu Lei, who plays for Spanish club Espanyol, opened the scoring after 20 minutes from the penalty spot and...

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Joel Embiid, 76ers rout Wizards to take...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Embiid shook off the jeers from a missed dunk and made sure he did not miss his next attempt. After throwing the ball down through the rim, he cupped his hands to his ears to encourage the crowd. “I had the opportunity where I actually made a dunk, so that’s why I went over to them and I wanted to hear more boos,” Embiid said. Some booed. Many 76ers fans chanted “M-V-P! M-V-P!” in Embiid’s...

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China launches cargo rocket with supplies for...
BEIJING (AP) — A rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea. A Long March 7 rocket carrying the automated Tianzhou-2 spacecraft took off at 8:55 p.m. (1255 GMT) from the Wenchang launch center on Hainan Island, the Chinese space agency announced. The agency said the craft entered orbit 10 minutes later and the launch was deemed a “perfect success.” The Tianzhou-2 carried fuel and supplies, according to...

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