NASA announced that astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who flew to the ISS on the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner, will have to wait until February 2025 to return to Earth on SpaceX Crew-9 as a safety precaution. The Boeing Starliner will return uncrewed in a separate flight. Wilmore and Williams will assist the “Expedition 71” crew aboard the ISS in the meantime. (ABC News)
Florida’s Lake Mary rallied to win the Little League World Series championship against Taiwan. DeMarcos Mieses’s hit tied the game in the sixth inning, and Lathan Norton scored the winning run on an overthrow in the eighth. It was Florida’s first championship in nine attempts, while Taiwan, a dominant team in past years, reached the title game for the first time since 2009. (AP)
The TSA predicts the busiest Labor Day travel period in history, with 17 million travelers passing through checkpoints from Wednesday to Sept. 4. The peak is expected on Aug. 30, with 2.86 million travelers. The summer travel volumes are 8.5% higher than last year, with the top 10 busiest travel days occurring this summer. The surge is partly attributed to historically low airfares. (UPI)
Refresco Beverages US Inc. recalled 9,535 cases of 8 oz Great Value Apple Juice from Walmart due to high levels of inorganic arsenic. The FDA classified it as a Class II recall, indicating potential adverse health effects. The recalled juice had a specific UPC code and best-by date, and was sold only in states east of the Mississippi River. (UPI)
Novo Nordisk’s CEO, Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, has defended the high prices of diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy in the US, stating that they save taxpayers money on obesity-related expenses. Sen. Bernie Sanders has challenged Novo Nordisk on its prices when compared to other countries. Jørgensen is due to testify at a Senate committee hearing next month. (NBC News)
