Atlanta on the mend after water main break Ticketmaster relative investigates data breach Gunman confirmed as killer of 4 lawmen Space launch halted due to computer glitch

Atlanta on the mend after water main break

Atlanta authorities were slowly cracking down on the city’s water system Saturday after corroded water pipes burst across Downtown and Midtown, forcing many businesses and attractions to close and affecting water service in houses in the region.

The city was distributing cases of water and installing portable toilets at several fire stations and first responders were inspecting high-rise buildings to check on the well-being of elderly or other vulnerable residents.

The problems began Friday morning when water poured onto the street at the intersection of three major downtown water mains, causing water problems at two hospitals, a city jail, a jail in county and local shelters. A separate breakup later occurred in Midtown.

Mayor Andre Dickens promised updates every two hours until the situation is resolved.

A boil water order was still in effect Saturday for much of metro Atlanta. Residents have been asked to limit their water consumption to allow pressure in the system to recover.

Ticketmaster parent investigates data breach

Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates live event ticketing in the United States.

Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that “a criminal threat actor” offered Monday to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web.

Other media outlets report that a hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach on an online forum and was seeking $500,000 for the data, which is believed to include names, addresses, phone numbers and some credit card details. credit to millions of Ticketmaster customers.

Live Nation and Ticketmaster did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Live Nation said it was “working to mitigate risks to our users” and was cooperating with law enforcement officials .

Gunman confirmed as killer of four police officers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man who shot and killed four law enforcement officers with an assault rifle a month ago acted alone and was solely responsible for all of the victims, state police said Friday. large city in North Carolina.

“At this point in the investigation, it has been determined that there was a single shooter and no friendly fire,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Deputy Police Chief Tonya Arrington told reporters.

Four other officers were also injured in the April 29 shooting in a residential neighborhood, the deadliest shooting against law enforcement officers since 2016.

Agents from a Charlotte-based U.S. Marshals task force came under fire at a home while attempting to execute arrest warrants. Law enforcement officers shot and killed Terry Hughes Jr., 39, who was wanted in neighboring Lincoln County.

There were two women with him in the house, but the investigation determined they did not shoot at the officers, Arrington said.

At least 12 officers fired their weapons as they exchanged gunfire with the suspect for more than 17 minutes.

Hughes, armed with an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and also a .40-caliber handgun that he did not fire during the shooting, then jumped out of a second-story window and was shot to death by police officers in the front yard.

Police, still thinking there might have been a second shooter, then moved an armored vehicle to evacuate the injured officers and observed movement from a second-story window, according to Arrington.

Officers “used suppressive fire on two targeted locations from where the suspect was shooting to facilitate the evacuation of our injured officers. Based on this evidence, there was no friendly fire in this case,” she said.

The officers killed were Sam Poloche and William Elliott of the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections; Joshua Eyer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer; and Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Weeks.

Space launch aborted due to computer glitch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Last-minute computer problems ended Boeing’s first astronaut flight attempt Saturday, the latest in a series of delays over the years.

Two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown was automatically stopped at 3 minutes, 50 seconds by the computer system that controls the final minutes before liftoff.

With only a fraction of a second before liftoff, we did not have time to resolve the last problem and the launch was canceled.

Technicians rushed to the platform to help astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams exit the capsule atop the fully fueled Atlas V rocket at the Cape Canaveral space station. Less than an hour after the launch was aborted, the hatch was reopened.

The team can’t access computers to fix the problem until the rocket is emptied of all its fuel, said Tory Bruno, CEO of rocket maker United Launch Alliance.

Bruno said one of three redundant computers located near the rocket on the pad was slow. All three must work properly to proceed with a launch, he said.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (left) and Suni Williams share a laugh as they leave the operations and checkout building to head to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday . (AP/John Raoux)