Michael Lopez
Erdoğan engages in video call with Gezeravcı aboard the ISS
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday engaged in a video call with Türkiye's first space traveler Alper Gezeravcı after the astronaut commenced his mission following SpaceX's successful docking of the Dragon spacecraft with the International Space Station (ISS).
Türkiye celebrates as first astronaut flies into space
With the successful launch of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in the U.S. state of Florida, Türkiye's first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı's Axiom-3 space mission has officially begun.
Man opens fire at LA Chinese consulate, kills himself
A man opened fire at the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles on Aug. 1, then took his own life in his nearby car, police said.
There were no other injuries in the shooting, which took place at about 6 a.m. before the consulate was open for the day, said Officer Michael Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department.
"Numerous rounds impacted the Chinese consulate," Lopez said.