Virgin Galactic, the company founded by billionaire Richard Branson, launched a rocket plane carrying six people to the edge of space Thursday for its first-ever sub-orbital commercial flight. Source

“New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán on Wednesday threw the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history in an extraordinary performance against the Oakland Athletics. Source

Widespread and violent demonstrations continued Thursday in France after the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old delivery driver by a police officer in Paris. Source

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini left the stage during a performance in Idaho on Wednesday after being struck in the face by a bracelet that was thrown by someone in the audience. Source

Jazon Mraz returns to pop music with a new album which he says reflects positivity and an appreciation for life. Jamie Yuccas visited the singer-songwriter in his home studio, which sits on his organic farm where he grows avocados, coffee and fruit. Source

Under the new bill, Florida could have roads made of phosphogypsum, a material known by the EPA to contain a “potentially cancer-causing, radioactive gas,” that’s the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Source

Sellers online are jacking up the price for bottles of Sriracha amid an ongoing shortage. Source

Florida and Texas recently reported the first known cases of people contracting malaria in the U.S. since 2003. Source

There’s a new creature lurking in the ocean – and it could help save marine life as a whole. It’s a fish named Belle, a robotic instrument “as silent as a spy” that uses AI and DNA to help researchers protect “the lifeblood of Earth.” Source

Video posted on social media showed Ballerini getting hit in the face with a bracelet while performing in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday. Source