U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with the foreign ministers of four ally nations called on the government of Hong Kong on Sunday to reinstate disqualified candidates while condemning its decision to postpone September Major League Baseball announced Sunday that the St. Louis Cardinals' upcoming series against the Pittsburgh Pirates has been postponed because of the coronavirus. Collin Morikawa shot a 6-under 64 in the final round of the 102nd PGA Championship on Sunday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco to secure his first major title. World government leaders have pledged nearly $300 million in humanitarian assistance, including $17 million from the United States, to be given directly to the people of Lebanon after a blast in Beirut killed more than 1 Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $50,000 for violating the NBA's anti-tampering rule. Former Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns star Paul Westphal, who was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last year, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. The mayor of Nagasaki called for Japan's government to join an international treaty banning nuclear weapons Sunday, 75 years after the city was struck by an atomic bomb. Actor Christopher Eccleston is to reprise his role of Doctor Who in a series of 12 "audio adventures," the project's producers announced Sunday. "The Tax Collector," a crime thriller starring Shia LaBeouf and George Lopez, is the No. 1 movie at North American theaters, BoxOfficeMojo.com said Sunday. A 17-year-old was killed and an off-duty police officer is "fighting for her life" after 21 people were shot at a large gathering in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, police said. Reality television personality Kelly Osbourne said on Instagram she has lost 85 pounds. The United States on Sunday surpassed 5 million total reported COVID-19 cases, in addition to recording 1,000 new daily deaths for five consecutive days. Rounds of rain and thunderstorms will target the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast for the coming week, bringing the threat for flooding but also the hope for a diminishing drought. "Modern Family" alum Sarah Hyland and her fiance Wells Adams made the most of what should have been their wedding day this weekend. Brazil has joined the United States as the only nations to surpass 100,000 deaths and more than 3 million case in a coronavirus pandemic that has reached 730,000 fatalities and neared 20 million cases. Some residents in North Carolina were jolted awake early Sunday morning as the largest earthquake to hit the state since 1916 struck near Sparta, N.C.: magnitude 5.1. White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said an executive order signed by President Donald Trump deferring payroll tax payments would not eliminate associated programs such as Social Security. Michael Palin is working on a four-part BBC documentary that will look back at his popular travel shows "Around the World in 80 Days," "Pole to Pole," "Full Circle" and "Sahara." The PGA Championship, the first major event of the resumed PGA Tour season, runs Aug. 6 to 9, 2020, at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin May 14, but was rescheduled without spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Affleck has signed on to write and direct the film adaptation of Sam Wasson's non-fiction book, "The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Days of Hollywood." After more than 10 days since Douglas dissipated northwest of Hawaii, the East Pacific has come alive with the formation of a new tropical storm, Elida. Simon Cowell's representative said the "America's Got Talent" judge was hospitalize Saturday after injuring his back in a bicycle riding accident. Actor Bill Skarsgard turns 30 and actor Eric Bana turns 52, among the famous birthdays for August 9. |
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