 Ten people were injured in a shooting in the Queens borough of New York City on Saturday that police described as "a coordinated, brazen attack."  Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he expects the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol to issue many subpoenas including against House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and others who spoke to Donald Trump.  "General Hospital" and "Port Charles" alum Jay Pickett has died at the age of 60, the producers of his latest movie announced.  The Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt adventure, "Jungle Cruise," is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $34 million in receipts, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.  The Taliban made advances on the key provincial capital of Lashkar Gah on Sunday, escalating its push to claim major cities in the midst of U.S. withdrawal from the country.  Swimmer Caeleb Dressel earned his fourth and fifth gold medals of the 2020 Summer Games to headline a 13-medal day for the Americans and push Team USA to 59 overall Sunday in Tokyo, eight more than second-place China.  Cooler and less humid conditions are settling in across the Northeast but more storms are on the way to the region before the weekend is over.  Britain and Israel on Sunday said they determined Iran was behind an attack on the Mercer Street tanker that killed a Briton and Romainian on Thursday.  Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday warned that COVID-19 infections "are going to get worse" as the Delta variant continues to spread rapidly, particularly among unvaccinated people, causing hospitalizations to rise.  No. 5 Alexander Zverev of Germany capped off his stellar run in Tokyo with an Olympic gold medal, beating the Russian Olympic Committee's Karen Khachanov in straight sets in the men's final Sunday at Ariake Tennis Park.  Rapper DaBaby has been dropped from Sunday's lineup for the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago.  U.S. gymnasts Mykayla Skinner and Suni Lee earned two more medals from individual competitions Sunday in Tokyo. The success came as star teammate Simone Biles withdrew from her fifth event of the 2020 Summer Games.  Italy's Marcell Jacobs claimed the unofficial title of fastest man in the world with a gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2020 Summer Games on Sunday in Tokyo. His time of 9.80 seconds set a European record.  Tik-Tok personality Anthony Barajas has died, days after he was shot in a California movie theater. He was 19.  Xander Schauffele may not own a major tournament title from the PGA Tour, but he picked up a gold medal Sunday, winning the men's golf tournament for Team USA at the 2020 Summer Games.  Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is celebrating the 11th anniversary of her wedding to hip-hop star Swizz Beatz.  Actor Jack O'Connell turns 31 and filmmaker Sam Mendes turns 56, among the famous birthdays for August 1.  On August 1, 1981, MTV premiered with the Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."  "Johnson" star Derrex Brady discusses his character on the new Bounce series. One scene, in which Brady's character discusses the N-word with his three friends, was especially challenging. More Recent Articles | 
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