 Six people, including an army officer and civilian, were killed in clashes between the army and Ugandan rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.  The Dixie wildfire, which grew to over 220,000 acres, and the Tamarack Fire are now slowing down.  Interstate 70 at Glenwood Canyon is closed after a flash flood warning and multiple mudslides.  Police deterred Saturday's protest against the COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney after last week's protest turned violent.  One person was killed and several others were injured when bees from a 100-pound beehive stung people in an Arizona neighborhood.  Highlights from the men's swimming events at the Tokyo Aquatics Center during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.  Highlights from the women's swimming events at the Tokyo Aquatics Center during the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.  Highlights from men's and women's athletic events, such as track and field competitions, during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.  A 20-foot orca that was stranded on a rocky southeast Alaskan beach floated back to sea later the same day during high tide, local officials said.  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's wife, Carrie Johnson, is pregnant with the couple's second child after having a miscarriage earlier this year, she announced.  Highlights from men's basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.  From Olympic rings to full sleeves, the Summer Games give many athletes a prime platform to show off their ink. Here's a look at some tattoos showing up in the competition.  Highlights from women's volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.  American cable television network MTV is turning 40 Sunday.  SolarWinds hack breached emails in dozens of U.S. attorneys' offices, the U.S. Department of Justice said in update.  Team USA started Day 8 of the 2020 Summer Games with a silver medal in the triathlon in Tokyo. The Americans went on to win two golds in swimming and two bronze medals in track and field and shooting Saturday.  Two Green Line trains crashed in Boston, injuring 23 people. None of the injuries were life-threatening, authorities said.  The theatrical release of the family adventure "Clifford the Big Red Dog" is being postponed out of concerns regarding the new Delta variant of the coronavirus.  Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant, New Orleans has required all city employees and contractors be vaccinated and reinstated a citywide mask mandate.  "Evil Dead" icon Bruce Campbell has joined the Season 4 cast of the sitcom "A.P. Bio."  August is the perfect month to dust off the telescope and point it to the cosmos as one of the biggest planets in the solar system shines brighter than any other time of the year.  Nick Martinez allowed just four hits and one run over five innings to lead Team USA to a 4-2 win over South Korea in its final group stage game at the 2020 Summer Games baseball tournament Saturday in Yokohama, Japan.  The was a 50% increase in the number of rhinoceroses killed in the first six months of 2021 in South Africa compared to the same period last year.  Belinda Bencic beat Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic to become the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in tennis for Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Games on Saturday in Tokyo.  Rapper Kanye West is planning a second listening party for his new album, "Donda," in Atlanta on Thursday.  Spain, Brazil, Japan and Mexico each clinched spots in the semifinals of the 2020 Summer Games men's soccer tournament with quarterfinal victories Saturday in Japan.  A federal eviction moratorium expires Saturday after Congress failed to pass legislation extending the ban, prompting some House progressives to sleep outside the Capitol in protest.  Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is set to play a small role in writer-director Wes Anderson's next film.  The death toll in Turkey from dozens of wildfires in the southern Antalya province rose to six, local officials announced Saturday.  "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk announced on Twitter that he is recovering from a "small heart attack."  Team USA gymnast Simone Biles will prolong her absence from 2020 Summer Games competitions and miss next week's vault and uneven bars events as she continues to focus on her mental health, USA Gymnastics said Saturday. | 
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