Highlights of this day in history: A shooting rampage takes place at the University of Texas clock tower; Germany declares war on Russia in World War I; Adolf Hitler opens the Berlin Olympics; Author Herman Melville born; MTV debuts. (Aug. 1)
Two U.S. astronauts based on the International Space Station on Saturday gave their farewells as they planned to return to Earth. (Aug. 1)
Hurricane Isaias ripped shingles off roofs and blew over trees as it carved its way through the Bahamas early on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast. (Aug. 1)
More than a thousand protesters gathered in Portland, Oregon on Friday for another night of demonstrations against racial injustice in the US. Friday night's demonstrations also included several veterans who travelled to the city to show solidarity with the protests. ( August 1)
A US flag was set on fire and police were deployed in the early hours of Saturday morning, as protests in Portland Oregon continued. (August 1)
Miami closed beaches, marines and parks as Hurricane Isaias churned through the Bahamas on Saturday on a path skirting Florida to the East Coast.
Before his killing spree, 'anti-feminist' attorney Roy Den Hollander blamed everyone from his mom to his ex-wife for a miserable life.
