Markhasev faces possible life in prison without parole. On Wednesday, August 12, about 400 professional truck drivers from 50 states are expected to compete in the 1998 National Truck Driving Championships in Long Beach, California. On Friday, August 14, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine holds conference in New Jersey. A pair of major explosions near U.S. embassies rocked two African capitals early Friday, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds. View images of the bombings' aftermath by clicking here .
Today is the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
Today is Herbert Hoover Day. Today is Singapore Independence Day. Actress Amanda Bearse is 40. Basketball legend Bob Cousy is 70. U.S. Secretary of Commerce William Daley is 50.