Over 50 large fires are burning in 10 states across the western US. Here’s how they stack in history.
Most wildfires across the US aren’t the largest seen in their states, but fire season is just beginning and is outpacing averages.
Read more17-million-gallon sewage spill at Los Angeles’ largest treatment plant closes miles of Southern California beaches
Miles of beaches in Los Angeles were closed Monday as 17M gallons of sewage from the city’s largest treatment plant spilled into Santa Monica Bay.
Read moreVictoria records one new COVID-19 case as residents of Melbourne apartment complex told to isolate
Three members of a family of four who recently returned to Victoria from NSW have tested positive for COVID-19, and an apartment complex has been locked down.
Read moreMore financial help expected for NSW amid extended COVID-19 lockdown
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the federal and NSW governments have reached an in-principle agreement to provide the state with additional economic and mental health support.
Read moreA man with COVID-19 has died in Sydney as NSW records 89 new local cases
NSW has recorded a second COVID-19 related death and 89 new local cases on Tuesday.
Read moreJudge doubts Bob Baffert was fairly treated
A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his May suspension was unfair by the New York Racing Association after Kentucky…
Read morePeople gather in support for Cuba in Little Havana
South Florida’s Cuban community gathered in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood to show their support for those affected by Cuba’s economic crisis. (July 12)
Read moreAstraZeneca advice from Australia’s top vaccine body remains unchanged
The group advising the federal government on vaccines, ATAGI, says it “continues to review its advice around AstraZeneca”.
Read morePsaki: To deny voting is suppression, silencing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says the president plans to lay out his case for why we must pass a voting rights bill because denying the…
Read moreUS to Cuba: ‘Respect rights of Cuban people’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized the Cuban government amid some of the biggest displays of antigovernment sentiment on the island nation in decades. (July 2021)…
Read moreProperty destroyed in Northern California wildfire
Firefighting officials say some properties have burned as a wildfire near the California-Nevada state line has swept through the area and has scorched about 140 square miles….
Read moreVictoria on high alert as NSW COVID-19 outbreak breaches border
Two families in Victoria have gone into isolation after a second removalist from NSW tested positive for COVID-19. Two new positive cases have also been detected in…
Read moreMore financial help expected for NSW within days amid extended COVID-19 lockdown
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the federal and NSW governments have reached an in-principle agreement to provide the state with additional economic and mental health support.
Read moreFlorida condominium collapse death toll reaches 94
The search continues at the site of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida. At least 94 people are dead and some 22 people are still missing. (July…
Read moreNew infections rising almost 50% across US; Pfizer, health officials at odds over vaccine booster shots: Live COVID-19 updates
The U.S. averaged about 19,455 new cases per day over the last seven days, a 47.5% increase from the previous week. Latest COVID-19 news.
Read moreUN report shows world hunger worsened in pandemic
A new report from the United Nations says there was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, much of it likely related to the fallout of…
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