More evidence suggests vaccines protect against delta variant; Pfizer booster shot extends protection: Live COVID-19 updates
A booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech strongly extends protection, a new study shows. The latest COVID updates.
Read moreHeavy rain floods NYC as Tropical Storm Elsa nears
A deluge of rainfall poured on New York City on Thursday, flooding roadways and at least one subway station as Tropical Storm Elsa moved up the East…
Read moreCoronavirus vaccines ‘strongly recommended’ for disability support workers, but not yet mandatory
Disability advocates say the move to stop short of mandating vaccines for people working in the sector is “hugely disappointing”.
Read moreGeorgia gov. reflects on 2020 election, Trump
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he’s supported and defended many of then-President Donald Trump’s policies. But after the 2020 election, Kemp did what he thought was right…
Read moreBucks championship players: Hard to get to Finals
Former Milwaukee Bucks players who made it to two NBA Finals including winning a championship 50 years ago know what the current players are going through. (July…
Read moreAustralia to soon have access to one million Pfizer doses a week as supplies are brought forward
The 4.5 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine expected to arrive in September are now expected to be available a month earlier.
Read more‘An important development’: South Australia to hold first trial of home quarantine
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says work is underway to begin a 14-day home quarantine program in South Australia.
Read moreMatt Damon brings ‘Stillwater’ to Cannes
Matt Damon, Camille Cottin and Abigail Breslin hit the red carpet to promote new American crime drama “Stillwater.” The film is showing out of competition at the…
Read moreMagnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes up California-Nevada border, regionally largest ‘in almost two and a half decades’
A magnitude 5.9 quake shook the California-Nevada border Thursday, with people reporting feeling a jolt hundreds of miles away, according to the USGS.
Read moreQueensland records zero new locally-acquired coronavirus cases
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says the state has recorded no new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19, with 8679 people in home or hotel quarantine.
Read moreScott Morrison ‘absolutely agrees’ with John Howard that Australia must help protect Afghan allies
The prime minister has responded to John Howard’s comments about the need to protect Afghans formerly employed by Australian agencies in Afghanistan at risk of Taliban attacks.
Read moreNSW records 44 new local COVID-19 cases as premier tightens lockdown restrictions
There were 44 new community cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with a substantial number infectious in the community.
Read more10 more bodies found, bringing death toll to 64 as somber search continues at Surfside condo collapse site
Two weeks after a massive condominium building crashed to the ground, workers dug through rubble, knowing hope of finding survivors had slipped away.
Read more‘Beautiful gift of life’: Father meets newborn after his pregnant wife is killed in car crash
A father met his newborn son after his pregnant wife was killed when a driver fleeing police crashed into her car in Wichita, Kansas.
Read morePurdue Pharma exit plan gains steam
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to reorganize into an entity whose profits will be used to combat the U.S. opioid crisis got a big boost as 15…
Read moreBiden defends U.S. troop pullout from Afghanistan
President Joe Biden defended his administration’s decision to wind down the nearly 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan, insisting the United States did not go “to nation build”…
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