‘It’s not right’: Mother ‘at wit’s end’ after apparent tightening of rules on kids returning from India
An Australian-Indian couple separated from their five-year-old daughter believe stricter conditions on who can travel home from abroad with unaccompanied minors are being applied in a discriminatory…
Read moreSixth Sydney aged care resident tests COVID-positive as Gladys Berejiklian flags lockdown update
Ms Berejiklian said on Tuesday there was “no doubt” the lockdown in Greater Sydney was having its desired effect, as the state recorded 18 new local cases…
Read moreCalifornia police investigate Martin Luther King Jr. statue vandalism as a hate crime
The Long Beach Police Department told USA TODAY that the incident is being investigated as a hate crime. There were no suspects as of Monday night.
Read moreIn Myanmar, health workers ‘made criminals’
Since a military takeover, health workers in Myanmar have been arrested, beaten and even killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations. One doctor in hiding says the…
Read more‘Horrific’: Record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Oregon
Portland, the largest city in the Beaver State, broke its all-time temperature record for three straight days, topping out at 116 degrees on June 28.
Read moreToday in History for July 6th
Highlights of this day in history: John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for first time; Baseball’s first All-Star Game; Outbreak of the Biafran War; Painter Frida Kahlo…
Read moreAnother body found in Florida; Now 28 dead
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava says another victim has been found in the rubble of a collapsed condo building in Florida, bringing the death toll in…
Read more‘Great news’ as Queensland records one new ‘low risk’ local coronavirus case
Queensland has recorded just one new locally-acquired case of COVID-19 in the community as confidence grows that the state is eliminating the spread of the virus.
Read moreNSW records 18 new local COVID-19 cases as Gladys Berejiklian flags lockdown update for tomorrow
One of the new local cases is a third staff member at the SummitCare Baulkham Hills aged care facility.
Read moreAP Top Stories July 5 P
Here is the latest for Monday, July 5: Rescue crews back at collapsed condo; Tropical Storm Elsa crossing Cuba; Britain to lift face mask requirements; Pope Francis…
Read moreAfter Florida condo demolition, Surfside memorial wall stands as ‘beautiful expression of love’
The Champlain south tower was demolished Sunday night but the Surfside memorial wall remains as a “beautiful expression of love and respect.”
Read more3 found shot dead at Georgia country club, including golf pro Gene Siller
Three men, including golf pro Gene Siller, were killed in a shooting Saturday at Pinetree Country Club in Georgia.
Read moreViolent far-right protests force cancellation of LGBTQI+ pride march in Georgia
It came after Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili spoke out against the march, describing it as “unacceptable for a large segment of Georgian society”.
Read moreCondo demolition brings hope in collapse search
Rescuers searched through fresh rubble Monday after the last of the collapsed Florida condo building was demolished, which allowed crews into previously inaccessible places. (July 5)
Read moreDye pack-carrying robbery suspect arrested
Authorities say they have arrested a New Jersey bank robbery suspect seen on surveillance video as a red dye pack explodes during his escape. (July 5)
Read moreMore than 1,000 Afghan security personnel flee into Tajikistan as Taliban advances
Afghan government forces in Badakhshan have been crossing the border to escape the Taliban in recent days.
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