OPINION: “Idiots”, “imbeciles”, the “feeble-minded”, anyone with a “loathsome disease”: all were refused entry into Australia under early migration acts. Today, the language has changed, but the…

Cases uncovered in the next few days will be critical in helping determine whether the NSW lockdown has to be extended.

An hourslong standoff with a group of heavily armed men that partially shut down Interstate 95 ended Saturday with 11 suspects in custody.       

Florida officials have decided to move up plans to demolish the remaining structure out of concerns over impending harsh weather.       

Hurricane Elsa, the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic storm season, was downgraded to a tropical storm and on track to impact Florida next week.       

The decision comes as the threat of a secondary collapse of the damaged structure looms, potentially endangering rescue crews.       

Mexico’s state-owned oil company said a fire caused by a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline is over, but video of the harrowing scene went viral.       

The negative impacts of loud nosies like fireworks can be far-reaching for some pets. What experts recommend for protecting dogs, cats and other pets.       

Americans enjoying newfound liberty are expected to travel and gather over the Fourth of July weekend in numbers not seen since pre-pandemic days.       

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her state is not out of the woods and is urging people to keep wearing masks, get tested and check in to…

Gladys Berejiklian says the “green shoots” of lockdown are beginning to show, despite NSW recording 35 new local coronavirus cases.

Two people are dead and 20 others are missing, after landslides triggered by heavy rains hit the central Japanese city of Atami.

President Joe Biden held a naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House in which 21 immigrants became citizens as the administration pushes for more pathways to citizenship….

Engineers were evaluating options Friday for demolishing the remaining portion of a condo building that partially collapsed outside Miami last week.       

The government says it will attempt to mitigate the impacts of the cap reduction by increasing repatriation flights, though it was not immediately clear by how much.