MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s second-largest city will emerge from its fourth pandemic lockdown Friday. But some restrictions will remain and the 5 million residents of Melbourne won’t be allowed to travel to regional centers in surrounding Victoria state. State officials say the lockdown is being ended after two weeks following only one new coronavirus case being detected in the latest…
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia governor and longtime Democratic fixture, wins party nomination in quest for 2nd term. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate overwhelmingly approves bill to boost US technology, scientific research in rare bipartisan vote. Categories: AP National News
NEW YORK (AP) — Widespread outage at cloud service company Fastly brings down swaths of the internet. Categories: AP National News
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s governor is extending for two more months an eviction moratorium that he implemented during the coronavirus pandemic, but says he doesn’t expect to keep it longer than that. The existing emergency order instituting a pause on evictions was due to expire Tuesday, but Gov. David Ige extended it 60 days to Aug. 6. During an interview on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators OK first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years, against the advice of their own outside experts. Categories: AP National News
DUBLIN, Calif. — A Northern California county has changed its methodology to record coronavirus deaths, causing its fatality figures to decrease by 25%. The official COVID-19 death count in Alameda County, in the San Francisco Bay Area, fell from 1,634 to 1,223 after officials changed the criteria for fatalities to match state and national definitions. Previously, the county had included…
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan welcome healthy baby daughter, Lilibet, whose name is a tribute to the queen. Categories: AP National News
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the Belmont Stakes (all times local): 6:55 p.m. Essential Quality wore down pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie in the stretch and crossed the finish line first in the Belmont Stakes. The win was the sixth in seven career starts and gave trainer Brad Cox his first Triple Crown win. It was also vindication for…
