CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister is resisting mounting pressure to lift a temporary ban on flights from India, saying any early resumption of arrivals from that pandemic hot spot would erode Australia’s quarantine capability. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday that the pause of flights that began last week will continue until May 15. Lawyers are planning a legal…
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Biden to set new target of vaccinating 70% of adult Americans, with 160M fully vaccinated, by July Fourth. Categories: AP National News
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: US to begin reallocating COVID vaccine shots from states with lower demand to states with more interest. Categories: AP National News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has received its first batch of the Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. The 15,000 doses were flown in early hours of Tuesday to the Indian ocean island nation which is struggling to obtain COVID-19 vaccines because of the delay in getting them from the neighboring India. Sri Lanka has ordered 13 million doses of the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday vastly overstated the number of Americans who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. And when addressing the racial gap in vaccinations, he claimed progress that is not apparent in the statistics. A look at his remarks in Portsmouth, Virginia: BIDEN: “When I got elected, I said in the first 100 days we’d get 100…
NEW YORK (AP) — Yahoo and AOL are sold, again, for about $5 billion. Categories: AP National News
DENVER — Colorado’s governor has extended a statewide mask mandate for another 30 days, but loosened face covering requirements for groups who are vaccinated against COVID-19. Under Gov. Jared Polis’ new executive order, people gathering inside in groups of 10 or more are no longer required to wear masks if at least 80% of the group is vaccinated. The order…
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities: 2 killed, 23 hospitalized after boat capsizes off San Diego coast. Categories: AP National News
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Authorities: 2 killed in Wisconsin casino shooting; gunman also dead in what’s being called a targeted attack. Categories: AP National News
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General: Scene at Green Bay casino ‘contained,’ no threat to community; no word on injuries. Categories: AP National News
