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Australians will be rewarded for a tough year all but wiping out coronavirus with largely great weather to celebrate Christmas. Sunshine and mild temperatures are forecast for most state capitals as families look forward to some semblance of normal around the table together.  Families in Perth and Adelaide will flock to the beach to take advantage of the maximums in the high 20s to mid-30s. Those along Australia's east coast can expect cooler temperatures and possible showers before temperatures warm up again. The chance of a shower or two won't dampen Christmas Day celebrations in Sydney. Pictured are Sydneysiders celebrating Christmas 2019 at Bondi Conditions will be much cooler along Australia's east coast (shaded in green and yellow) on Christmas Day than other parts of Australia More rain and storms are on the way for northern NSW and parts of Queensland on top of the recent battering to those regions. 'Temperatures along the east coast will be below average for th

Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology, targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle, sources told Reuters. The car reportedly will be powered by breakthrough 'monocell' battery technology that could radically reduce cost and increase the vehicle's range before a recharge is needed. Sources say they expect the company to rely on a manufacturing partner to build vehicles, which would then be Apple-branded.  There's also the possibility it would focus on an autonomous-driving system which would be offered through a traditional carmaker. Scroll down for video   Apple is moving forward with a driverless car, with an expected rollout date of 2024, sources say. The car reportedly will be powered by monocell battery technology that is both cheaper and will increase the vehicle's range The iPhone maker's automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014 when it first started to design its own vehicle from scratch.  At one

The family of the 18-year-old college student sentenced to jail for breaking COVID-19 quarantine measures in the Cayman Islands is appealing to President Donald Trump to bring her home.  Skylar Mack, a pre-med Mercer University student from Georgia, and her boyfriend Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, were sentenced to four months in prison last week for breaking the island’s mandatory 14-day quarantine. Mack isolated for two days and tested negative for COVID-19 before she abandoned her tracking device and left isolation to attend her boyfriend’s jet-skiing competition. In the desperate bid to reduce her sentence her family has appealed to Trump in a written letter.   His office said her case would be forwarded to the 'appropriate' federal agency, likely the US State Department.  The family of Georgia teen Skylar Mack, 18, who is jailed in the Cayman Islands for breaking a mandatory quarantine, is appealing to Donald Trump for help  'We're not asking for her to get an exception. We&

Wall Street's main indexes took a tumble on Monday as the economy reacted to concerns over a new coronavirus strain spreading like wildfire in Britain.    The S&P 500 lost 14.49 points, or 0.39 percent, by the closing bell, finishing at 3,694.91, while the Nasdaq dropped 13.12 points, or 0.1 percent, to 12,742.52.  The losses were cushioned slightly by a 0.12 percent gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which rose by 37.4 points to 30,216.45.   Meanwhile the CBOE Volatility Index, also known as Wall Street's 'fear gauge', jumped 29.7 points to its highest level since early November before closing at 25.16.  'The "Santa rally" will have to wait,' David Carter, chief investment officer at Lenox Wealth Advisors in New York, told Reuters. 'Troubling news about COVID in the UK has reminded markets that COVID isn't solved yet; the road ahead may be bumpy and uncertain.'   Wall Street's main indexes took a tumble on Monday as the econ

Shares in Tesla Inc sank by nearly seven percent on the firm's first day of trading in the S&P 500 Index as fears over a new strain of coronavirus took a toll on markets worldwide.  The electric carmaker became the most valuable company to ever be added to Wall Street's main benchmark on Monday - accounting for 1.69 percent of the index - after a banner year which has seen its shares skyrocket more than 730 percent.   'Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make Tesla successful. My heart goes out to you,' CEO Elon Musk tweeted around 8am.  Tesla's stock price closed at an all-time high of $695 on Friday when tens of millions of shares were snapped up by index-fund managers in a frantic day of trading. Its market cap at close was $658.79billion, setting it up to be the six-month valuable company in the S&P 500.  Those gains were erased as shares slid by up to 6.4 percent in pre-market trading on Monday before opening at $665.11 on Monday.  When the closing

Nancy Pelosi said Monday she was hoping the $600 stimulus checks in the latest coronavirus relief package would be bigger amid widespread criticism that the measure was only half the payment included in the March CARES Act. The House Speaker's comments follows intense negotiations to get a deal passed before breaking for Christmas as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promises the upper chamber will vote on the $900 billion legislation before the end of the day Monday.  'We also have in the legislation direct payments, which were not in the Republican bill, to America's working families,' Pelosi said during remarks on the House floor Monday. She added: 'I would like them to have been bigger, but they are significant. And they will be going but soon.' President Donald Trump immediately took credit Monday morning for lawmakers including the $600 stimulus checks in the bill. 'The President was responsible for those direct payments to Americans in the Covid-