Month April 2019
U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Read more… Continue Reading →
A 24-year-old Wisconsin man stepped forward Tuesday to claim a $768 million Powerball prize, the nation’s third-largest lottery jackpot, saying he “pretty much felt lucky” the day he bought his… Read more » The post $768M Wisconsin Powerball Winner ‘Pretty… Continue Reading →
The Prosecutor General of the Yaroslav district of Poland announced Tuesday evening that she is opening a criminal investigation into the burning in effigy of a doll designed to portray… Read more » The post Criminal Investigation of Burning of… Continue Reading →
The Cuomo administration has launched its third solicitation for large-scale renewable energy projects as part of the governor’s Green New Deal. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the annual procurements Tuesday under… Read more » The post NY Seeks Bids for Large-Scale… Continue Reading →
Washington -U.S. President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc’s Chief Executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he has lost some Twitter followers, a person briefed on the matter said. The meeting, which… Continue Reading →
A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he would hear oral arguments on May 14 in a lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump seeking to block a congressional subpoena for information… Read more » The post Judge Sets May 14 Hearing… Continue Reading →
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday that he is seeking the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination for the 2020 election, a source familiar with the plans said… Read more » The post Former U.S. Vice President Biden… Continue Reading →
Stock investors had to go on a harrowing round trip over the last seven months, but the market may be in a healthier place after it. The S&P 500 index… Read more » The post Back to the Same Record,… Continue Reading →
Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has watched the launch of a new submarine intended to carry prospective underwater nuclear drones — a doomsday weapon capable of causing a devastating tsunami. During Tuesday’s visit to a military shipyard in St…. Continue Reading →
Don’t skip breakfast. A new study finds it could increase your risk of heart-related death. Researchers at the University of Iowa studied 65,000 adults for 12 years. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Some top Democrats vying for the White House in 2020 are clamoring for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, but many of their congressional colleagues — who would have to… Read more » The post Tension Emerges Between Congress, 2020… Continue Reading →
Despite evidence that millions of Hispanics and immigrants could go uncounted, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to uphold the Trump administration’s plan to inquire about U.S. citizenship… Read more » The post Justices Seem Ready to OK… Continue Reading →
Islamabad – Pakistan has arrested the last terrorist wanted in the 2002 kidnapping and killing of Jewish-American journalist Daniel Pearl. Azim Jan, a commander of the TTP, or the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, was arrested Friday,… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – The driver of the bus that struck and killed a three year old Monsey boy on Monday afternoon in Beitar Illit has had his license suspended for 30 days. The unnamed driver was released by police to his… Continue Reading →
Washington – Jared Kushner, senior adviser and son-in-law to President Donald Trump, is downplaying Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Kushner, one of the most influential voices in the White House, minimized Russia’s involvement by describing it “as buying… Continue Reading →
On Monday afternoon, a woman in Bnei Brak was preparing food for her family for Pesach when her hand got stuck in a blender. The woman, in her 40s, was treated at the scene by volunteers from United Hatzalah and… Continue Reading →
New York – A man convicted of murder in the 2016 death of a New York City runner was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. Chanel Lewis was convicted earlier this month of killing Karina Vetrano in a case… Continue Reading →
New York – The S&P 500 index is closing at a record high, surpassing the peak it set last September and recouping all the ground it lost in a nosedive late last year. The Nasdaq index also closed at a… Continue Reading →
An Israeli teenager who fell to his death last year at an iconic waterfall in California’s Yosemite National Park was trying to mimic a popular social media photograph when he fell, authorities said. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Tosh Monsey, a unique Hassidic community in Rockland County known for its high academic standards and community outreach, has launched a 24-hour hotline in English – 845-613-3135 – to answer all types of questions on Jewish law. They are the… Continue Reading →
Washington – The largest firefighters union is preparing to formally endorse Joe Biden’s expected presidential run this week, with group leaders saying they will be “investing” heavily in the former vice president’s anticipated bid. The board of the International Association… Continue Reading →