Month June 2019
A judge on Tuesday ordered that the trial for a man charged with killing five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland be held in two parts and granted… Read more » The post Judge Orders Holding Newspaper Shooting… Continue Reading →
Des Monies – Joe Biden’s presidential campaign announced a new round of endorsements on Tuesday as the former vice president tries to bolster his status as the Democrats’ presidential front-runner. He heralded support from four South Carolina state legislators, including… Continue Reading →
Shira, a divorced mother with three children, is a home health aide. Her wages went up from $13.65 an hour to $15 an hour this January due to the increase… Read more » The post Met Council Fights to Increase… Continue Reading →
Vice President Mike Pence is launching a “Latinos for Trump” coalition in Miami, an effort by the Trump campaign to engage Latino voters in advance of the 2020 election. The… Read more » The post Pence Launches ‘Latinos for Trump’… Continue Reading →
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday it was important “to pursue peace efforts to realize the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in… Read more » The post U.N. Chief Reminds Peacemakers of… Continue Reading →
Washington – Melania Trump has announced that her spokeswoman will be the new White House press secretary. Stephanie Grisham, who has been with the Trumps since 2015, will also take on the role of White House communications director. The first… Continue Reading →
FedEx is suing the United States government over export rules it says are virtually impossible to follow because it handles millions of packages a day. The delivery company says most… Read more » The post FedEx Sues to Block Enforcement… Continue Reading →
exico City – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday that his security cabinet was responding to information that three ISIS members could enter Mexico. Lopez Obrador was responding to a reporter who asked about information from U.S…. Continue Reading →
SpaceX launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites Tuesday, a middle-of-the-night rideshare featuring a deep space atomic clock, solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel testbed, and even human ashes. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Excitement is building just a day prior to a visit to the United States of Rav Chaim Mordechai Ausband, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Ateres Shlomo in Eretz Yisroel. Rav Ausband is a renowned maggid shiur and darshan, who has inspired… Continue Reading →
Police on Tuesday are continuing the investigation against suspects who are alleged to be involved in bribery and other law-breaking activities in both Tiveria and Petach Tikvah City Hall following the initial raid at those venues on Monday. Read more… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israel’s right-wing bloc, which was unable to form a government following elections in April, took a hit with the far-right Jewish Power party saying it will break its alliance with the pro-settlement Jewish Home party. Jewish Power, or… Continue Reading →
A man who drove for Uber in New York City has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for abducting a woman who fell asleep inside his vehicle. A judge Monday also ordered Harbir Parmar to pay more than… Continue Reading →
Orange County, NY – A Kiryas Joel paramedic was honored last night as ALS provider of the year by Orange County Department of Emergency Services, the first time a Chasidic individual has ever been selected to receive that award. Avrohom… Continue Reading →
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Republicans launched a new mobile donation platform on Monday that they hope will rival ActBlue, the Democrats’ internet-based fundraising behemoth. Called WinRed, it’s a play by the GOP to replicate Democrats’ success raising massive amounts of cash online from grassroots… Continue Reading →
Washington – American consumers are feeling less confident this month as heightened trade tensions take a toll. The Conference Board, a business research group, says its consumer confidence index fell to 121.5 in June from a revised 131.3 in June… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court has ruled that a cross memorializing war dead can remain on government land in an opinion that is likely to have broad ramifications for religious items and… Read more » The post Justices Rule that Bladensburg Cross… Continue Reading →
This Tuesday, June 25th, is Primary Election Day across New York State. Voters throughout the state will be selecting the party nominees for many offices, including Districts Attorney in Queens and Rockland County, as well as some important judicial and… Continue Reading →
China on Tuesday criticized Washington’s efforts to enforce U.S. law abroad following a news report three Chinese banks might be penalized over dealings with North Korea. The banks named by The Washington Post as facing possible loss of access to… Continue Reading →