Month July 2019
A bill sponsored by Councilman Chaim Deutsch that will open up existing parking spots for New York City drivers was passed by the City Council this week, with a unanimous vote in favor. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn’t help this time. Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just hours fell minute by minute Thursday afternoon and Europeans and tourists alike jumped into fountains, lakes, rivers or the… Continue Reading →
Pyongyang – A day after two North Korean missile launches rattled Asia, the nation said Friday it had tested a “new-type tactical guided weapon” that was meant as a “solemn warning” about South Korean weapons development and its plan to… Continue Reading →
New York – Nearly 13 million people watched former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before two House committees on the biggest broadcast and cable news networks. The Nielsen company says Mueller’s audience Wednesday was smaller than it was for well-publicized… Continue Reading →
A woman sustained serious injury fleeing from guards in Jerusalem’s Mamilla Mall on Wednesday evening. The Arab female, a resident of the eastern capital, was apprehended by guards shoplifting from a store in the mall. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Official Won’t Resign Over Posts on 2 Muslim Reps, Islam TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school board member is refusing to resign or apologize for disparaging two… Read more » The post Regional Briefs – July 25,… Continue Reading →
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz declared victory over public defender Tiffany Cabán in the race for the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney after a recount in the roller-caster race… Read more » The post Recount Ends In Narrow Prosecutor’s… Continue Reading →
Kansas City, MO – The girlfriend of the Mexican national whose arrest was featured in a Facebook Live video that showed federal officers breaking his car window says he was deported to Mexico. Cheyenne Hoyt tells Kansas City media that Florencio Millan-Vazquez… Continue Reading →
A 6-year-old chareidi boy was stabbed in a Rehovot park on Mafu Street by a man on Thursday, July 25, 2019. EMS responded to the scene and treated the child, transporting him to Kaplan Hospital in the city. Read more… Continue Reading →
Extraordinary Brocha from Reb Chaim The Goan’s special brocha can be yours. The world of the almanah and the six yesomim of Reb Yosef Wertzberger z’l has been shattered. Read more on Yeshiva World News
[COMMUNICATED] Extraordinary Brocha from Reb Chaim! The Goan’s special brocha can be yours. The world of the almanah and the six yesomim of Reb Yosef Wertzberger z’l has been shattered. What a loss! The niftar was a loving father and… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump added his voice Thursday to the chorus of people upset about videos showing New York police officers getting drenched with buckets of water during a heat wave.… Read more » The post Trump Calls Drenching of NYPD… Continue Reading →
Booking.com must respond to a class action suit charging suppression of competition filed against Booking Israel, even though the former is based in the Netherlands, Globes reported on Thursday. Booking.com… Read more » The post Court Rules Booking.com Can Be… Continue Reading →
An investigation into troops smuggling immigrants into the United States illegally led to the arrest Thursday of 16 Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, a base about an hour’s drive from… Read more » The post 16 Marines Arrested in Human… Continue Reading →
Authorities have arrested a man accused of shooting five people, killing three, in two attacks early Thursday in Los Angeles that officials say took the lives of two of his family members and an acquaintance, police said. Read more on… Continue Reading →
New York – New York City’s worker protection department says American Airlines is violating the city’s sick leave law by retaliating against workers who use sick days or not letting them use the sick leave they’ve accrued. The Department of… Continue Reading →
A campaign has been launched to try and save the Yesodos school. See the campaign here. The school announced this week it was shutting down due to the financial situation.
A woman wearing a blond wig disguise shot to death two Israeli men at a restaurant in an upscale Mexico City shopping mall, and authorities said Thursday they were investigating links to organized crime. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A boy was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Lakewood this afternoon, police confirmed. Initial reports indicate the 9-year-old boy ran into the street from between parked vehicles, colliding with a vehicle. The boy suffered serious leg injuries,… Continue Reading →
San Diego – An investigation into troops smuggling immigrants into the United States illegally led to the arrest Thursday of 16 Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, a base about an hour’s drive from the U.S.-Mexico border. None of the 16… Continue Reading →
Joe Biden rarely lets a public event pass without reminding voters of his work alongside President Barack Obama. But the former vice president insisted on Wednesday that he’s not overly relying on that relationship to fuel his 2020 White House… Continue Reading →