Month January 2020

BELGRADE (JTA) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is flying a yellow flag to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day at his official residence in in the capital of Belgrade. The flag, which bears a Star of David and the word “Jude,” is… Continue Reading →

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander of a Nazi-led unit accused of war atrocities has died. Michael Karkoc, whose family maintained that he was never a Nazi or committed any… Continue Reading →

As the Senate begins President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Capitol Hill, Democrat Joe Biden is 1,000 miles away in Iowa, trying to capitalize on the circumstances without allowing the proceedings to overshadow the closing case he’s making ahead of… Continue Reading →

NAUMBURG, Germany (AP) — A court in eastern Germany indicated Tuesday that it will likely reject a Jewish man’s bid to force the removal of an ugly remnant of centuries of anti-Semitism from a church where Martin Luther once preached…. Continue Reading →

Lottery winners in New Jersey will have the option to remain anonymous under a new law Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed Tuesday. The law directs the state lottery commission… Read more » The post New Jersey Giving Lottery Winners… Continue Reading →

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a $178-billion state budget proposal Tuesday that hinges on a plan to launch a team tasked with reining in the nation’s largest Medicaid program.… Read more » The post Cuomo Budget Proposal Calls for… Continue Reading →

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Incendiary balloons Palestinians launched from the Gaza Strip recently were a signal to Israel to accelerate unofficial “understandings” meant to ease the crippling blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory, a senior official from the Islamic… Continue Reading →

Chief Justice John Roberts is starting to juggle two jobs as the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump gets underway. On Tuesday morning, he donned his black robe and oversaw two arguments at the Supreme Court before heading across the… Continue Reading →

Two different air-bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists. The Toyota recall affects about 3.4… Read more » The post Air-Bag Woes Force Honda, Toyota… Continue Reading →

Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as a viral outbreak from China found its way to U.S. shores and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered… Read more » The post Wall Street Falls as China… Continue Reading →

The sale of flavored vaping products is banned in New Jersey under legislation Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday. Murphy signed the measure that moved to his desk amid a… Read more » The post New Jersey Bans Sale of… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren says she’ll create a federal task force to investigate corruption during the Trump administration if she’s elected president. The Massachusetts senator on Tuesday released a plan that her campaign says will “restore integrity and competence”… Continue Reading →

The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle. The man, identified as a… Continue Reading →

IDF soldiers opened fire on three Palestinians who threw an explosive at them after being caught infiltrating the Gaza border on Tuesday night. B’chasdei shamayim, none of the soldiers were… Read more » The post IDF Opens Fire on Gaza… Continue Reading →

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said its soldiers killed three Palestinians who crossed the Gaza border fence and threw an explosive device at troops on Tuesday. The army said its troops fired on three suspects who… Continue Reading →

The Republican-controlled Senate rejected a second Democratic bid on Tuesday to obtain documents and evidence in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, an early sign the trial could proceed along lines… Read more » The post Senate Rejects Second Democratic Bid… Continue Reading →

In order to establish a more effective emergency alert system for hit-and-run accidents in New Jersey, legislation was signed into law  today. The bill was sponsored by Assembly Democrats Annette Chaparro, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Daniel R. Benson, Angelica Jimenez, Raj… Continue Reading →

The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak’s… Read more » The post Washington State Resident Is First… Continue Reading →

An American freelance journalist who was detained in Lebanon on suspicion of broadcasting live footage of protests to an Israeli news outlet has been released, the journalist said Tuesday. Nicholas… Read more » The post Lebanon Releases American Journalist After… Continue Reading →

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The sale of flavored vaping products is banned in New Jersey under legislation Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed Tuesday. Murphy signed the measure that moved to his desk amid a nationwide scare last year over mysterious… Continue Reading →