Month February 2020

CHICAGO (JTA) — The You Tube channel of white nationalist Nick Fuentes has been banned for hate speech. Fuentes leads the Groyper Army, a group of young far-right activists who want to push mainstream conservatism towards white nationalism. He has… Continue Reading →

Apple on Monday warned that it expects to fall short of revenue goals in the current quarter because of the coronavirus outbreak, underscoring the far-reaching effects of the public health… Read more » The post Apple Says it Won’t Meet… Continue Reading →

CUPERTINO (AP) — Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won’t meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones. The Cupertino, California-based company said Monday that all of its iPhone manufacturing facilities… Continue Reading →

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission… Continue Reading →

A gigantic swarm of locusts that belong to a plague that has ravaged millions of acres of crops across east Africa has been spotted reaching the Chinese border. Billions of the insects have destroyed food supplies across Kenya, Somalia and… Continue Reading →

A mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old girl Sunday while she was walking in a California park, wildlife officials say. The girl was walking on a trail at the Rancho San… Read more » The post Adult Punches Mountain Lion to… Continue Reading →

The recent cold front has brought another interesting phenomenon to Lake Michigan: first ice balls, now ice volcanoes. National Weather Service meteorologist Ernie Ostuno was able to capture some amazing… Read more » The post Rare Ice Volcanoes Captured Erupting… Continue Reading →

Two decades in the making, the American Dream mega-mall is about to open its doors to shoppers. The question is how many will show up. The $5 billion complex next… Read more » The post New Jersey’s American Dream Mall… Continue Reading →

First it was racist audio of Bloomberg’s 2015 comments defending the stop-and-frisk policing strategy at an Aspen Institute event was spread on social media by activist Benjamin Dixon. Now, video has resurfaced with disparaging comments that Bloomberg made on “PBS… Continue Reading →

New Yorkers could see fewer bomb-sniffing dogs at the city’s airports and train stations if President Donald Trump gets his way. Trump’s proposed 2021 budget released to Congress last week… Read more » The post Trump’s Budget Would Cut Bomb-Sniffing… Continue Reading →

Democratic White House contenders Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg stepped up their attacks on each other on Monday, with Sanders accusing the media mogul of trying to buy the election… Read more » The post Sanders, Bloomberg Trade Insults as… Continue Reading →

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin leaves on Tuesday for an official visit to Australia, making amends for a cancelled visit in March 2016. In Australia, he is scheduled to meet with… Read more » The post Rivlin to Visit Australia, Fiji… Continue Reading →

There are things in life you never notice, but they’re there. And you realize that someone not only invented them, but made a handsome pile of money from it. Think… Read more » The post AUTO REVIEW: A Vehicle Sure… Continue Reading →

Glimpses of greatness set the tone for the week as participants in the 20th annual Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah spent a breathless Sunday on a journey that spanned the continents and the centuries, inspiring them to reach for the highest heights… Continue Reading →

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask… Continue Reading →

As Jackson’s mayor Michael Reina publicly calls for leaders from the Orthodox Jewish community to join him in smoothing over their strained relationship, a former planning board member and good friend of his is going around besmirching the Jews of… Continue Reading →

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — When Yehuda Sabiner was a young boy, he dreamed of being a doctor. This would not be an unusual dream for most people, but Yehuda grew up as a Gerer Chasid in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har… Continue Reading →

IDF soldiers located a body believed to be the terrorist who carried out the shooting attack at the Parsa Junction in the Binyamin region two and a half weeks ago, during which an IDF soldier was lightly wounded, the IDF… Continue Reading →

Pier 1 Imports Inc. — the once-trendy supplier of home goods like papasan chairs and throw pillows — filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after years of sliding sales. The Fort… Read more » The post Pier 1 Files for Bankruptcy… Continue Reading →

For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in China’s far west. On Fridays, he preached Islam as a religion of peace. On Sundays, he treated the sick with free herbal medicine. In the winter, he… Continue Reading →

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a new campaign video in which he says he is “very proud to be Jewish” and that he looks forward to “becoming the first Jewish president in the history of… Continue Reading →