Month April 2020
TORONTO (AP) — A gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia this month obtained a replica police car at an auction and outfitted it with a light bar and decals that made it look almost identical to a genuine… Continue Reading →
She never thought her husband’s punishment for selling drugs would be a death sentence. But as the new coronavirus rips through the U.S. prison system and into the facility where he is serving eight years, she fears it could be…. Continue Reading →
A bill introduced in Congress on Tuesday would expand an underused part of the food stamps program to help feed millions of out-of-work Americans while assisting restaurants across the country… Read more » The post Democrats Want to Let Millions… Continue Reading →
Facing the stark, startling reality that Congress may not be able to fully resume for a year, House leaders are desperately reaching for work-from-home options after a revolt from the… Read more » The post Worried About Virus, U.S. House… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — The government says it has approved an additional $50 billion in loans to small businesses, although banks are complaining that a bottleneck at the Small Business Administration is severely slowing the process. Banking industry groups said… Continue Reading →
The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is giving the House another shot at forcing former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress. Nine of the Democratic-dominated court’s 11 judges are hearing arguments by telephone Tuesday in a… Continue Reading →
A federal appeals court in Washington expressed skepticism Tuesday about the Trump administration’s claim that Congress can never go to court to enforce its oversight and spending powers in a… Read more » The post Appeals Court Takes Up Trump… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 130, which allows municipalities to extend the grace period for property tax payments due on May 1st to June 1st. Such an extension would provide much-needed relief to homeowners struggling financially as a… Continue Reading →
R’ Yaakov Moshe and Blimie Shchreiber of Lakewood, New Jersey, celebrated the birth of a daughter on Sunday, their second child after an agonizing wait of 11 years, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. A year ago, R’ Yaakov Moshe visited the home… Continue Reading →
R’ Yaakov Moshe and Blimie Shchreiber of Lakewood, New Jersey, celebrated the birth of a daughter on Sunday, their second child after an agonizing wait of 11 years, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. A year ago, R’ Yaakov Moshe visited the home… Continue Reading →
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — For many people, travel insurance has been little more than a box that pops up on a booking site to offer some cheap peace of mind. But the coverage’s limitations have been brought into stark relief… Continue Reading →
The government says it has approved an additional $50 billion in loans to small businesses, although banks are complaining that a bottleneck at the Small Business Administration is severely slowing… Read more » The post Gov’t OKs $50B in Small… Continue Reading →
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he was open to providing further aid to cities and states as Democrats are demanding in another coronavirus relief bill, but that… Read more » The post Senate Republican Leader: Liability Protection… Continue Reading →
Harvard University has agreed to pay more than $1.3 million to settle claims that a research team overcharged certain federal grants, federal prosecutors in Boston said. The team at the… Read more » The post Harvard Agrees to Repay $1.3M… Continue Reading →
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. posted a $2 billion first-quarter net loss, blaming nearly all of it on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The automaker said Tuesday that its revenue from January through March fell nearly 15% to… Continue Reading →
While Kim Jong Un’s two-week absence has inspired speculation and rumors that he is gravely ill, he is not the first member of North Korean’s ruling elite to disappear from public view. Some absences were caused by real trouble, including… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his administration is considering requiring travelers on certain incoming international flights to undergo temperature and virus checks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.… Read more » The post Trump Says U.S. Closer to… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump was to sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of meat and poultry on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The order… Read more » The post Trump Signs Order Keeping Meat… Continue Reading →
This Tuesday, 4 Iyar, April 28, Agudath Israel of America will be hosting an Azkarah in memory of the Novominsker Rebbe, HaRav Yaakov Perlow Z’’TVKL, Rosh Agudas Yisroel, at 7:30 pm EDT. We will be addressed by members of the… Continue Reading →
By C.E. So you’re stuck at home and want to make the most of your time. Well, aside for lots of great quality time with family, the silver lining is you can now accomplish so much you may not have… Continue Reading →
Hillary Clinton, the first woman to become a major party’s presidential nominee, endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid on Tuesday, continuing Democrats’ efforts to coalesce around the former vice president… Read more » The post Hillary Clinton Becomes Latest Democrat… Continue Reading →