Month May 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Hundreds of people protesting the death of George Floyd have gathered in Minneapolis near the city police department’s fenced-off 5th Precinct as a show of defiance against the 8 p.m. regional curfew. Twenty-five-year-old Ronnie Tesfa says he… Continue Reading →
Protesters returned to the streets of New York City for a third straight day Saturday, even as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for calm after a demonstration… Read more » The post NYC Protests Resume as Mayor… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shouting “Black Lives Matter” and “I can’t breathe,” hundreds of people converged on the White House for a second straight day Saturday to protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and President Donald Trump’s response. In… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump celebrated on Saturday the first launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, marveling at the power of the rocket ship and the danger faced by its passengers as they soared into the stratosphere… Continue Reading →
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization, saying it had failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus because China has “total control” over the global organization. He said Chinese… Continue Reading →
Border police officers fatally shot a man they suspected was carrying a weapon near the Lion’s Gate in the Old City of Yerushalayim on Shabbos, a police spokesman said, but… Read more » The post Border Police Fatally Shoot Suspected… Continue Reading →
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office released the following message in response to the death of a black man while in police custody that has resulted in protests across the nation: The images of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis are deeply… Continue Reading →
Governor Murphy announced that childcare services can resume June 15th. Day camps can open beginning on July 6th The governor says he expects to ease restrictions on indoor gatherings for the weekend of June 12th.
There are 17,012 cases of the coronavirus in Israel as of Motzei Shabbos, with only 1,917 active cases. There are 36 patients in serious condition of whom 34 are ventilated. The death toll has risen to 284. There were 101… Continue Reading →
A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting the… Read more » The post SpaceX Rocket Ship Blasts Off… Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke to the Israeli public on Motzei Shabbos about the spike in coronavirus cases in Israel. The prime minister said that it is too early to know whether the sharp increase in new cases in recent… Continue Reading →
New York City is “on track” to enter phase one of reopening on June 8, New York Governor Cuomo said on Friday as he announced that five upstate regions will… Read more » The post Cuomo: NYC Expected to Reopen… Continue Reading →
Fires burned unchecked and thousands protesting the police killing of George Floyd ignored a curfew as unrest overwhelmed authorities for another night in Minneapolis, and the governor acknowledged Saturday that he didn’t have enough manpower to contain the chaos. The… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Saturday granting death benefits to the families of police officers, public health workers and other front-line workers who have died of the coronavirus. “You gave your lives for us, we will be… Continue Reading →
An initially peaceful demonstration in New York City over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by police in Minnesota, spiraled into chaos as night fell Friday, as protesters skirmished with police officers, destroyed police vehicles and set… Continue Reading →
Protesters set police cars ablaze, smashed businesses’ windows and skirmished with baton-wielding officers in streets from Atlanta to Los Angeles, as anger over George Floyd’s death spread across the country. Authorities were bracing for more violence Saturday, with some calling… Continue Reading →
Israeli schools will remain open despite a COVID-19 outbreak at the Gymnasia high school in Rechavia, Yerushalayim, the Health Ministry said on Motzoei Shabbos, but Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned… Read more » The post Despite Spike in Coronavirus Cases,… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian after he attempted to run over them with his vehicle on Friday. No Israelis were wounded in the attack, which took place north of Ramallah in the… Continue Reading →
A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering in a new era in commercial space travel and putting the United States back in the business of launching astronauts into… Continue Reading →
A Fox News reporter was pummeled and chased by protesters who had gathered outside the White House early Saturday as part of nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd. For several journalists across the country, the demonstrations were taking… Continue Reading →
Street protests rocked New York City for a third straight day Saturday, even as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for calm after a demonstration the previous night left people bloodied and vehicles burned. A large crowd marched… Continue Reading →