Month January 2021
Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leaving office. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced… Continue Reading →
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem opened Israel’s first pediatric intensive care unit for coronavirus patients on Friday following the uptick in pediatric coronavirus cases in recent weeks amid the general surge in infections, Ynet reported. The eight-bed unit is unfortunately… Continue Reading →
The IDF said on Friday it downed a drone that crossed from Lebanon and would continue to protect its sovereignty. With frictions high between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah… Read more » The post IDF Downed Drone That Came… Continue Reading →
It’s a club Donald Trump was never really interested in joining and certainly not so soon: the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in… Continue Reading →
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company,… Continue Reading →
DETROIT (AP) — Someone in Michigan bought the winning ticket for the $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing were 4, 26, 42, 50 and 60,… Continue Reading →
Israel’s COVID-19 transmission rate—also known as the reproduction or R-number—has fallen below one for the first time since October, Israeli media reported on Thursday. The reports cited Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate as saying that the reproduction rate now stands at… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) — Members of the worldwide Jewish community joined for a memorial event on Thursday marking the end of the shiva week for Sheldon Adelson, together with the Israeli-American Council (IAC). The online tribute, in partnership with more than… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating after a woman crashed into a pole in Lakewood claiming it was out of panic from hearing gunshots fired towards her vehicle. The incident happened shortly after 3 PM. The driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Lakewood‘s… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Rabbi Yehoshua NormanSon Mr. Elly NormanSon Mr. Aryeh NormanSon Sitting at 1585 E 28 St, Brooklyn through Tuesday night. Wednesday and Thursday through Shacharis will be at 6 Rochelle Lane, Wesley Hills, NY Rabbi Yecheskel NormanSon Sitting… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense. The… Continue Reading →
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Twitter said on Friday that it had permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran’s supreme leader, shortly after the account posted a photo showing former President Donald Trump playing golf in… Continue Reading →
LONDON (AP) — There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death .than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday — though he stressed that… Continue Reading →
Lottery players will have another shot Friday night at the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The Mega Millions top prize climbed to an estimated $1 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing. It is only the third time in lottery history… Continue Reading →
New Jersey’s top health official, Judy Persichilli, announced Friday that the Health Department has identified at least two individuals who have been infected with a new strain of COVID-19 originally seen in the United Kingdom, with one of the cases… Continue Reading →
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to nearly $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced… Continue Reading →
CHEMED’s Q & A With Vaccine Expert Now Available to the Public With the recent uptick in COVID cases within our community, and the rise in resultant hospitalizations, there is probably no medical topic as urgent as that of the… Continue Reading →
The Senate confirmed Lloyd Austin as the next Pentagon chief Friday, making him the nation’s first Black Defense secretary. The Senate voted 93 to 2 to confirm Austin. Austin’s confirmation follows Wednesday’s Senate confirmation of Avril Haines, who became the… Continue Reading →
MENDON, N.Y. (AP) — The three National Guard members killed when a helicopter crashed in an upstate New York field this week were experienced pilots with past deployments to Afghanistan, officials said Friday. Killed in the crash were Chief Warrant… Continue Reading →
Twitter said on Friday that it had permanently banned an account connected to the office of Iran’s supreme leader, shortly after the account posted a photo showing former President Donald Trump playing golf in the shadow of a giant drone…. Continue Reading →
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to send the article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, launching the start of the former president’s trial on a charge of incitement of insurrection over the deadly Capitol… Continue Reading →