Month March 2021

District of Columbia police on Wednesday arrested a man near the vice president’s residence on a weapons charge. Vice President Kamala Harris does not live at the home yet. The man was seen on Massachusetts Avenue and was detained by… Continue Reading →

Airlines have reported more than 500 cases involving unruly passengers since late December, and most started with passengers who refused to wear a face mask, federal officials said Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it is reviewing more than 450… Continue Reading →

The Kremlin on Thursday denounced U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning it would rethink its approach to relations with Washington. Russia on Wednesday announced it’s recalling its ambassador in Washington for consultations after Biden was… Continue Reading →

A Virgin Atlantic flight that departed London to Tel Aviv on Monday night was forced to turn back 20 minutes after takeoff when a laser beam hit the cockpit, temporarily blinding the pilot. The plane landed safely at Heathrow Aiport… Continue Reading →

Existing vaccines may protect against the Brazilian variant of the coronavirus, according to a University of Oxford study which also highlighted how a variant first found in South Africa poses… Read more » The post Oxford Study: Existing COVID Vaccines… Continue Reading →

The number of seriously ill coronavirus patients in Israel has dropped to under 600 for the first time since December 25. Israel’s basic reproduction or R number, how many people each carrier infects, was only 0.7 on Wednesday, the lowest… Continue Reading →

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Sixteen Chassidim, including a group of five from New York en route to Vienna, were detained in the airport in Frankfurt on their way to Vienna last week for no apparent reason and were held for over 10 hours. The… Continue Reading →

The final poll for Israel’s elections for the 24th Knesset, taking place in six days, was submitted Tuesday night by Kan News, with results showing that Prime Minister Netanyahu will be able to form a narrow right-wing government of 62… Continue Reading →

The United Arab Emirates has suspended preparations for an April diplomatic summit in Abu Dhabi, Yediot Acharonot reported Thursday. The summit was supposed to include participation by Prime Minister Binyamin… Read more » The post Report: UAE Suspends Middle East… Continue Reading →

Britain said on Thursday that global supply bumps meant its vaccine rollout would be slower than hoped in coming weeks but it expected deliveries to increase again in May, June… Read more » The post U.K. Vaccine Rollout to Be… Continue Reading →

Amazon is making its first foray into providing health care services, announcing Wednesday that it will be offering its Amazon Care telemedicine program to employers nationwide. Currently available to the company’s employees in Washington state, Amazon Care is an app… Continue Reading →

America’s top diplomat on Thursday pressed China to use its “tremendous influence” to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, hours after the North said it will ignore U.S.… Read more » The post Blinken Urges China to Convince… Continue Reading →

The Health Ministry said Thursday morning that on Wednesday 1,496 people tested positive for coronavirus after 78,854 tests had been conducted, putting the contagion rate in further decline at 1.8%.… Read more » The post 1,496 Israelis Test Positive as… Continue Reading →

Four polling stations will be placed in Ben Gurion Airport for returning Israelis to cast their votes, the Central Elections Committee announced on Thursday morning. There has never been a… Read more » The post Elections Committee: Airport to Have… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Someone once said that we are in desperate need of a “Jewish Snopes” right now. That person may be spot on.  Here is why. There is a story that is circulating on social media… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Someone once said that we are in desperate need of a “Jewish Snopes” right now. That person may be spot on.  Here is why. There is a story that is circulating the social media… Continue Reading →

Russia wants an apology from the United States after President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer, and may retaliate against Washington unless it gets one, a… Read more » The post Russia Wants Apology From U.S…. Continue Reading →

The world is awaiting a decision from Europe’s top medical regulator on its investigation into whether there is any evidence to show the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is linked to a… Read more » The post EU Regulator Reviews AstraZeneca Shot… Continue Reading →

Iran‘s civil aviation body blamed a misaligned radar and an error by an air defense operator in a final report into the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January… Read more » The post Iran’s Final Report Blames Air… Continue Reading →

A judge on Wednesday dismissed two jurors who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in George Floyd’s death over concerns they had been tainted by the city’s announcement of a $27 million settlement… Continue Reading →