Month April 2021
BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s navy on Saturday declared its missing submarine had sunk and cracked open after finding items from the vessel over the past two days, apparently ending hope of finding any of the 53 crew members alive…. Continue Reading →
Thirty-six rockets were fired from Gaza towards southern Israel on Friday evening. IDF soldiers manning the Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted six rockets aimed at populated areas. A siren… Read more » The post Unquiet on Southern Border: Gaza… Continue Reading →
Dozens of Arab rioters gathered near the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday night, clashing with police, throwing rocks and other objects at them, and damaging police and civilian cars. The riots spread and at one point, Arabs threw rocks… Continue Reading →
A Chareidi couple took a Friday night stroll after the meal in the Jerusalem neighborhood of French Hill and were accosted by Arabs, Kikar H’Shabbat reported. The Arabs beat up the husband, kicking him, punching him and spitting at him…. Continue Reading →
Following the firing of 36 rockets from the Gaza Strip overnight Friday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said to prepare for “any scenario” from the Gaza Strip. Another rocket was fired on Motzei Shabbos, triggering sirens in Sderot and nearby communities…. Continue Reading →
A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies shot and killed a Black man while serving warrants said Saturday that he will ask a court to release body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise an investigation into how… Continue Reading →
A North Carolina sheriff whose deputies shot and killed a Black man while serving warrants said Saturday that he will ask a court to release body camera video as soon as he’s confident it won’t compromise an investigation into how… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The explosive situation in Israel continued to escalate over the weekend with 36 rockets fired from the Gaza border towards Israel on Friday evening. There were no casualties or injuries from the rockets but some damage was… Continue Reading →
The FDA and CDC have lifted their recommended pause of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, clearing the way for states to restart the distribution of the vaccine. The vaccine, a single-dose viral vector vaccine, may have caused blood clots in… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with a fatal motor vehicle crash investigation that occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike on April 22. Based on the preliminary investigation, detectives determined that at approximately 9:22 p.m., a… Continue Reading →
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, questioned the need for widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, saying in a radio interview “what do you care if your neighbor has one or not?” Johnson, who has no medical expertise or… Continue Reading →
MONTREAL (JTA) — A top Quebec court mostly upheld a provincial law banning Jews and other religious minorities who work in public from wearing religious symbols such as yarmulkes, crucifixes and hijabs in their places of employ. The Quebec Superior… Continue Reading →
ARIZONA (VINnews) — In the wake of the 2020 presidential, which some believe has seen quite a bit of fraud, some states are attempting to at least do their due dilligence after the fact to ascertain whether or not the… Continue Reading →
Chauvin Found Guilty – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty over the death of George Floyd, who was pinned on the ground with Chauvin’s knee on his neck for over 8 eight minutes. The jury in the trial… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers and the deadly coronavirus. Thousands of… Continue Reading →
Hundreds gathered today as Brian Sauers, the firefighter injured during the wildfire in Lakewood last month, was released from the hospital. Sauers, who serves in the State Forest Fire Service, suffered a medical episode during the wildfire, and was hospitalized… Continue Reading →
The following statement was given to YWN by Hatzalah of South Florida: חֽ ְסֵ֤די יְהוָה כּי לא ת ְמנוּ כּי לא־כ֖לוּ רחָמֽיו We are pleased to announce the passage of HB805 in the Florida House of Representatives earlier today. This… Continue Reading →
PARIS (JTA) – Lawyers for the family of Sarah Halimi, a Jewish woman whose killer was deemed unfit to stand trial in France, say they want to have him tried in Israel. The idea articulated Wednesday in a statement by… Continue Reading →
LAS VEGAS (JTA) – Is it possible to play Major League Baseball while being a Sabbath-observant Jew? It’s a question that could have an answer within the next few years if Elie Kligman, an 18-year-old from Las Vegas, has anything… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will not abide by any renewed Iran nuclear deal that does not entirely end the country’s capacity for fissile material enrichment, its ambassador to the United Nations said. “For us to be safe, Iran must not… Continue Reading →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office said it won’t reveal what it told the U.S. Justice Department about COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes, partly because doing so would be an “invasion of… Read more » The post NY Won’t Say What It… Continue Reading →