Month May 2021
The man struck by a vehicle on Thursday night in Lakewood was wanted by authorities for multiple burglaries in Lakewood, police sources told TLS exclusively. The man, Rashon Harris, in his thirties, was wanted by police for the multiple vehicle… Continue Reading →
The United States Postal Service announced that it will be raising first-class postage stamps to 58 cents as part of Commissioner Louis DeJoy’s restructuring plan. The Postal Service said that the changes are to go into effect on April 29th,… Continue Reading →
BANGKOK (AP) — The mother of a journalist detained in Myanmar says she and the family “just want him here” in Michigan. “It was a total visceral reaction, gut, visceral, numbing, nauseating, tearful, helpless feeling,” Rose Fenster said, describing how… Continue Reading →
Falsehoods about the election helped bring insurrectionists to the Capitol on Jan. 6, and now some who are facing criminal charges for their actions during the riot hope their gullibility might save them or at least engender some sympathy. Lawyers… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] At Yeshiva Ohr Simcha Of Englewood watching the flourishing of our Bochrim is the motivator for our success. Working with our boys delicately to ensure their needs are met is our TOP priority. Our Rebbeim pour their heart and… Continue Reading →
The Biden administration said on Friday it is drawing up a list of targeted sanctions against key members of the Belarusian government following the former Soviet republic’s forced landing of… Read more » The post U.S. Drawing Up Targeted Sanctions… Continue Reading →
Two-thirds of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest federal data. At the same time, hospitalizations statewide are down… Read more » The post Two-Thirds of NY Adults Have… Continue Reading →
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, more U.S. cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls. Massachusetts lifted a mask requirement Saturday, a day after New Jersey dropped… Continue Reading →
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is due to meet his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi on Sunday for talks, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Egypt is working with the United… Read more » The post Egypt’s FM to Meet Israeli… Continue Reading →
A weapon system test conducted by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii failed to intercept the target Saturday. According to an agency statement, the objective… Read more » The post Military Weapon System Test Fails… Continue Reading →
Israel Police announced Motzoei Shabbos that it has arrested an Arab resident of Lod for allegedly being involved in throwing Molotov cocktails at a home belonging to Jewish residents in… Read more » The post Police Arrest Arab Suspect in… Continue Reading →
Barring any last-minute unforeseen circumstances – and that certainly can’t be ruled out, considering the number of times this has been up and down – Yamina leader Naftali Bennett is… Read more » The post Bennett Set to Announce Forming… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service wants to raise rates on first-class stamps from 55 cents to 58 cents as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency. The… Continue Reading →
The White House says it believes U.S. government agencies largely fended off the latest cyberespionage onslaught blamed on Russian intelligence operatives, saying the spear-phishing campaign should not further damage relations with Moscow ahead of next month’s planned presidential summit. Officials… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is proposing a $6 trillion budget for next year that’s piled high with new safety net programs for the poor and middle class, but his generosity depends on taxing corporations and the wealthy to keep the nation’s… Continue Reading →
Senate Republicans blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty to former President Donald Trump and firm determination to shift the political focus away from the violent insurrection… Continue Reading →
Two-thirds of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the latest federal data. At the same time, hospitalizations statewide are down to 1,143 patients, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday. The total… Continue Reading →
Rosh Yeshivah HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein was hospitalized in Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital on Friday shortly before Shabbos on the advice of his doctors. HaRav Edelstein felt unwell on Erev Shabbos and his personal physician paid a house visit and recommended… Continue Reading →
A relative of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been hospitalized in an Israeli hospital for over a month, including during Operation Guardian of the Walls, Channel 12 News reported on Thursday. According to the report, Haniyeh’s niece, 17, was… Continue Reading →
Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett has reached a final agreement to form a government with Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, Channel 12 News reported on Friday. Bennett made his decision despite his statement during Operation Guardian of the Walls that he… Continue Reading →
Arab threw Molotov cocktails at a Jewish building in the Chabad neighborhood of the mixed Arab-Israeli city of Lod on Thursday night at 1 a.m., sparking a loud explosion and a large fire. One of the firebombs was hurled at… Continue Reading →