Month September 2021
A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty to the murder of one person and the attempted murders of 53 others in connection with a 2019 deadly shooting at a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover, effectively ending… Continue Reading →
Israeli police have canceled the investigation into 150 of the 200 travelers who returned to Israel from Uman and were accused of presenting false COVID-19 tests. Authorities claimed they had… Read more » The post Investigation of Most Returnees From… Continue Reading →
East Libyan forces said they lost two helicopters in a crash during a military operation on Sunday, after days of fighting with a formerly allied rebel group from Chad. The… Read more » The post East Libyan Forces Say Two… Continue Reading →
Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the city’s leader in the first polls Sunday following reforms meant to ensure candidates with Beijing… Read more » The post Voters Choose New Hong Kong… Continue Reading →
A case seen as an early test of New York’s law criminalizing police chokeholds has ended without an indictment. A Queens grand jury on Tuesday declined charges for David Afanador,… Read more » The post No Indictment in 1st Case… Continue Reading →
New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed Friday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The “Less is More” law largely… Read more » The post New York Tosses Jail Time… Continue Reading →
Haitian migrants seeking to escape poverty, hunger and a feeling of hopelessness in their home country said they will not be deterred by U.S. plans to speedily send them back,… Read more » The post Haitians on Texas Border Undeterred… Continue Reading →
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed this week to fight a lawsuit launched by a group of Christian health-care practitioners who argue that New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for many… Read more » The post NY Governor Vows to Fight… Continue Reading →
The gas pipeline at the Deir Ali power station has returned to operation after completion of repairs, the Syrian Ministry of Oil announced, according to Syrian state media. Islamic State… Read more » The post State Media: Syria Says Gas… Continue Reading →
Just a day before Yom Kippur, Lakewood was gripped by a near tragedy. A school bus carrying 15 girls crashed, landing atop parked vehicles, in an incident an eyewitness told TLS began when the bus driver attempted to cut off… Continue Reading →
In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol on Saturday over concerns that a rally in support… Read more » The post In Tense Washington, Police Outnumber… Continue Reading →
A monument listing 102,163 Dutch victims of the Holocaust was unveiled by King Willem-Alexander in Amsterdam on Sunday, the first national memorial to be built in the Netherlands. The monument,… Read more » The post The Netherlands Unveils Its First… Continue Reading →
A host at a popular New York City restaurant was assaulted by three women from Texas after she asked for proof they had been vaccinated against COVID-19, police said. The… Read more » The post NYC Restaurant Host Attacked Over… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dental work for seniors on Medicare. An end to sky’s-the-limit pricing on prescription drugs. New options for long-term care at home. Coverage for low-income people locked out of Medicaid by ideological battles. Those are just some of… Continue Reading →
For as long as she can remember, her Abba has been sick. Help Devorah’s Family Sometimes he seemed almost like other Abbas, sometimes he could hardly get out of bed. And sometimes, she had to travel by bus with her… Continue Reading →
Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday, and a new tropical depression was spinning over the far eastern Atlantic. Peter was centered about 630 miles… Read more » The post Tropical Storm Peter Forms Over… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (VINnews) — We have just finished Aseres Y’mei T’shuva, the 10 Days of Repentance, the period of time when our Rabbi’s and teachers emphasize that it’s a time to better ourselves while asking forgiveness from those we may… Continue Reading →
Israeli police questioned the grandfather of a young boy who was the sole survivor of a deadly cable car crash in northern Italy earlier this year, on suspicion of kidnapping on Tuesday. Eitan Biran, age 6, is the focus of… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israeli officials and bereaved families gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl on Sunday to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. “Something within us changed 48 years ago,” said Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in… Continue Reading →
A boat that capsized on a river in southwest China has left at least 10 people dead, with another five still missing, according to state media on Sunday. CCTV said… Read more » The post Capsized River Boat Leaves 10… Continue Reading →
President Emmanuel Macron will speak in the coming days with President Joe Biden in what will be their first contact since a major diplomatic crisis erupted between France and the… Read more » The post France’s Macron to Talk to… Continue Reading →