Month January 2022
Democrats braced for disaster when state legislatures began redrawing congressional maps, fearing that Republican dominance of statehouses would tilt power away from them for the next decade. But as the redistricting process reaches its final stages, that anxiety is beginning… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (JNS) – Top Israeli government officials and leaders of Jewish organizations held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the possibility of evacuating Jews from Ukraine if Russia invades. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been amassing troops at the two… Continue Reading →
Progressive Kaegan Mays-Williams is taking on state Sen. Simcha Felder in this year’s Democratic primary, representing a seemingly long-shot, left-wing challenge to an incumbent who is one of the most… Read more » The post Mays-Williams Brings Progressive Challenge to… Continue Reading →
The man who shot two New York City police officers in a Harlem apartment, killing one of them and putting another in critical condition, died Monday of injuries sustained when a third officer shot him, Mayor Eric Adams said at… Continue Reading →
A NY State Supreme Court judge issued a ruling Monday evening that Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate in public places, imposed in mid-December, is unconstitutional. Judge Thomas Rademaker wrote that Hochul doesn’t have the authority to impose such a mandate,… Continue Reading →
BALTIMORE (AP) — Three Baltimore firefighters were killed and a fourth was injured when part of a vacant home collapsed while they were battling a blaze early Monday, the city’s fire chief said. The Baltimore City Fire Department said in… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Health Ministry on Sunday announced that the fourth COVID vaccine dose offers three times the level of protection from serious illness to those aged 60 and over than those who received only three doses. The ministry said that the… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden responded to a question about inflation on Monday by calling a Fox News reporter a vulgarity. The president was in the East Room of the White House for a meeting of his Competition Council,… Continue Reading →
An unvaccinated Sarah Palin tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, forcing a postponement of the start of a trial in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times The former Alaska governor’s positive test was announced in court just as jury… Continue Reading →
The number of seriously ill COVID cases in Israel has skyrocketed within a few short weeks from about 100 to over 800 and tens of thousands of new cases are being confirmed on a daily basis. The rise in seriously… Continue Reading →
With inflation punishing consumers and threatening the economy, the Federal Reserve this week will likely signal its intent to begin raising interest rates in March for the first time in three years. The Fed’s challenges will get only harder from… Continue Reading →
Askonim in Florida are urging visitors to pay close attention when ordering food through the Uber Eats app, as multiple eateries listed in their “Kosher” section are in fact Treif. “Most of the locals are already aware of this, but… Continue Reading →
In a ruling handed down on Monday, January 24, the New York State Supreme Court in Nassau County struck down Governor Hochul’s mask mandate, declaring that the State Commissioner of… Read more » The post New York State Supreme Court… Continue Reading →
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was facing a new legal challenge over his executive action that aimed to let parents opt out of school mask mandates as his order took effect Monday. Youngkin issued the order as one of his… Continue Reading →
A report saying that Russia and Syria have begun joint air patrols along the latter’s borders, including the Golan Heights area, has prompted consultations between Israel and Russian military officials,… Read more » The post Israeli, Russian Officials Discuss Syrian… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy had sought a declaration that proxy voting, an absent representative… Continue Reading →
The Washington, D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter complained that police officers who are shot in the line of duty are automatically treated as heroes. Their concern over who is considered a hero and who isn’t comes after a police… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government launched a revamped website Monday — the first day of tax filing season — to help people who were eligible for the expanded tax credit under last year’s pandemic relief bill claim the second… Continue Reading →
The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday, authorities said, the second attack in a week that targeted the Emirati capital. The missile… Continue Reading →
The United Arab Emirates and the U.S. military intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the skies of Abu Dhabi early Monday, authorities said, the second attack in a week that targeted the Emirati capital. The missile… Continue Reading →