Month September 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo filed an ethics complaint Tuesday against state Attorney General Letitia James, reiterating his oft-repeated complaint about the way she handled a sexual harassment investigation that led to his resignation last… Continue Reading →
We write on behalf of the yeshiva community of this State and its diverse educational institutions. As religious Jews, we seek above all else to raise our families in the traditions of our faith. We all stand as one! Our… Continue Reading →
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws, privacy threats and lax controls at the social platform, will take his case to Congress on Tuesday. Senators who will hear Zatko’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem. What’s also needed, Gates argues, are the kinds of innovations in farming technology that he has long funded… Continue Reading →
“The integrity and autonomy of our mosdos hcachinuch are coming under attack! What we have heard today is troubling and may in fact require us to consider other options B”EZH we are on the playing field and will continue… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) — American authorities have returned a rare, 2,000-year-old Jewish coin to Israel nearly two decades after it was looted, smuggled and put up for auction in the United States, Israel’s antiquities authority announced Tuesday. The quarter shekel silver… Continue Reading →
A man shot and killed a Toronto traffic police officer while he was on lunch break and killed another person and injured three others Monday before police tracked the suspect down and killed him in a cemetery, officials said. Authorities… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Tuesday warned North Korea that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction,” in unusually harsh language that came days after North Korea legislated a new law that… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian troops piled pressure on retreating Russian forces on Tuesday, pressing a counteroffensive that has produced major gains and a stunning blow to Moscow’s military prestige. It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — A German man was convicted of murder and given a life sentence on Tuesday for fatally shooting a young gas station clerk following a dispute over face masks. The killing in the western town of Idar-Oberstein on… Continue Reading →
FLORIDA (VINnews) — Popular conservative talk show host Ben Shapiro, an orthodox Jew, has blasted the NY Times in a series of tweets, over its vicious hit piece against Chassidim. Shapiro wrote: There are 1.1 million students in NYC public… Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein instructed Bnei Brak Mayor Avraham Rubinstein, who acts as the secretary of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, to summon the members of the Moetzes to a meeting on Tuesday evening at the Rosh Yeshivah’s… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Instead, military officials are looking toward… Continue Reading →
The crowd hung on his every word, cheering him on and booing his opponents. At one point, emotions ran high enough that someone in the crowd bellowed “Lock him up!” This was no Donald Trump rally featuring the former president… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former security chief at Twitter will appear before Congress Tuesday with alarming allegations that the social platform misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control millions of fake accounts. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected… Continue Reading →
As we mourn the heartbreaking loss of our founder and mentor, R’ Yanky “Jack” Meyer zt”l, we reflect upon his unmatched initiative and ingenuity, his relentless efforts on behalf of those in need or in pain, and his selfless dedication… Continue Reading →
A Connecticut jury is slated to begin hearing evidence Tuesday in a trial to decide how much money conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting for spreading a lie that the… Continue Reading →
Sitting on top of more than $115 million across several political committees, Donald Trump has positioned himself as a uniquely indomitable force in the GOP who would almost certainly have the resources to swamp his rivals if he launched another… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, though many other items rose in price, indicating that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer… Continue Reading →
U.S. inflation slowed for a second straight month on a sharp fall in gas prices, yet excluding energy most other items got more expensive in August, a sign that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices surged… Continue Reading →
Border Police undercover officers on Tuesday stopped a bus on Route 444 carrying 17 undocumented Palestinian workers. While searching the bus, the police discovered that the bus had a false floor, used by the organizers to hide the Palestinians while… Continue Reading →