Month January 2023
LAKE CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest living person in the U.S. has died at the age of 115. Bessie Laurena Hendricks, of Lake City, died Tuesday at the Shady Oaks Care… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a long and frustrating third day, divided Republicans kept the speaker’s chair of the U.S. House sitting empty Thursday, as party leader Kevin McCarthy failed again and again in an excruciating string of ballots to win… Continue Reading →
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort on Thursday filed paperwork and pledged 13 acres for a commuter rail station that could link the seventh busiest airport in the U.S. with the heart of the tourism district in one of… Continue Reading →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians and many Muslim and non-Muslim supporters sharply disagreed with Israel on Thursday at an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting over the visit of an ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet minister to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site…. Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (JTA) – In the heavily trafficked neighborhood of Nolita, a larger-than-life mural has popped up on the corner of Spring St. and Elizabeth St. Bright orange and pink paint spell out the words “Saved 3,000 Jewish Lives” next… Continue Reading →
Exercise equipment maker Peloton Interactive has agreed to pay roughly $19 million in fines related to its delay in reporting a defect for its treadmills that caused one death and multiple injuries, the federal consumer watchdog said Thursday. The Consumer… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden made a dramatic comparison on Thursday, equating the plight of migrants attempting to illegally enter the United States with Jewish refugees who were fleeing the Nazis’ persecution of them. A reporter asked Biden whether he views migration… Continue Reading →
The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — and while Facebook parent Meta is the best-known entrant into this futuristic virtual concept, it’s certainly not the only one. Mark Zuckerberg’s all-in embrace — including… Continue Reading →
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February. The airline said Thursday that by the end of the year it will outfit more than 700 planes with… Continue Reading →
Mexican security forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, an alleged drug trafficker wanted by the United States and one of the sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in a pre-dawn operation Thursday that set off gunfights and roadblocks… Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February. The airline said Thursday that by the end of the year it will outfit more than 700 planes with high-speed, satellite-based broadband service… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) – The horror that swept across the NFL when Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a game this week in Cincinnati was all too familiar to members of the hockey… Continue Reading →
WASHINGTON DC (Yaakov M / VINnews) — On Thursday, President Biden had the audacity to compare migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, to Jews who were persecuted by Nazis during the Holocaust. Asked by a reported whether (illegal) migration is… Continue Reading →
MIAMI (VINnews) – Police were searching Thursday evening for a driver after separate hit-and-run crashes in Miami Beach left 2 people hospitalized on the same stretch of Avenue. At 3:45 p.m., Miami Beach PD received a 911 call of a… Continue Reading →
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs pledged in her inaugural address Thursday to work with her political rivals as she ushers in a period of divided government and Democratic ascendance in a state long dominated by Republicans. She also… Continue Reading →
The maggid shiur HaRav Efraim Fishel Yisrael Weinberger and his wife embraced their first child this week after 34 long years of waiting HaRav Weinberger, a 52-year-old Bobover chassid, got married in Brooklyn in 1988. After being married for many… Continue Reading →
MUSCAT (JTA) – Just a few years ago, Oman was expected to be next in line after Morocco, Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to sign onto the Abraham Accords normalization agreements with Israel. On Friday, the country’s parliament… Continue Reading →
Shortages of computer chips and other parts continued to hobble the U.S. auto industry last year, contributing to vehicle sales dropping 8% from 2021 to their lowest level in more than a decade. But there’s good news for consumers in… Continue Reading →
Shortages of computer chips and other parts continued to hobble the U.S. auto industry last year, contributing to vehicle sales dropping 8% from 2021 to their lowest level in more than a decade. But there’s good news for consumers in… Continue Reading →
The House has voted to adjourn until noon on Friday – without a clear decision on a speaker. The House cannot continue any business or swear in new members without filling the speaker role. Lawmakers voted ELEVEN times so far,… Continue Reading →
Rep. Kevin McCarthy appears to suffer a historic defeat in the 10th ballot for House speaker as more than five Republicans opposed his bid. The current bid for House leadership is now the longest speaker contest in 164 years. A… Continue Reading →