Month May 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson’s then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other… Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default. Negotiators are now racing to finalize the bill’s text. McCarthy, R-Calif., said the… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (Yaakov M / VINnews) — CUNY’s Law School has finally released a video of a commencement address in which vicious lies were told about Israel, after the school buried the shocking footage for two weeks. The speaker, a… Continue Reading →
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia’s war, local officials said, as Kyiv prepared to mark the anniversary of its founding on Sunday. At least one person was killed…. Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP )- Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — Several Jewish groups, politicians and an alliance of civil society groups are planning a memorial ceremony and a protest rally against a concert by Roger Waters in Frankfurt on Sunday evening. They accuse the Pink Floyd co-founder… Continue Reading →
Following the hospitalization of HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein on leil Shavuos, Gedolei Yisrael have instructed Klal Yisrael to add two pirkei Tehillim for the Rosh Yeshivah’s refuah. The notice, published on Sunday morning under the title of “לקיים בנו חכמי… Continue Reading →
Kaituz Wigs has been making waves at American Dream’s new ADDress department store over the last few months, selling gorgeous wigs that customers can come in, purchase and walk out with wearing! Now, they are excited to bring this experience… Continue Reading →
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation Friday that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion. “We all deserve the same access… Continue Reading →
A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday gave a 94-year-old Minneapolis woman a new chance to recoup some money after the county kept the entire $40,000 when it sold her condominium over a small unpaid tax bill. The justices ruled that… Continue Reading →
Virgin Galactic completed what’s expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space. Six of the company’s employees, including two pilots, landed at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico after the short… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a disturbing reminder of the dangers of unrestricted weapon usage in Arab towns situated near Jewish communities, a 9-year-old Jewish girl from Kochav Yaakov north of Jerusalem was injured by a stray bullet Friday morning. Avigayil… Continue Reading →
42 Pine, a new, one of a kind, eight-story, boutique building located in one of Miami Beach’s most desirable residential neighborhoods has topped off construction, with 75% of its units already sold ahead of its completion, slated for the first… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an emotional reunion prior to the Shavuos holiday, Shalom Rotban, who had been missing for over two years, returned to his family after being discovered in Jordan by two Arab nursing students. Rotban suffers from PTSD… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A prayer rally took place Sunday morning at the southern Western Wall near the Dung Gate exit of the Old City of Jerusalem. The rally, sponsored by some prominent rabbis including Chevron Rosh Yeshiva Rav Dovid Cohen… Continue Reading →
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com A very wealthy person is approached regarding a life and death issue. The amount requested is vast, indeed. Must the wealthy individual give? Or may he refrain? Some forty years ago, I was asked… Continue Reading →
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed legislation Friday that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion. “We all… Continue Reading →
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that it detected three Chinese warships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, passing through the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing keeps up pressure on the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The ministry said it was… Continue Reading →
BERLIN (AP) — Police in Berlin said Friday that they have opened an investigation of Roger Waters on suspicion of incitement over a costume the Pink Floyd co-founder wore when he performed in the German capital last week. Images on… Continue Reading →
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ Republican-led House of Representatives impeached state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Saturday on articles including bribery and abuse of public trust, a sudden, historic rebuke of a GOP official who rose to be a star… Continue Reading →
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea told police that he felt suffocated and tried to get off the plane quickly as it approached landing, reports said Saturday…. Continue Reading →