A judge on Tuesday rescheduled the state trial for two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s killing to Oct. 24 to resolve dueling requests for a new trial date after the state sought to start it as soon as this summer while a defense lawyer asked to delay it to next spring. Tou Thao […]
Social media exploded on Tuesday afternoon after a man from Brooklyn won a $126 Mega Millions jackpot, and everyone just wants to know who he is. The man, named as
A flight by private Syrian airline Cham Wings landed on Tuesday at an airport used by Russia’s military in the coastal province of Latakia in western Syria, the country’s state news agency reported. The flight from the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was the first to land in at the airbase since […]
Charitable giving in the United States reached a record $485 billion in 2021, though the increase did not keep pace with inflation, according to a report Tuesday offering a comprehensive
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett decided to dissolve the Knesset already late last week following a conversation with Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, but kept to the decision to himself, Ynet reported on
An Iranian prosecutor announced on Tuesday that three Mossad-linked agents that were arrested in April will be brought to trial in the near future, the London-based opposition website Iran International
A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first. The White House on Tuesday announced President Joe Biden’s intent to appoint Marilynn “Lynn” Malerba as his administration establishes an Office of Tribal and Native Affairs at the Treasury Department, which will be overseen by the U.S. treasurer. The treasurer’s duties include oversight of […]
Holed up in a bombed-out house in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian troops keep a careful accounting of their ammunition, using a door as a sort of ledger. Scrawled in chalk on
Standing in the sweltering summer heat on the steps of the Alabama Capitol earlier this month, Republican Senate candidate Mo Brooks was hailed by organizers of the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and keep then-President Donald Trump in power. “I was proud to […]
New York’s governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people’s voting rights because of their race. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act, named after the late civil rights activist who represented Georgia in the U.S. House, makes New York one of the first states to […]
Boro Park residents greeted Governor Kathy Hochul with an outpouring of support and tangible excitement on Monday as she toured the 13th Avenue’s shopping corridor, notably stopping at the iconic Eichler’s Judaica. With Election Day drawing closer, Gov. Hochul paid a visit to the community with whom she has had a friendly and cordial relationship […]
Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders approve the proposed $44 billion sale of the company to billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday. Musk reiterated his desire to move forward with the acquisition last week during a virtual meeting with Twitter employees, though shares of Twitter remain far below […]
UTJ MK Yaakov Asher, who accompanied the parents of Moishe Kleinerman to the home of HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Edelstein for a bracha on Monday evening, also spoke with the Rosh
Facebook on Monday removed a campaign video by Republican Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens that shows him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only. In the ad, Greitens, a former Missouri governor who resigned in disgrace in 2018, is flanked by a tactical unit outside a home […]
NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak. This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut. The previous attempts in April were thwarted by a fuel […]
In honor of the Yahrzeit of Rav Yonason Ben Uziel and the incredible Ohel Sarala girls who took upon themselves 40 days of nishmas as a group, we bring to you a
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that could ease religious organizations’ access to taxpayer money. The most immediate effect of the court’s 6-3 decision beyond Maine will be next door in Vermont, which has a similar program. […]
It’s only been a month since North Korea acknowledged having an COVID-19 outbreak, after steadfastly denying any cases for more than two years. But already it may be preparing to declare victory. According to state media, North Korea has avoided the mass deaths many expected in a nation with one of the world’s worst health […]
Former President Donald Trump issued a stark warning Monday night, saying that President Joe Biden is rapidly bringing the world to the point of no return in its inching towards
Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly an hour while a gunman carried out a massacre
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