The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an anti-tank mine-laying system to Taiwan amid the rising military threat from China. The department on Wednesday said the Volcano system and all related equipment would cost an estimated $180 million. Its capable of scattering anti-tank and anti-personnel mines from either a ground vehicle or helicopter. […]
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week with the labor market remaining strong despite the Federal Reserves efforts to cool the economy and hiring. Applications for unemployment aid for the week ending Dec. 24 climbed 9,000 to 225,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average of applications, which […]
State lawmakers around the country introduced thousands of bills to change the way elections are run after former President Donald Trump falsely blamed his 2020 loss on voter fraud. Hundreds became law. Even with proponents of Trumps election lies roundly defeated during this years midterms, advocates on both sides of the voting debate are bracing […]
Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly enough. There have been no reports of new variants to date, but China has been […]
Southwest Airlines continued to extract itself from sustained scheduling chaos Thursday, cancelling another 2,350 flights after a winter storm overwhelmed its operations days ago. The Dallas carrier acknowledged it has
Please help Miriam- a giyores who is not well and is all alone. Miriam received the zechus to become a member of Klal Yisroel 15 years ago, after much effort.
Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in Israels history. Netanyahu promised that his sixth stint as prime minister will deliver political stability after five back-to-back elections rocked the country since 2019. Having served for 15 years as prime minister of Israel, Netanyahu is […]
One person is dead, and two others are injured following a home-invasion burglary gone wrong in Bensonhurst. It happened shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday on 17th Avenue near 82nd Street.
A massive fire at a Cambodian hotel casino that lasted more than 12 hours killed at least 19 people and injured more than 60, while other victims were apparently not
Multiple regions of Ukraine, including its capital, faced a massive Russian missile attack Thursday, the biggest wave of strikes in weeks targeting power stations and other critical infrastructure during freezing weather. Air raid sirens rang out across the country. Ukraines military chief, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said preliminary reports showed Russia fired 69 missiles at energy […]
Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and suffering after last weeks blizzard. The driving ban in New Yorks second-most-populous city was lifted just after midnight Thursday, Mayor Byron Brown announced. Significant progress has been made on snow removal, he said at a […]
An 80-year-old Southern California liquor store owner who opened fire with a shotgun and wounded a would-be armed robber this summer has died, the store reported Tuesday. Craig Cope died Tuesday morning, and a memorial at Norco Market & Liquor will be held at a later date, according to a Facebook post. It didnt mention […]
A new report from Americans Against Antisemitism found that a stunning majority – 94% – of anti-Jewish assaults in New York City between 2018 and 2022 specifically targeted Orthodox Jews,
A familiar mix of disappointment, patience and determination spread among migrants on Mexicos northern border waiting to enter the United States as they faced the reality that pandemic-era asylum limits would remain for now. Cautious optimism for an immediate opening had prevailed after a judge in November ordered in that a public health rule known […]
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The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who lost power during the areas deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. Already, more than 30 deaths have been reported in western New York from the […]
A broad slide for stocks added to Wall Streets recent losses Wednesday, as investors count down to the end of the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, with technology, energy and industrial stocks among the biggest weights on the benchmark index. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite slid 1.4%. Both […]
Chaim is the only boy in a family full of girls. He was thrilled that his bar mitzvah was approaching. Shortly before his bar mitzvah, he started to feel unwell.
Long Island prosecutors have launched an investigation into U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree
Chaim is only six months old. Moments after birth, he was whisked away for tests, and the doctors returned shortly with the alarming report. Baby Chaim had a severe heart
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