North Korea test-fired suspected artillery pieces into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for greater defense capability to cope with outside threats. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected several flight trajectories believed to be North Korean artillery […]
Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani said he has been barred from an upcoming primary debate because he has refused to submit proof he’s been vaccinated against COVID-19. At a news conference Sunday outside the offices of CBS-TV, which is televising the debate Monday night, the son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani […]
Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion seemed such a far-fetched notion to Swedish decision-makers at the start of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea island. Now,
While the primaries for an incumbent president are often little more than ceremonial, if President Joe Biden decides to run for another term in 2024 it could be anything but
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leads in early results from Saturday’s special primary for the state’s only U.S. House seat, as voters whittled down the list of 48 candidates running for the position that was held for 49 years by the late U.S. Rep. Don Young. The early results showed Palin, endorsed by former President […]
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and Iran’s hard-line president signed a 20-year cooperation agreement Saturday, a day after Maduro praised the Islamic Republic for sending badly needed fuel to his nation despite U.S. sanctions. In an interview with President Maduro after his arrival in Tehran for a two-day visit, Iranian state media reported late Friday that […]
Thousands of people across the world are diagnosed each day with the most dreaded disease: cancer. And despite the illness still killing massive numbers of people each year, many are
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations by preventing Russian troops from overrunning
An Ohio couple climbed through a broken window of the U.S. Capitol and livestreamed a video of themselves inside. A Texas mortgage broker posed for a selfie in front of
It was released for publication on Sunday that Israeli security officials thwarted an Iranian attempt to attack Israelis in Turkey last month, Kan News reported. Israel’s National Security Council (NSC)
Senate bargainers announced a bipartisan framework Sunday responding to last month’s mass shootings, a modest breakthrough offering measured gun curbs and bolstered efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even so, if the accord leads to […]
A suburban Seattle city will pay more than $1.5 million to settle a dispute with a former assistant police chief who was disciplined for posting a Nazi rank insignia on
As Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro visited Iran over the weekend, a Venezuelan-owned cargo plane was detained by Argentine authorities at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires for alleged ties with Iran’s IRGC Quds Force, the London-based opposition website Iran International reported on Sunday morning. “The government detained in Ezeiza [Airport in Buenos Aires] a Venezuelan plane […]
After insisting for months on end that inflation is temporary, President Biden on Friday night privately admitted to donors that inflation is going to be elevated for some time before
Eighteen buses went up in flames overnight Shabbos at the Central Bus Station in Tzfas. The fire began at about 3 a.m. Shabbos morning. Due to its size, the shift
Darchei Binah seminary girls were incensed after being denied access to the Auschwitz gas chambers during a tour of the infamous camp on Friday, with some girls accusing the site’s
Osem is ending the production of Osem mehadrin ketchup due to a severe shortage of tomato concentrate that Israel normally imports from Ukraine, Yisrael Hayom reported last week. Osem had
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com In the Chassidish world they are called the, “Shoolem Ba’as ladies.” Translation: These are housekeepers that work on Fridays and or Shabbos to assist in the Shabbos cleaning and/or preparation. Their presence reduces the pressure in many homes. The topic gives rise to the following halachic question: The Gemara […]
The leaders of the National Governors Association said Friday they’re forming a bipartisan working group to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre. Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation’s governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control […]
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