Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the 2018 murder of 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after the jury said Thursday that it could not unanimously agree that he should be executed. The jury’s recommendation came after seven hours of deliberations over two days, ending […]
Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023, a historic increase but a gain that will be eaten up in part by the higher cost of everyday living. The cost-of living adjustment — the largest in more than 40 years — means the average recipient will receive more […]
For decades North Korea has threatened to turn enemy cities into a “sea of fire,” even as it doggedly worked on building a nuclear weapons program that could back up its belligerent words. Now, as North Korea conducts another torrid run of powerful weapons tests — and threatens pre-emptive nuclear strikes on Washington and Seoul […]
Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains that many have received and ensuring
Americans from across the political spectrum say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes, according to a new poll that reflects broad and significant concerns about false and misleading claims ahead of next month’s midterm elections. About three-quarters of U.S. adults say misinformation is leading to more extreme political views and behaviors such as […]
A Chareidi family with a baby and two toddlers came under a brutal attack near Neve Yaakov as violent riots rocked Jerusalem overnight Wednesday – the worst riots since Operation
After numerous requests, Yad L’Achim has arranged for you to submit names for tefillah (no minimum donation required) at the kever of the holy tzaddik, the Ribnitzer Rebbe zt”l for
There has been a serious deterioration in the condition of Zakein Chevrei Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah, HaGaon HaRav Shimon Badani, who is currently hospitalized in Maynaei HaYeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak.
A new report claims that an employee of Donald Trump told FBI investigators that he was ordered to move boxes of classified documents to Mar-a-Lago “at the explicit direction” of the former president. The Washington Post reported that “according to people familiar with the investigation… the witness account — combined with security-camera footage — offers […]
Arabs engaged in violent riots on Wednesday night at a number of locations in east Jerusalem, the worst riots to hit Israel since Operation Guardian of the Walls in 2021.
Russia’s forces used Iranian-made kamikaze drones to attack Ukraine’s capital and Odesa regions Thursday and slammed other areas with missiles as Moscow punished the country for a fourth day for a truck bomb attack on a landmark Russian bridge. A strike carried out near Makrariv, a small city located 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of […]
Any Americans hoping for relief from months of punishing inflation might not see much in Thursday’s government report on price increases in September. Lower gas prices will probably reduce overall consumer inflation for a third straight month. But measures of “core” inflation, which are closely watched because they exclude volatile food and energy costs, are […]
The Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard as part of his effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.” At issue is whether millions of dollars in interest earned on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, disbursed through the […]
Two anglers whose boat sank over the weekend in the Gulf of Mexico clung to an improvised float and fought off sharks while the third swam what felt like miles
Majestic elephants using their trunks as snorkels as they wade in deep water, towering giraffes fending off mighty lions with their powerful legs, graceful cheetahs racing against the wind at
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is an interesting question. The family in question had guests coming on Chol HaMoed from Lakewood for a pizza get-together. The father, however, had a migraine. Nonetheless, the father deemed it inappropriate to recuse himself from the gathering in the Sukkah, notwithstanding that he was technically exempt – […]
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5jtj.com Who does not know of the special qualities of the Mirrer Rosh Yeshiva – Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel zatzal? He was the apple of his father’s (the ALter of Slabodka) eye.. But the Alter had another son as well, who was destined to be a future gadol haDor and […]
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscow’s attempt to grab its neighbor’s territory. The vote in the 193-member world body was 143-5 with 35 abstentions. It was the […]
NATO defense ministers met Wednesday as its member countries face the twin challenges of struggling to make and supply weapons to Ukraine while protecting vital European infrastructure like pipelines or
Scores on the ACT college admissions test by this year’s high school graduates hit their lowest point in more than 30 years — the latest evidence of the enormity of learning disruption during the pandemic. The class of 2022?s average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that […]
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