An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says he’s no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered were “all worth it.” Nick Bostic, 25, of Lafayette, was driving early on July 11 in the northwestern Indiana […]
President Joe Biden on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19, the first time the 79-year-old has been infected with the virus. The septuagenarian Biden is quadruple-vaxxed, having received two doses of
Russia’s Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov has conveyed in recent closed meetings that Russia is disgruntled with Yair Lapid’s entry into the office of prime minister, Channel 12 News reported on Wednesday. The ambassador also said that Lapid’s role could “create problems” between Moscow and Jerusalem. Moscow’s stance is due to Lapid’s sharp condemnations of […]
The Buchenwald concentration camp memorial says that seven trees dedicated to the memory of victims of the Nazi camp in eastern Germany have been chopped down. The foundation that runs
Former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the killing of George Floyd.
HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein felt unwell on Thursday morning after Shacharis and was evacuated to Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital at about 7:45 a.m. HaRav Edelstein was reportedly experiencing chest pains. Last
Two men were indicted Wednesday in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found last month with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said. A federal
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation’s efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid, an […]
The Arizona Republican Party has censured state House Speaker Rusty Bowers after his gripping public testimony to the Jan. 6 panel about Donald Trump’s relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The censure Tuesday night by the state GOP’s executive committee came hours after Trump reiterated his support for Bowers’ opponent in his upcoming […]
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is called, “B’Ikvei HaGalus”, and its over 700 pages makes it, in all probability, the most comprehensive Torah work on the Churban and subsequent galus - ever printed. Written by Rabbi Yaakov Beer an Avreich in BMG and a grandson of Rav Mordechai Gifter zt”l, the sefer is structured […]
Michelle Obama will have a book out this fall, “The Light We Carry,” in which she reflects upon her experiences and shares insights on navigating an increasingly stressful world. It’s the former first lady’s first entirely new work since the 2018 release of her acclaimed blockbuster “Becoming,” which has sold more than 17 million copies […]
President Joe Biden is proposing to spend roughly $37 billion for fighting and preventing crime, including $13 billion to help communities hire and train 100,000 police officers over five years.
The message to U.S. lawmakers from Ukraine’s first lady, delivered amid stark and graphic images of civilian bloodshed, couldn’t have been clearer: After nearly five full months since Russia launched its invasion, Olena Zelenska said that her country needs more Western weapons. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sent her to Washington to appeal directly to U.S. […]
A huge swarm of jellyfish was seen in the Bay of Haifa off of Israel’s northern coastline, Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority stated on Wednesday. The massive swarm was first spotted by Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) Director-General Raya Shuraki and the agency’s Marine Enforcement Unit. According to the INPA, the jellyfish population is […]
Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after key coalition allies boycotted a confidence vote, signaling the likelihood of an early election and a renewed period of uncertainty for Italy and
A storm of outrage arose over a Channel 13 News report published on Monday featuring an unprecedented visit to Mecca by an Israeli reporter, a violation of the strict ban
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com You can tell from the traffic. This past June 25th, President Biden passed the Keep Kids Fed Act (KKFA). Interestingly enough, the move received bi-partisan support (maybe not so interesting, as which politician in his right mind would vote against free food for children?). Essentially, this re-started the food […]
The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer the way the series began — vividly making the case that Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election fueled the grisly U.S. Capitol attack, which he did nothing to stop but instead “gleefully” watched on television at the White House. Thursday’s prime-time […]
Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and other senior other police officers are expected to receive warning letters in the coming weeks from the state commission of inquiry into the Meron disaster,
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