The New York City Council on Wednesday unanimously elected Councilwoman Julie Menin as its next speaker, making her the first Jewish speaker in the council’s history. Menin, a Democrat who
States have major decisions to make in 2026 about the social safety net and taxes in the aftermath of a sweeping law President Donald Trump signed last year. The federal
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An unusual incident occurred on Wednesday when a bochur from Ponevezh Yeshivah was detained by police forces and transferred to military police. Initial reports claimed that he was arrested on
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over Greenland, the
Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker, will announce Thursday he is set to retire at the end of
Quintin Sharpe considers it a duty to support those without means. Whether collecting food pantry goods through local service groups or helping out his parents’ nonprofit music school, he regularly
There are thousands of young adults from our community who are falling through the cracks and are spiritually at risk. They grew up frum and attended very fine Yeshivos but
Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. Tech and health experts, however, question the accuracy of products like these and warn of
New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan set to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran
Acting contrary to the position of the police, the Jerusalem District Court on Thursday accepted the appeal of Fakhri Khatib, the Arab bus driver who plowed into a group of
Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said. Authorities
Dozens of angry farmers demonstrated in France and Greece Thursday, halting traffic and blocking key roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade
Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day, prosecutors in the United States said — a suspected criminal mastermind and onetime internet cafe manager who authorities say presented
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum ordering the withdrawal of U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies, and commissions, including 31 UN organizations. Many of the organizations are designated
Undercover officers from the Yaffo police district overnight Wednesday arrested an illegal infiltrator from Chevron who posed as a Walt delivery courier and tore down and stole dozens of mezuzahs
Shas MK Yoni Mashriki sent a letter to Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday decrying the conditions that some Chareidi detainees are being held in at Prison 10, with their
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced that his government will establish a royal commission into the Bondi Beach massacre that will also examine antisemitism in the country. Albanese,
A healthy two-month-old infant has died of influenza, the Israel Ministry of Health reported Wednesday, marking the sixth pediatric death linked to the flu this year. The infant, a resident
An anti-Zionist activist group that has previously drawn condemnation for protests outside shuls abruptly canceled a planned demonstration Wednesday evening targeting an Israel-related immigration event in New York City. The
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