Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus. “He was […]
In a shocking move, Higher Education Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Likud), a long-time confidant of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, blasted the prime minister during a speech on Wednesday announcing he is
As the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations trickled out across the United States, many members of Congress lined up at the Capitol physician’s office to get inoculated. President-elect Joe Biden got vaccinated, too, as did Vice President Mike Pence. Both rolled up their sleeves live on television to receive their shots. For some of America’s […]
HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, Rav of Ramat Elchanan and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, publicized a p’sak din halacha on Wednesday on being vaccinated against the coronavirus. HaRav
The political drama continued on Thursday as Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah announced that he is leaving the Yesh Atid party and forming his own party together with Roi Cohen,
A couple convicted of criminal charges in the so-called balloon boy hoax that fascinated the country more than a decade ago were pardoned Wednesday by the governor of Colorado. Richard
Economy Minister Amir Peretz announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as the leader of the Labor party. Peretz’s decision came as polls show the once leading Labor party
Germany reported a record level of coronavirus deaths as it entered a harder lockdown Wednesday, closing shops and schools to try to bring down stubbornly high new daily infections. The
The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming ornaments draped on the fireplace behind him. He spoke into the camera not to deliver warm Christmas wishes, but to threaten to detonate Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief […]
YONKERS, NY — A car speeding away from police Tuesday night in suburban New York City barreled into another car, splitting that vehicle in half and killing five people, officials
Russia’s Health Ministry agreed Wednesday to cut the size of a study of a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine and to stop the enrollment of volunteers. The decision comes a week after developers said enrollment of study volunteers has slowed since Russia began giving out the Sputnik V vaccine while the late-stage study was still continuing. […]
Coronavirus czar Prof. Nachman Ash said on Thursday that the two-week lockdown approved by the government on Wednesday night won’t be sufficient to adequately decrease the morbidity rate in Israel.
Verena Kansog hasn’t visited her mother in a year, fearing her work as a New York City paramedic would expose her to the coronavirus. But after a grueling separation, Kansog is headed home for the holidays after becoming one of the first members of the city’s fire department to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “It means […]
Your tax credit can bring endless brachos and yeshuos into your home! The 2020 calendar year is ending, and we take this opportunity to thank everyone who has donated generously to the Shas Yiden throughout the year. Your support is greatly appreciated. There is still time to take advantage for the 2020 tax year and to make […]
Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely
A provincial court in Pakistan on Thursday ordered the man charged in the 2002 gruesome beheading of Jewish-American journalist Daniel Pearl freed, his defense lawyer said. The Sindh High Court’s release order overturns a decision by Pakistan’s top court that Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key suspect in Pearl’s slaying, should remain in custody, his […]
Canada’s health regulator authorized a second COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will extend the suspension of flights from the United Kingdom because of a new variant there, calling the situation “very serious.” Health Canada said the vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in the country and […]
A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare’s own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves office. U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake in Baltimore issued a nationwide injunction that prevents […]
My brothers, My mother died when I was only a child and I will never forget the love that she had towards me. As soon as she died, my father
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