Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvanias certification of President-elect Joe Bidens victory in the electoral battleground. The court without comment refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf already has certified Bidens victory and the states 20 electors are to meet on Dec. […]
Prominent U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday that it was hacked by what could only be a government with world-class capabilities, and the hackers stole tools the company uses to test the strength of customers defenses. Ive concluded we are witnessing an attack by a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities, FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia said […]
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn but pointedly noted that a pardon Flynn received from the president last
President Donald Trump celebrated the expected approval of the first U.S. vaccine for the coronavirus Tuesday as the White House worked to instill confidence in the massive distribution effort that will largely be executed by President-elect Joe Biden Trump said the expected approvals are coming before most people thought possible. They say its somewhat of […]
An Emirati tourist who recently visited Israel posted a video on his social media account documenting the warm welcome he received from Chareidi Jews at the Kosel. A Chassid welcomed
HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and the Rav of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood of Bnei Brak, paskened that windows in shuls and other buildings
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Capitol Hills most powerful Republican, proposed Tuesday to shelve a controversial pet provision for an emerging COVID-19 relief package but only if Democrats agree to set aside one of their top priorities, too. McConnell, R-Ky., said he would drop a provision that would provide a shield against lawsuits for […]
French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Monday disagreements with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over human rights but said it will not prevent France from reaching economic and defense deals with the North African country, which has seen the heaviest crackdown on dissent in its modern history. In an unusual exchange following their high-level meeting in Paris, […]
An astonishing sight was seen in Tehran this week, with pictures and videos of the scene quickly spreading on social media. An Iranian, apparently pleased by the elimination of Iranian
Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the countrys 1.4 billion people. Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said during a U.N. meeting last week, as Britain approved emergency […]
Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the minds mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers. Studies of brain images have suggested that Republicans and Democrats have visibly different thinking, that overweight adults have stronger responses to pictures of food and that its possible to predict […]
Israel’s first vaccines, 110,000 Pfizer doses, are expected to arrive in Israel on Thursday. The shipment will be delivered by United Airlines’s United Cargo, which has established a special unit
As the Pentagon pulls troops out of the Middle East in the coming weeks, under orders from President Donald Trump, U.S. military leaders are working to find other ways to
Looking for a lively and enjoyable Chanukah activity that includes the whole family? Join Oorahs Chanukah event, open to all! This year, superstar Yaakov Shwekey is taking over the stage with an epic live-streamed program! Join Oorah families for an event with popular singer Yaakov Shwekey, plus all of our program favorites including a dynamic […]
At least one person has died and 200 others have been hospitalized due to an unidentified illness in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, reports said Monday. The illness
The fear of catching the virus at the supermarket, on the bus, or in our religious, official, or business meetings is something that has become embedded in our collective consciousness,
The unbelievable humility of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky can be heard in a video below in a conversation between the Gadol HaDor and his student. On Sunday, Rav Shai Grucher,
Irans Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of a once-exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests three years ago, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency quoted judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili as saying that the countrys Supreme Court confirmed Ruhollah Zams death sentence. It was not clear […]
A beaming kallah walks down the aisle to her chosson, toward the beginning of their life together and the start of their journey building a bayis ne’eman b’Yisroel, her happiness
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