President Joe Biden toured a state-of-the art coronavirus vaccine plant Friday as extreme winter weather across broad swaths of the U.S. handed his vaccination campaign its first major setback, delaying
Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers promised Friday to immunize the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money, and precious vaccine doses, to a U.N.-backed vaccine
The major U.S. stock indexes edged mostly higher in late-afternoon trading Friday, on track to recover some ground after three straight days of losses. The S&P 500 was flat as
Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Busted water pipes ruptured by record-low temperatures have created a shortage
The U.S. government on Friday released 25 asylum-seekers into the country with notices to appear in court, ending their long waits in Mexico and marking a milestone in unraveling a
World leaders welcomed the United States’ official return to the Paris climate accord Friday, but politically trickier steps lie just ahead for President Joe Biden, including setting a tough national
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first news conference as Pentagon chief, said Friday that progress toward peace in Afghanistan and an end to U.S. military involvement there depends on
During HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein’s sicha on Wednesday night, he spoke about Purim, strongly condemning any leitzanus, emphasizing that the kedusha of Purim, which is greater than Yom Kippur, makes
The woman who crossed into Syria and was detained by Syrian officials landed in Israel in the early hours of Thursday morning on a flight from Moscow. The woman is
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
A heartbroken father with a 16-year-old daughter ill with cancer visited the home of Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievesky several months ago seeking a bracha. The father asked HaRav Chaim what
The gas ozone, known as an atmospheric gas that blocks harmful UV rays, can disinfect surfaces contaminated by the coronavirus, according to a recent study by researchers at Tel Aviv
Hundreds of volunteers took part Saturday in a cleanup operation of the Israeli shoreline as investigations are underway to determine the cause of an oil spill that threatens the beach
The Biden administration says it’s ready to join talks with Iran and world powers to discuss a return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in a sharp repudiation of former President
US doctors nationwide have been seeing a sharp increase in the number of patients with pediatric post-COVID syndrome, called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C, The New York Times
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections.
At least 164 doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals in Israel contracted the coronavirus after refusing the vaccine, Channel 12 News reported on Wednesday. A total of 66 medical professionals
More Israelis died in January 2021 than in any month for the past 20 years, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics published on Wednesday. A total of
Walmart is raising wages for 425,000 of its 1.5 million U.S. workers and is investing $14 billion this year to speed up its distribution network as the nation’s largest retailer
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