Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Sunday that Britain faces a “tidal wave” of infections from the omicron coronavirus variant, and announced a huge increase in booster vaccinations to strengthen defenses against it. In a televised statement, Johnson said everyone age 18 and older will be offered a third shot of vaccine by the end of […]
As if 33 ministers isn’t enough in a government that consists of only 61 members, the number has now increased to 34 after the cabinet on Sunday morning approved the
An Amarillo, Texas man is facing years in prison after he sent death threats to three Chabad rabbis. Christopher Stephen Brown, 37, repeatedly contacted Chabad, calling for the deaths of
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer was scheduled to conclude his annual tour of all 62 counties in New York state Sunday, marking the 23rd year in a row the Democrat
When Katie Posten walked outside Saturday morning to her car parked in her driveway, she saw something that looked like a note or receipt stuck to the windshield. She grabbed
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and Chicago Hatzolah on Sunday unveiled a brand-new ambulance in honor of the 10th anniversary of Chicago Hatzolah’s founding. Despite usually not conducting capital
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana have decided to indefinitely freeze the implementation of the Kosel Compromise Plan, which would have partially ceded control of the
Former president Donald Trump accused former prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu of not really wanting to make peace with the Palestinians, as revealed in new excerpts from Axios journalist Barak Ravid’s interviews with Trump, published by Channel 12 News on Motzei Shabbos. “Bibi did not want to make a deal,” Trump said. “Even most recently, when […]
The Great Neck and Five Towns Jewish communities are reeling from the tragic car accident that occurred on Motzai Shabbos in Woodmere. A drunk driver struck the car of Miriam
The Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs, led by Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahna, convened on Sunday morning and made a decision to remove the security detail from opposition
More than 400 towns and villages across New York have opted to block local marijuana dispensaries and consumption lounges as a statewide deadline to do so nears, with many officials
Workers on the night shift at Mayfield Consumer Products were in the middle of the holiday rush, cranking out candles, when a tornado closed in on the factory and the word went out: “Duck and cover.” Autumn Kirks pulled down her safety goggles and took shelter, tossing aside wax and fragrance buckets to make room. […]
Tefillos are needed for the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, who was admitted to Ma’ayanei Hayeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak on Sunday after not feeling well over shabbos. The Rebbe, who was sent
Israel’s foreign minister Yair Lapid arrived in Cairo on Thursday on a diplomatic visit aimed at strengthening ties and shoring up a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, and the country’s foreign minister, Sameh Shokry, for talks that reflected budding ties […]
Knowledge is power, and for its third installment, the Agudah’s Yeshiva Services Department once again presented the Yeshiva Summit, the premier event for yeshiva leadership and administrators in New York State. The Summit drew record participants seeking knowledge to empower them to optimally run their schools in accordance with federal, state, and local statutes and […]
The fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man by two Rochester police officers investigating reported gunfire “did not rise to the level of criminal conduct,” according to the state attorney general’s office. Mark Gaskill was a back seat passenger in a vehicle officers pulled over early on the morning of May 14 after it was seen […]
“What better eis ratzon, what more opportune time can we find to go to the Chofetz Chaim’s kever to daven? Now, we are on the cusp of completing the entire
For many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the insurrection are influencing even their criminal sentences. Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Amy Jackson read aloud some of Russell Peterson’s posts about the riot before she sentenced […]
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President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor next week to three U.S. soldiers who fought in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the White House said Friday. The
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