The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person as they quashed a rare public show of dissent. The militant group meanwhile met with former officials from the toppled Western-backed government. The insurgents’ every action in their sudden sweep to power is being watched closely. They insist […]
New York’s first female governor, Kathy Hochul, is set to take office on Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the stroke of midnight. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation from office will be effective at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 23, Hochul’s spokesperson Haley Viccaro said Tuesday. Details of how the power transfer will take place weren’t immediately available. It’s […]
Ezanullah, one of thousands of young Taliban fighters from the countryside who rode into Afghanistan’s capital over the weekend, had never seen anything like it. The paved streets of Kabul were lined with towering apartment blocks, glass office buildings and shopping malls. The plush furniture inside the Interior Ministry was like “something I thought of […]
Federal officials are extending into January a requirement that people on airline flights and public transportation wear face masks, a rule intended to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Transportation Security Administration’s current order was scheduled to expire Sept. 13. An agency spokesman said Tuesday that the mandate will be extended until Jan. 18. The […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to his office, who said the Republican is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Abbott, who was vaccinated in December and has refused calls to reinstate mask mandates as the highly contagious delta variant surges in Texas, was isolating in the governor’s mansion […]
A Yeshiva Bochur was R”L shot and killed in front of the Denver Yeshiva, YWN has learned. Police say the horrific incident unfolded early Wednesday morning, in front of Yeshiva
After struggling for months to persuade Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, U.S. health officials could soon face a fresh challenge: talking vaccinated people into getting booster shots to gain
Over 1 million Israelis have received a third COVID vaccine dose, the government announced on Monday. A few weeks ago Israel became the first country in the world to offer
Chris Cuomo told CNN viewers Monday that he wasn’t an adviser to outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, “I’m a brother.” Then he detailed the advice he gave him — including to resign. Both the network and its “CNN Prime Time” host have faced criticism for his interactions with his older brother, who announced last […]
As the firefighting efforts against the fire outside Jerusalem continue for the third day on Tuesday, some residents of the areas affected by the fire sent a letter to HaGaon
Republican state Sen. André Jacques, one of the Wisconsin Legislature’s most conservative lawmakers and a vocal opponent of mask and vaccine mandates, tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was at the hospital on Monday with pneumonia. The positive test and hospital care came after Jacque testified on Wednesday in a packed Capitol hearing room […]
Multiple federal agencies that operated in Afghanistan and worked with Afghan citizens have been hastily purging their websites, removing articles and photos that could endanger the Afghan civilians who interacted
Only a day after the Taliban took control of Kabul, videos of them enjoying the amenities of the city have gone viral. Some Taliban members were seen holding their guns while driving bumper cars and others are seen riding on merry-go-round horses. Another video shows them gleefully trying out exercise equipment. ?? #Afghanistan : d’autres […]
In a rural stretch of northeastern Florida where barely half the people have gotten a coronavirus shot, Roger West had no problem telling others he was “adamantly anti-vaccination.” The co-owner of the Westside Journal weekly newspaper used his voice as a columnist to widely share his doubts about the vaccine and his mistrust of the […]
Notices taped to the windows and front door of the Stop Inn, a diner in Queens, made it clear the eatery would comply with the city’s new edict against the coronavirus: All patrons dining indoors at restaurants, browsing works of art at museums or sweating it out at gyms must prove they have been vaccinated […]
Firefighters faced dangerously windy weather Tuesday as they struggled to keep the nation’s largest wildfire from moving toward a Northern California city and other small mountain communities. Forecasters issued red flag warnings of critical fire weather conditions including gusts up to 40 mph (64 kph) from late morning to near midnight. The warnings came after […]
It’s been nearly one week since Yosef Shapiro was found after a massive search in a Canarsie Park, but a debt of gratitude was given to the members of the
Five members of the Israeli Knesset tested positive for the coronavirus over the past week as Israel grapples with a soaring infection rate spurred by the Delta variant. The MKs
A Bnei Brak resident in his 20s was arrested on Sunday afternoon in his home during a sting operation conducted by Central Unit detectives. The man had in his possession
An appellate court in Poland on Monday rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars in a case that has been closely watched because it was expected to serve as
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