California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. A tally by Johns Hopkins University showed the nation’s most populous state […]
Two German WWII graves bearing Nazi swastikas have been removed from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and replaced with new headstones. The pair of headstones had become a long controversy
In the first week of early voting for Georgia’s Senate runoff election, Casie Yoder parked at a polling location in Cobb County and loaded miniature hand sanitizer bottles, knitted hats, hand warmers and face masks into a collapsible wagon cart. Her goal: to help voters stay in line in frigid temperatures and cast their ballots […]
The State Department said Thursday the United States will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the process of opening the facility has begun. That process involves finding and securing a suitable property […]
A massive explosion rocked downtown Nashville, Friday morning. Black smoke and flames were seen billowing from the area. Buildings shook in the immediate area and the blast was felt miles away after. Police and fire crews were on the scene. A Nashville Police spokesman says investigators believe explosion in downtown Nashville was an “intentional act” […]
(Five Towns Jewish Times) This week, President Donald Trump appointed Marty Oliner, the former three-term mayor of Lawrence, NY, to the United States Holocaust Museum Commission. Marty Oliner was born
A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but it comes at a price. Shoppers are expected to return twice as many items as they did during last year’s holiday period, costing companies roughly $1.1 billion, according to Narvar Inc., a software and technology company that manages online […]
With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to try to conquer the outbreak. The question: Will they work? There is no outward reason to believe they won’t, but China has a history of vaccine scandals, and its drugmakers have revealed little […]
The nurses of California are afraid. It’s Christmas Eve, and they aren’t home with their families. They are working, always working, completely gowned up — and worn down. They’re frightened by what people are doing, or not doing, during a coronavirus pandemic that has already killed more than 320,000 nationwide and shows no signs of […]
President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on Thursday as his haphazard actions throw a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into chaos. The rare Christmas Eve session of the House lasted just minutes, with help for millions of Americans awaiting Trump’s signature on […]
The daily routine of Sar HaTorah, HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, is well-known. His time is dedicated almost entirely to Torah study, which fills most of the day, with some additional
The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday night that is challenging Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu?? for the leadership of Israel in the upcoming elections. Bennett slammed Netanyahu in his speech
With nearly one percent of the entire population in the country having received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in less than three days, Israel ranked the highest country
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
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