President Donald Trump expressed a commitment Sunday, hours after the latest deadly mass shooting, to work with a divided Congress to “stop the menace of mass attacks.” He said any measures must satisfy the competing goals of protecting public safety and the constitutional right to gun ownership and seemed to cast fresh doubt on the […]
A list of some of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States in the last two years: — Aug. 31, 2019: Seven people were killed in West Texas in shootings in the area of Midland and Odessa. The gunman also died after being shot by police. — Aug. 4, 2019: A gunman wearing body […]
According to Hadassah Hospitals spokesperson Hadar Elboim, Na’am Aliza bas Zahava Rivka, who was injured in the August 16, 2019 car ramming attack near Yishuv Elazar in Gush Etzion, was
Officials say more than two dozen people were injured when a stage barricade collapsed during a performance at a Seattle music festival, although no one was seriously hurt. Seattle Fire
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An Afghan man was in a “psychotic state” and on drugs during a multiple stabbing in France that killed one person and injured eight others, but investigators haven’t any terrorist ties, a regional prosecutor said Sunday. A psychiatric evaluation of the man in custody revealed he was experiencing “paranoid delirium” during Saturday’s attack, prosecutor Nicolas […]
Today, on Rosh Chodesh Elul, 30 days before the holy day where we crown and celebrate our king, HaShem, with utmost honor and glory – we prepare and warm our
Two law enforcement officials say the man who killed seven people in West Texas has been identified as Seth Ator. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday but
“As yeshiva graduates with advanced training in diverse areas of educational theory and practice, we can state with confidence that yeshivas provide students across all levels of ability with enriching educational experiences that stimulate their cognitive, intellectual, practical, social, and moral development.” This sentence, included in a letter sent today to the New York State […]
Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas on Sunday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, its 185 mph winds ripping off roofs and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered in
A computer breakdown briefly disrupted all air traffic in France and caused a cascade of delayed flights in multiple countries Sunday, the last day of European summer holidays. Hundreds of
Deputy Minister (Yahadut Hatorah) Meir Porush has confirmed a meeting was held with the leaders of the chardal community, adding that there is cooperation with a desire to strengthen the
The death toll in a West Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Saturday she’s “alive” and on her way to being “very well” following radiation treatment for cancer. Ginsburg, 86, made the comments at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington. The event came a little over a week after Ginsburg disclosed that she had completed three weeks […]
President Reuven Rivlin was accompanied by Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon to open the new school year in Israel. The two visited the combined New Dvir School, meeting with special education students. The president and the mayor met with some of the students, taking part in planting flowers in the school garden. (YWN Israel Desk – […]
The United States and China went ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods Sunday, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items in advance of the holiday shopping season. The 15% U.S. taxes apply to about $112 billion of Chinese imports. All told, more than […]
Thousands of miles from the union halls of Pennsylvania and Michigan, organized labor is flexing its muscles in a pitched battle with Big Tech. And the Democratic Party’s 2020 class isn’t being shy about picking sides. In a rare injection of presidential politics into a state policy debate, virtually every major Democratic White House hopeful […]
Refuah Institute Trains Hundreds to Become Catalysts for Change in Their Communities Refuah Institute’s unique Torah-based coaching program combines scientific methods with Torah wisdom, empowering graduates to enable others to
The IDF says that multiple anti-tank missiles were fired into Israel on Sunday afternoon. Minutes later, the IDF ordered all bomb shelters to be opened within 4 kilometers of the border, and people to remain in their homes. The military says several of these struck their targets. “The IDF returned fire at the sources of the […]
When New York lawmakers revoked a religious exemption for mandatory school vaccinations, the change sent thousands of the state’s parents scrambling to get their kids shots — or get them out of the classroom entirely. Lawmakers did away with the exemption in June amid the nation’s worst measles outbreak since 1992. More than 26,000 children […]
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