The U.S. Secret Service says that a man operating a wheelchair scooter lit his outer jacket on fire while sitting along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House. The Secret Service
Authorities were investigating Saturday the online posting by a hacker group of the personal information of hundreds of federal agents and police officers apparently stolen from websites affiliated with alumni of the FBIs National Academy. The Associated Press counted at least 1,400 unique records of employees of the FBI, Secret Service, Capitol Police, U.S. Park […]
New Yorks comptroller is reporting a big increase in the number of questionable or fraudulent state tax refunds this year. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapolis office says Friday that it had blocked more than 12,000 bogus refunds worth $43.7 million as of the start of the week. Last year at the same point, DiNapolis office had […]
The number of young kids who went to U.S. emergency rooms because they swallowed toys, coins, batteries and other objects has nearly doubled, a new study says. In 2015, there
President Donald Trump loves to recount how his 2016 campaign defied expectations to pierce the vaunted Democratic blue wall. For 2020, hes looking to do one better. As his re-election campaign kicks into high gear, its exploring opportunities to contest states he lost in 2016, aiming to keep divided Democrats on the defensive. Trump on […]
Imagine baking matzah with chometz flour. For Jews living in the former Soviet Union and other communist countries during the 1950s, observing Pesach with kosher matzah and wine was virtually
Fisher-Price recalled nearly 5 million infant sleepers on Friday after more than 30 babies died in them over a 10-year period. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said anyone who bought a Fisher-Price Rock n Play sleeper should stop using it right away and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher. The sleepers, which are […]
An MTA bus driver allegedly made anti-Semitic remarks towards a Hasidic man, regarding the measles outbreak in the community. The United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg said the incident happened last
After the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, his lawyer was quick to characterize it as an assault against the rights of journalists all over the world who seek to uncover secrets. But was it quite that clear? Does WikiLeaks do journalism, or is it something else? The answer wasnt evident when the […]
An empty bus rolled down a hill after it was parked near a camp site where a number of high-school students were camping out during their selection trials for elite
A founder of the Palestinian-led boycott movement against Israel was blocked from entering the United States in what he said was a politically motivated move. Omar Barghouti was traveling to the U.S. for a speaking tour but was not allowed to board his flight from Israels Ben Gurion Airport, according to a statement from the […]
An off-duty police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Queens. It happened on the westbound Belt Parkway near the Queens-Nassau border at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com Florida. Palm Springs. Lakewood. Eretz Yisroel. Spain. There are a number of people that go away for Pesach. Often they leave earlier before the night of Bdikas Chometz the night of the 14th (this year, Thursday night). They may travel to family, friends, or to a hotel. […]
At the beginning of the week, Israeli police arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of defrauding thousands of shekels from elderly people while posing as an innocent person trying to
A 2-year-old girl sustained light facial injuries in her home in Betar Illit, apparently from a caustic cleaner being used to clean before Pesach. United Hatzalah paramedics treated the child
An American Airlines flight attendant says she was mortified when a passenger accidentally bumped her and she dropped a tray of drinks on her boss CEO Doug Parker. Maddie Peters says shed never spilled a drink on a passenger during her four years with Fort Worth-based American. That changed on a recent flight from […]
The level of the Kinneret on Thursday morning, April 11, 2019, stood at minus 211.59, an increase of 1.5cm (0.59 inches) from Wednesday. The Kinneret is still in need of
President Donald Trump seemed gratified Thursday that his attorney general has endorsed a key talking point of the presidents supporters: that there was spying on Trumps 2016 campaign. But Trump went a step beyond Attorney General William Barr, accusing the government of committing an illegal, unprecedented act. The presidents comments came a day after Barrtestifiedat […]
Federal prosecutors painted a picture of attorney Michael Avenatti on Thursday as a scheming operator who stole millions of dollars from clients, cheated on his taxes, lied to investigators and
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