The nationalist Alternative for Germany party distanced itself on Thursday from a member who reportedly described as a “traitor” a leader of a failed 1944 attempt by military officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The daily Die Welt reported that Lars Steinke, head of the party’s youth wing in Lower Saxony state, said he posted the […]
Embracing his breakneck return to campaign politics, President Donald Trump on Saturday argued that Republicans needed to control Congress by casting the midterms as a referendum on himself. In a
Germany’s highest court has thrown out a notorious elderly neo-Nazi’s case against her conviction for Holocaust denial, ruling that her activities are not covered by a constitutional guarantee of freedom
For birds, understanding neighborhood gossip about an approaching hawk or brown snake can mean the difference between life or death. Wild critters are known to listen to each other for clues about lurking predators, effectively eavesdropping on other species’ chatter. Birds, for example, can learn to flee when neighbors cluck “hawk!” — or, more precisely, […]
New York City police say an off-duty sergeant who shot a man in the face on a Brooklyn street may have been thwarting an attempted robbery. Chief of Department Terence
U.S. officials say the Trump administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White House in anticipation of unveiling its long awaited but largely mysterious Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The National Security Council last week began approaching other agencies seeking volunteers to join the team, which will work for President Donald Trump’s Mideast […]
“I’m not in the theater business,” Judge T.S. Ellis asserted during jury selection in Paul Manafort’s financial fraud trial. “You have to be better-looking for that.” Objection, Your Honor. The
Retired tennis player James Blake is slamming New York City for not firing a police officer who tackled him in a case of mistaken identity. Police officer James Frascatore was
President Donald Trump is siding with House Republicans in the showdown over work requirements for food stamp recipients, adding a new wrinkle to difficult negotiations that are set to begin
In negotiations over a possible interview by prosecutors, special counsel Robert Mueller’s team has offered the White House format changes, perhaps willing to limit some questions asked of President Donald
Some cartons of almond milk are being recalled because they may contain real milk. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HP Hood LLC is voluntarily recalling more than
David Gaskin steps into the street armed with a bullhorn. Cars swerve. He glares. The former gang member raises the mic to his lips and preaches the message emblazoned on his T-shirt, on his orange baseball cap, on the rubber bands around his wrist and on his Adidas tracksuit: “Stop Shooting. Start Living.” “If you’re […]
On erev Shabbos, a 7-year-old boy from a Chabad family was found in the Mikvah in Tzefas, visibly in distress. B’chasdei Hashem, an adult entered and was able to get him out of the water and save him from serious injury or worse chas v’sholom. Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Tzefas, HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Bistritzky released […]
The August sun sparkles on the Seine River beyond the imposing Eiffel Tower. But the many visitors who descended on the beloved Paris monument Thursday at the peak of the summer tourist season had their hopes of climbing it thwarted. Since Wednesday, Eiffel Tower workers have been on strike over the landmark’s new visitor access […]
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is flew to Hawaii on Wednesday to receive 55 boxes of bones recently handed over by North Korea. The remains are believed to belong to
Thundering that the media is the “fake, fake disgusting news,” President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of grievances Thursday at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which he cast journalists as
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visited Sderot to thank 10 American volunteers who are helping Israel Fire officials battle fires started by burning kites and balloons from Gaza terrorists.
The New York Times reaffirmed its support Thursday for new hire Sarah Jeong after social media criticism of her tweets from several years ago that were derogatory of white people,
World War II veterans, Warsaw residents and Poland’s leaders stood at attention Wednesday as sirens wailed during anniversary ceremonies honoring the fighters and victims of the city’s ill-fated 1944 revolt against the Nazi occupation. Warsaw traffic stopped for a minute’s remembrance as the sirens sounded at 5 p.m., the exact hour when the Aug. 1 […]
Brazil’s Health Ministry says more than 1,000 people have been infected and five have died in a measles outbreak linked to cases imported from neighboring Venezuela. The ministry says on
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