North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold temporary reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War as they boost reconciliation efforts amid a diplomatic push to resolve the
Police generally need a warrant to look at records that reveal where cellphone users have been, the Supreme Court ruled Friday in a big victory for privacy interests in the
The countries of the OPEC cartel agreed on Friday to pump 1 million barrels more crude oil per day, a move that should help contain the recent rise in global energy prices. Questions remain, however, over the ability of some OPEC nations — Iran and Venezuela in particular — to increase production as they struggle […]
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Democrats and the news media exploited for political purposes a widely circulated photograph of a 2-year-old Honduran girl crying as her mother
There are reports that the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Beis Din has invalidated the Kiddushin of recalcitrant husband Oded Gaz after establishing one of the witnesses was not shomer negia (??? ?????). In response, the directors of the beis din on Thursday morning, 8 Tammuz, released a statement that the above report is “fake news”. […]
(FULL BIO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted his condolences upon the passing of influential conservative political pundit Charles Krauthammer. Netanyahu called Krauthammer, who was Jewish, “a noble and extraordinary spirit, who was one of Israel’s greatest friends.” He also released an emotional letter he sent Krauthammer two weeks ago, when the […]
The European Union started enforcing tariffs Friday on American imports like bourbon, peanut butter and orange juice, part of a growing global trade rift that’s likely to intensify over the
Viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer’s, scientists reported Thursday in a provocative study that promises to re-ignite some long-debated theories about what triggers
Over the course of Shabbos in Israel, Fire Fighters and staff from Keren Kayemet L’Yisroel together with security forces in the Gaza periphery worked to put out 26 fires that
In the years since Rebbetzin Kanievsky a”h’s passing, daughter Rebbetzkin Leah Kolodetsky has famously taken on her mother’s legacy of chesed. She receives hundreds of strangers a week, offering guidance
On Motzei Shabbos in the Palestinian town of Husan, located near Beitar Illit, three IDF soldiers were lightly injured in a suspected car ramming attack that took place inside the city. The IDF spokesperson’s unit reported that one male and two female soldiers were lightly injured when a Palestinian driver hit them in what is suspected […]
Koko the gorilla, whose remarkable sign-language ability and motherly attachment to pet cats helped change the world’s views about the intelligence of animals and their capacity for empathy, has died
A young man has been hospitalized with critical injuries on Friday, after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in Staten Island. The NYPD says the accident
President Donald Trump’s Mideast team met Friday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel as part of a visit with regional leaders to discuss the U.S. plan for peace between
President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to “stop wasting their time” on immigration legislation until after the November elections. GOP leaders said they’d press on
Jerusalem district police arrested a foreign worker on suspicion that she had assaulted the elderly woman in her care for a long period of time. The suspicions include both physical
The Pentagon will make space available on military bases for as many as 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children detained after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, a spokesman said Thursday. The request for temporary shelter — amid a growing political battle over detained migrants — was made by the Department of Health and Human Services and accepted […]
Fox News Channel is not content simply to televise President Donald Trump at a campaign-style rally. The network is compelled to point it out when its rivals don’t. Fox’s onscreen
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) The winning company in the tender for bodycams was determined by the Israel Police. Bynet Communications won the tender, and will supply the police with 8,000
Hey Alexa, what’s my bank account balance? Big banks and financial companies have started to offer banking through virtual assistants — Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Google’s Assistant — in a way that will allow customers to check their balances, pay bills and, in the near future, send money just with their voice. And with […]
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