Israeli Yacht Missing — Search Underway in Mediterranean An Israeli yacht carrying four people disappeared in the Mediterranean after leaving Ashdod. * Contact was lost near Cyprus, prompting a large-scale international search and rescue operation involving Israeli, Greek, and Cypriot authorities. * The disappearance occurred during Storm Byron, which is currently bringing heavy rain, strong […]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting federal officials from taking enforcement actions against immigrants near courthouses, in hospitals, on college campuses or in daycare facilities.
AN INSIDE JOB: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani defended appointing Mysonne Linen, a convicted armed robber, to his City Hall transition team, saying his team’s “experiences and analysis” will help “build a city for each and every person.”
President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens security after a man allegedly set a woman on fire inside a commuter train in November. Federal Transit Authority Administrator Marc Molinaro sent a letter Monday to Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker demanding the […]
The endless stream of AI-generated sludge — the jump-cut memes, the flashing edits, the weaponized dopamine loops — has become the default soundtrack of childhood. Now, scientists say the digital noise flooding kids’ phones, laptops, and TVs may be doing far worse than shortening attention spans: it may be contributing to a measurable rise in […]
President Donald Trump issued his most direct threat yet against Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, declaring in a newly released Politico interview that the dictator’s “days are numbered” and pointedly refusing to rule out deploying American ground forces to remove him. The hard-edged warning comes as the Trump administration intensifies its campaign against South American drug […]
A U.S.-based Palestinian activist says Hamas deliberately hid tons of infant formula and children’s nutritional shakes in secret warehouses, even as Gazans faced some of the worst hunger conditions in years. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a longtime critic of Hamas and an advocate for a two-state solution, posted footage on social media showing floor-to-ceiling stacks of […]
Amid a steady decline in K-12 enrollment, nearly 2,000 apartments were created from former school buildings across the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by RentCafe. The report showed a 296% increase from 2023 to 2024 in school buildings converted into apartment complexes. Around 70% of these upcoming apartments are projected to come […]
Amid a national housing crisis, the Biden administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development produced guidelines encouraging property owners to forgo some fair housing practices to favor Afghan refugees, the Trump administration argues in a new directive terminating previous guidelines. The Center Square obtained a HUD directive from the Office of Fair Housing and Equal […]
TEHILLIM – WILLIAMSBURG: A woman was struck by a dump truck at approximately 9:45 a.m. this morning at Wythe Avenue and Williamsburg Street West. Williamsburg Hatzolah rushed her to Bellevue Hospital, where she is listed in critical condition. Her name for Tehillim is Tama Rochel Tamar Bas Haddasah. (Video Via WMSBG)
Israeli PM Netanyahu’s office on Tuesday rejected a Saudi media report alleging that Bibi refused to sign a U.S.-brokered security agreement with Syria, dismissing the story as “fake news” and insisting no such deal was ever on the table. The report, published Monday by the Saudi outlet Asharq al-Awsat, claimed unnamed sources said U.S. mediation […]
It’s time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year. The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society. The meteors tend to be yellow in color and can be seen across the globe, but the best viewing happens in the Northern Hemisphere. Skygazers could see […]
A remarkable archaeological discovery in Yerushalayim is offering clarity on an ancient episode described by Chazal and recorded by Josephus. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that a massive section of a Chashmonaim-era fortification wall—larger and wider than the current Old City walls—has been uncovered beneath the Migdal Dovid complex. The newly revealed section, over […]
A senior Hamas official on Tuesday welcomed reports that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair had been removed from the proposed “Gaza Peace Board,” calling the development “a step in the right direction” and using the moment to lay out the terror organization’s hardening conditions for any future ceasefire arrangement. Taher al-Nunu, a senior adviser […]
HAPPENING NOW: The FBI New York Field Office is hosting a pre-Chanukah celebration at its headquarters, attended by NYPD Chief Richie Taylor, Law Enforcement Chaplains Rabbi Berish Freilich and Rabbi Abe Friedman, along with other distinguished guests.
