A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health sued the Trump administration Tuesday, saying she was illegally fired for warning that abrupt research cuts were endangering patients and public health. The NIH has cut billions of dollars in research projects since President Donald Trump took office in January, bypassing the usual scientific funding […]
Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation’s only Black governor — that disappointed many fellow Democrats. Moore said in his veto letter in May that it was a difficult decision to veto the bill, which […]
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BROOKLYN: A police officer was injured during a traffic stop in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn early Tuesday morning. Officers had pulled over a vehicle at West 8th Street and Quentin Road just before 4:40 a.m. When they exited their cruiser, the driver suddenly reversed and struck one of the officers. The driver then fled […]
The Moscow Times reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law permitting the seizure of homes in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories if their owners fled during the war. Under the new legislation, houses, apartments, and rooms “showing signs of being ownerless property” can be declared the property of local municipalities or regional authorities.
A prominent Jewish bakery in Sydney has closed its doors, citing years of antisemitic harassment and a deteriorating security environment in the aftermath of the deadly Bondi Beach terror attack that killed 15 people. Patrons arriving Tuesday morning at Avner’s Bakery in Surry Hills were met with the shop’s small blue door firmly shut and […]
The United States is preparing a new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector if President Vladimir Putin rejects a revised peace proposal with Ukraine, Bloomberg sources report. Washington is weighing several measures, including cracking down on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers and sanctioning traders who help facilitate these operations.
The Shin Bet and Israeli Police have arrested two Israeli citizens on suspicion of involvement with ISIS and planning to travel abroad for terrorist training. One of the suspects, 20-year-old Kinan Azaiza from Dabouria, allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, maintained contact with operatives outside Israel, learned how to manufacture explosives, and discussed carrying out attacks […]
HaRav Shlomo Kahan Gaavad of Kehillas Adas Yisroel in Melbourne, made a brief visit to Sydney in order to participate in the funerals of the kedoshim hy”d who were brutally murdered in the terror attack on the first night of Chanukah. Pictured During the Visit: – In conversation with Yossi Landau of ZAKA. – At […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that while the country’s nuclear facilities have suffered significant damage, the knowledge and technology remain intact. He recommended that President Trump return to diplomacy and pursue a political solution.
To those who argue that the U.S. penny had no value: some coin collectors beg to differ. In fact, they doled out millions for the final pennies circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production back in November. The U.S. Mint sold 232 three-cent sets for a whopping sum of $16.76 million […]
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday night that antisemitism is growing inside Congress, using a White House Chanukah party to sound an alarm about waning support for Israel in Washington. Speaking before an audience packed largely with Republican allies in the East Room, Trump devoted much of his remarks to touting what he described as his […]
Agudath Israel of America has filed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief in a federal appeals case alleging that the Town of Forestburgh engaged in discrimination to block an Orthodox Jewish housing development, citing concerns about antisemitism in local land-use decisions. The case, Lost Lake Holdings, LLC v. Town of Forestburgh, is […]
The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago. An unveiling ceremony of the statue representing Virginia in the Capitol […]
A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempted mayhem. Her bond is set at $100,000. Customers reported finding the razor blades at a Walmart Supercenter and a Walmart Neighborhood Market, said Lt. […]
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon said Tuesday he is inclined to deny a request for a temporary restraining order to halt construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom, with a written decision likely to come by Wednesday.
