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Nobody hit the jackpot in Monday night’s Powerball lottery, raising the ultimate prize to a whopping $1.7 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing.

A Brooklyn man accused of stabbing a Jewish man just centimeters from his heart after boasting that he wanted to “kill a Jew” was arrested Monday following a nearly week-long manhunt. Armani Charles, 23, was taken into custody on hate crime charges for the attack on 35-year-old Elias Rosner outside a Lubavitch shul in Crown […]

The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. In a social media post, U.S. Southern Command said, “Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in […]

When Yad L’Achim came to David Altshuler of the Jewish Ad Group (JAG) with a bold Chanukah raffle idea, nobody expected what happened next! The entire campaign sold out, every ticket, in under three days! This wasn’t luck. And it definitely wasn’t “just another raffle.” This was a full-throttle, all-systems-go campaign built, branded, and executed […]

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said. Four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child, Mexico’s Navy said in a […]

Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced on Tuesday morning that security officials intend to establish small Jewish pioneer groups in the northern Gaza Strip and restore IDF bases that were evacuated from the northern Shomron to their original locations. Speaking at a ceremony in Beit El, Katz said, “The State of Israel is once again expressing, […]

The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball 7. Since Sept. 6, there have been 46 straight drawings without a big winner. The next drawing will be Christmas Eve on […]

Former Jerusalem mayor and ba’al chessed Rabbi Uri Lupolianski is hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. Lupolianski, 74, was admitted in serious condition due to acute pneumonia and breathing difficulties. He previously was ill with cancer and recovered. Lupolianski founded and chaired the renowned Yad Sarah organization, the largest national volunteer organization in […]

Israeli security officials are expressing growing concern over Chinese involvement in Iran’s efforts to rehabilitate its military systems following the extensive damage inflicted by Israel during Operation Rising Lion in June 2025. Just a month after the operation concluded, Israeli media outlets reported that China was helping Iran restore its military capabilities, with a focus […]

The IDF announced on Tuesday that its forces carried out an airstrike, eliminating three Hezbollah terrorists involved in planning attacks against Israeli troops and in efforts to rebuild terror infrastructure in the Sidon region of southern Lebanon. One of the terrorists was simultaneously serving in the Lebanese Army’s intelligence unit. Another terrorist was responsible for […]

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The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver’s license regulations. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed to a nationwide audit conducted in October that found about […]

Powerball will be drawing its winning lottery numbers Monday night for a record 46th time since its last jackpot was claimed, as a string of failed sweepstakes ballooned the top prize to $1.6 billion. So far, it’s the 5th-largest jackpot in U.S. history after more than three months without a Powerball winner. The game’s long odds created a […]

President Trump named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as his special envoy to Greenland, drawing renewed criticism from Denmark and Greenland over Washington’s interest in the mineral-rich Arctic island

BREAKING: Trump admin. says it will investigate security failures at Brown University after deadly mass shooting

As millions of Americans hit the road to spend time with family and friends, drivers are getting some financial relief at the pump, with gas prices expected to remain lower and more stable than in recent years. GasBuddy projects that the national average gas price this week will be about $2.79 per gallon, down from […]

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced the appointment of Sam Levine as head of NYC’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.

A Turning Point USA (TPUSA) AmFest straw poll found that 53.4% of respondents say Israel is a U.S. ally, 33.3% consider it America’s top ally, and 13.3% say Israel is not a U.S. ally.