Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he would not hesitate to travel to New York, even after the city’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, vowed to honor an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against him on alleged war-crimes charges. Speaking remotely from Israel at The New York Times DealBook Summit, Netanyahu dismissed the allegations tied […]
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some of the nation’s top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a public health crisis. City Attorney David Chiu named 10 companies in the lawsuit, including the makers of such popular foods as Oreo […]
A 25-year-old University of Delaware student was arrested after police discovered a car packed with guns, ammunition, body armor, and a handwritten manifesto outlining plans to “kill all” in a mass shooting targeting the school’s police department. The suspect, Luqmaan Khan, was taken into custody on Nov. 24 after officers found him sitting nervously in […]
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced the nomination of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun to serve as the Trump administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, moving the Chabad-affiliated businessman one step closer to confirmation after a contentious, highly polarized fight over his past political statements. Rabbi Kaploun cleared the panel in a bipartisan […]
A deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky stemmed from from corporate choices that favored profits over safety, according to a lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits Wednesday, which allege the company kept flying older aircraft without increasing maintenance beyond what’s regularly scheduled. Last month’s fiery crash happened during takeoff after the plane’s left […]
The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Yemen’s Houthi militants, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday. Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find […]
It’s midnight in the holy city of Yerushalayim, and a group of exalted and illustrious mekubalim stream in, one by one, into the Beis Medrash overlooking the Makom HaMikdash—the site of our destroyed Beis HaMikdash—where they will spend the night immersed in holiness. Each and every one of these carefully selected Yidden has already spent years in the study of the Zohar and the writings of the Arizal and his talmidim. Their faces […]
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has advanced the nomination of Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, President Trump’s nominee for Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.
BREAKING: Kaine, Paul, Schumer, & Schiff file War Powers Resolution “to block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.”
New York City is handing Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani the safest streets the five boroughs have seen in modern history. Shootings are at an all-time low, subway crime has plunged, murders have fallen to levels not recorded in years, and retail theft is down dramatically. But as the data lands, political insiders and law-enforcement veterans are […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency. In comments at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, Bessent […]
Charles Shay, a decorated Native American veteran who was a 19-year-old U.S. Army medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and helped save lives, died on Wednesday. He was 101. Shay died at his home in Bretteville-L’Orgueilleuse in France’s Normandy region, his longtime friend and carer Marie-Pascale Legrand said. Shay, of the Penobscot […]
POTUS on actions he has taken to make buying a car more affordable: Ending Biden’s Green New Deal, stopping Biden’s tailpipe emission standards, and revoking Biden’s emissions waiver for California. Today, he announced a reset of the Biden fuel economy standards.
PRES. TRUMP: “Today, my administration is taking historic action to lower costs for American consumers, protect American auto jobs and make buying a car much more affordable…”
A 13-year-old boy was critically injured after a fire broke out in an apartment on Yaakov Elazar Street in the Ramot neighborhood of Jerusalem. Firefighters, MDA, and United Hatzalah teams rushed to the scene, working urgently to rescue those trapped and extinguish the flames. According to Israel Police, the blaze erupted inside a residential apartment. […]
Initial reports from the Gaza Strip indicate a wave of Air Force strikes in Gaza City and in the Khan Younis area. Arab media reports that at least five have been killed so far.
Chile has passed a bill outlawing the use of mobile phones and other smart devices during classes at elementary and middle schools. The new law will take effect next year, making Chile the latest country to restrict smartphone use among young students to reduce its harmful effects and curb classroom distractions. Other nations with various […]
Reports of an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crashed near Trona Airport, south of Death Valley, California. The pilot reportedly ejected safely, suffered minor injuries, and was taken to a Ridgecrest hospital.
