FLATBUSH: An NYPD helicopter is hovering over the area of Avenue M and East 13th Street as police search for a possible suspect. Sources tell Flatbush Scoop that there is no threat to the public at this time, and the situation remains under investigation.
BREAKING: Rep. Ilhan Omar was charged at by a man during a town hall event in Minneapolis. Video from the incident shows the man spraying a substance in her direction at the beginning of the encounter.
Rabbi Eli Sadan, the founder and head of the Bnei Dovid pre-military academy in Eli, published a sharply worded letter on Monday following a Golani ceremony earlier this month that featured female singers. Dozens of religious oldiers left the ceremony in protest. “I was told that there was a Golani Brigade gathering marking two years […]
Iranian security forces are coercing families of slain protesters to falsely identify their relatives as members of the regime’s Basij paramilitary force, according to multiple accounts from inside Iran shared with The Times of Israel and relayed by anti-regime activists abroad. The allegations come amid the bloodiest wave of unrest in the Islamic Republic’s history, […]
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry submitted a formal complaint to the United States after a U.S. ICE officer attempted to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without authorization. The incident occurred around 11:00 a.m., when consular staff blocked the officer’s entry. Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld delivered a diplomatic note of protest, requesting assurances that such incidents […]
Israeli defense company Elbit Systems unveiled its Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS), designed to protect armored vehicles from anti-tank threats. The system detects, identifies, and intercepts incoming fire using a blast interceptor that neutralizes threats without detonating the warhead, reducing risk to both the crew and the vehicle. Iron Fist is offered in lighter […]
As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like “eyebrows” and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek and intimidating humanoids built by companies like Tesla. Sprout’s charm is the point. A 5-year-old child could comfortably talk at […]
At least one person was killed after an SUV crashed into a lake in Deerfield Beach, north of Miami, early Tuesday morning, authorities confirmed. Police said the suspects in the vehicle were connected to car break-ins in the area.
TikTok has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the platform contributed to youth addiction. The lawsuit claimed TikTok intentionally designed features to keep minors engaged, encouraging excessive use; the company did not admit wrongdoing, and the settlement still requires court approval.
Families of two men killed in a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela in October filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling the strike “manifestly unlawful.” Six men from Trinidad were killed; families allege the victims were fishermen returning from Venezuela to Trinidad when their boat was attacked.
Israeli defense company Elbit has unveiled SLING, a fast-deploying 120 mm mortar system designed for high mobility. Mounted on light vehicles, it can be brought into action and fire within about a minute, delivering up to 16 rounds per minute over a wide 90-degree firing arc. Equipped with electronic fire-control systems and a manual backup […]
Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney – The administration’s reset on its immigration crackdown is the most significant pivot Trump has ever made, and it’s the right response to the public furor that’s arisen over the killings of two US citizens in Minneapolis.
A Virginia state court has blocked Democrats’ plans to redraw the state’s congressional map, ruling that lawmakers did not follow the proper legal procedure to approve the changes. The judge said the proposed redistricting failed to meet required steps, preventing the last-minute redraw ahead of the election. Democrats are expected to appeal the decision, but […]
The National Transportation Safety Board released a simulation of the January 29, 2025 midair collision near Reagan National Airport involving an American Airlines CRJ700 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that killed all 67 people on board. According to the simulation, the helicopter was difficult to detect at night due to lighting conditions, blind […]
TRUMP: “We secured the border, crime is down all over the country… In Minnesota, you probably read their crime is way down. You know why? Because we took out thousands of criminals out of Minnesota… Tom Homan is over there. We all love Tom.”
REPORTER: “Do you agree with the assessment from some of your own officials that Alex Pretti is a domestic terrorist or an assassin?” TRUMP: “Well, I haven’t heard that but certainly he shouldn’t have been carrying a gun…we view that as a very unfortunate incident…unless you’re a stupid person…I don’t like that he had a […]
I am writing to warn the tzibur about a disturbing Arab taxi scam that has been reported in Yerushalayim. It is a classic “sleight of hand” trick that can happen in a split second, and I want to help ensure that others do not fall victim to it. The scam works as follows: When you […]
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation’s growth rate as the U.S. population reached 341.8 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 0.5% growth rate for 2025 was a sharp drop from 2024’s almost 1% growth rate, which was […]
