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The NYPD reports that 2025 saw a record-low 688 shootings citywide, down 24% from 2024. The department also recorded a historic low 856 shooting victims, a 22% drop from last year.

Former U.S. hostage negotiator Roger Carstens recalls meetings with Maduro.

Flu Surges Across U.S., Doctor Visits Hit Highest Since 1997 Flu cases are spiking across the U.S., with doctor visits for flu-like illnesses reaching 8.2% of all visits—the highest level since 1997, the CDC reports. As of December 27, the CDC estimates at least 11 million cases, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths, including nine children. […]

TRUMP: “We have the highest stock market in the history of our country, by far, every single month. They like to demean that. You know what the Democrats say? ‘Well, that doesn’t mean anything.’ No. That means jobs and it means 401(k)s — because a lot of people have 401(k)s.”

Meanwhile in Iran…. hundreds of thousands continue protesting. The government does not seem to having a handle on it, as they continued to spread around Iran.

Thousands are now attending the Eida HaChareidis hafganah against the IDF draft.

Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California and a reliable vote on President Donald Trump’s agenda, has died, reducing the GOP’s narrow control of the House. He was 65. A former state lawmaker and rice farmer, LaMalfa had more than a dozen years in Congress, where he regularly helped GOP leaders open the […]

Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang’s little robot buddies. CES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade products they plan to put […]

Construction beats promises They say Tzfat is having a hot moment. Real estate market ups and downs aside, let’s be honest, Tzfat has pulled at the heartstrings of Jews everywhere for centuries. The cobblestone alleys where kabbala was transmitted, open vistas where Lecha Dodi was born, and mountain air breathing history. Shabbos and every day […]

Ahmed al-Ahmed, who heroically disarmed a terrorist during the Bondi Massacre, and Rabbi Yehoram Ulman, of Chabad of Bondi, prayed for humanity at the Ohel, the Rebbe’s resting place, in Queens, New York, this morning. Ahmed al-Ahmed was one of the many heroes during the horrific attack on December 14th. The 43-year-old Syrian- born Muslim […]

Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Muslim hero who fought one of the Bondi Beach Chanukah massacre terrorists, visited the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe this morning.

Major Hafganah organized by the Eidah HaChareidis against the Chareidi draft law is underway at the Bar Ilan area in Yerushalyim.

Trump to House Republicans: “We inherited high prices. We inherited a mess… we now have the hottest economy in the history of our country. We have $18T being invested in the United States. Every one of you have car plants, AI plants… because of tariffs.”

Five years ago outside the White House, the outgoing President Donald Trump told a crowd of his supporters to head to the Capitol — “and I’ll be there with you” — in protest as Congress was affirming the 2020 election victory for Democrat Joe Biden. A short time later, the world watched as the seat of U.S. power descended into […]

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At the end of this article, you will find a full list of the Rabbanim associated with Refuah B’Halacha, as well as the areas in which the Center provides guidance. For more information or to explore additional medical-halacha topics, visit www.refuahbhalacha.org. Refuah B’Halacha is a leading halachic resource dedicated to addressing complex medical questions through […]

Trump Urges House Republicans to Pass Voter ID: “You ought to have Voter ID. You ought to insist on it… The only reason somebody doesn’t want that is because they want to cheat… You ought to pass the SAVE Act or whatever you’re going to call it.”

Following trilateral talks in Paris between Israel, Syria, and the United States, the parties agreed to establish a joint intelligence and de-escalation mechanism. In addition, Jerusalem and Damascus are expected to begin civilian-level discussions on areas including healthcare, energy, and agriculture.

Trump on Maduro: “He’s a violent guy, and he has killed millions of people. They have a torture chamber in the middle of Caracas.”

Trump on Speaker Mike Johnson: “I want to thank the man who has been central to so many of our triumphs…He‘s a nice person. He‘s is a high quality person. But I want to tell you, he‘s a very tough cookie. His name is Mike Johnson.”