President Donald Trump on Tuesday softened his initial response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, backing away from early administration claims that labeled Pretti a “terrorist” and an “assassin” as public outrage and video evidence undercut those assertions. Trump initially echoed that posture, posting a lengthy social media […]
Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months. The tech giant has said it plans to use generative artificial intelligence to replace corporate workers. It has also been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic. Beth Galetti, a senior vice president […]
Congressman Pat Ryan, who serves as the U.S. representative for New York’s 18th congressional district, sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu asking him to intervene on the sanctions imposed by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miraa on bnei yeshivos with dual Israeli-US citizenship. The letter was the initiative of UT MK Meir Porush, who stated: […]
The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in prison for corruption, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion charge that could result in the death penalty or life imprisonment. Seoul Central District Court sentenced Kim Keon Yee for receiving luxury gifts like a Graff diamond […]
The levaya of Master Sgt. Ran Guili H’yd, a Yassam officer who fell in battle on October 7 and whose body was the last hostage to be returned to Israel earlier this week, began on Wednesday morning. A ceremony was held at the Shura military base near Ramle, and a police convoy then escorted the […]
A war of words ensued between the former advisers of former US President Joe Biden and Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal, following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s harsh statements against the Biden administration at a press conference on Tuesday evening. Netanyahu said: “At a certain point in the war, we didn’t have enough ammunition, and soldiers […]
US President Donald Trump issued another threat to Iran during a speech he delivered at a rally in Iowa on Wednesday evening “There’s another beautiful armada floating beautifully toward Iran right now,” Trump said, referring to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and three accompanying warships deployed to the Middle East amid Trump’s threats to […]
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt. In an order dated Monday, Chief Judge Patrick J. […]
It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby, under the shade of a beach almond tree, a group of drivers jump to their feet, some hoping for their first customer of the day. But the […]
A Queens rebbi was attacked Tuesday afternoon in an unprovoked antisemitic assault that culminated in a dramatic arrest near a subway station, underscoring ongoing concerns about hate-motivated violence in New York City. The attack occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Yellowstone Boulevard and Queens Boulevard, according to YWN sources. The rebbi was approached […]
A man was arrested Tuesday night after confronting radical leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at a town hall event in Minneapolis and attempting to spray her with an unknown substance. The disruption occurred moments after Omar criticized the Trump administration’s immigration policies, calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished and demanding the […]
President Donald Trump’s deteriorating standing on the economy — once his strongest political asset — is flashing warning signs for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten. In an analysis aired Tuesday, Enten said aggregated polling data shows Trump’s net approval on the economy has plunged sharply […]
Families of two Trinidadian nationals killed in a Trump administration boat strike last October sued the federal government on Tuesday, calling the attack a war crime and part of an “unprecedented and manifestly unlawful U.S. military campaign.” The lawsuit is thought to be the first wrongful death case arising from the three dozen strikes that […]
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock closer to catastrophe on Tuesday, setting it at 85 seconds to midnight — the closest point to global disaster in the symbolic clock’s 79-year history. The shift, which advances the clock four seconds from last year, reflects what the group described as a worsening convergence […]
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 […]
