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UPDATE: The suspect who vandalized the menorah in Miami-Dade County was arrested by police less than 24 hours after the incident, authorities say.

Two police officers were killed, and two others were hospitalized in serious condition, following an IED explosion on Yasenevaya Street in Moscow. Authorities say an unknown individual threw the explosive device into a police vehicle.

WATCH: The Bobov45 Rebbe distributed Chanukah gelt to thousands of talmidim from the Bobov-45 Yeshivas of Boro Park, Union City, and Monsey during Chanukah.

From the outside, everything may look fine. But it isn’t. I am falling apart — quietly, privately, and painfully. This struggle is no longer abstract or temporary. It is affecting my health, my home, and my children. I have fallen on hard times in a way I never imagined possible. My business has struggled. The […]

U.S. software giant ServiceNow has agreed to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Armis for $7.75 billion, in one of Israel’s largest high-tech exits. The deal’s final value could exceed $8 billion once retention grants are included. Armis, founded in 2016, specializes in protecting connected devices and operational technology from cyber threats.

U.S. car payments now average about $760 a month, as the average new-car price has passed $50,000, up 33% since 2020. To cope, more buyers are taking longer loans: one-third now finance cars for 72 months or more, with some stretching to 85–100 months. A $50,000 loan at 5% drops from about $950 a month […]

The Trump administration will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default starting Jan. 7, the Education Department said. About 1,000 borrowers will receive notices initially, with more sent monthly. Roughly 5 million borrowers are currently in default.

The DOJ has sued Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and AG Kwame Raoul over a new Illinois immigration enforcement law.

A fuel tanker carrying Liquefied Petroleum Gas exploded on the A1 highway near Teano, Italy, after a rear-end collision between heavy vehicles. Emergency services quickly evacuated the area after a fire erupted, resulting in zero casualties.

Dramatic body camera video captured the moment a Josephine Police officer rescued a child from a pond on Saturday in Josephine, Texas.

Belgium has formally joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, escalating a landmark legal challenge that accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and deepening international pressure over the conduct of the war. In a statement, the ICJ — the United Nations’ highest court — confirmed that Brussels […]

French authorities have launched a criminal investigation after a disturbing video surfaced showing a man harassing and humiliating a young Jewish child inside a Paris airport, forcing the boy to repeat political slogans and mocking him. The footage, first posted Sunday by the X account The SwordOfSalomon, has been viewed more than 440,000 times. It […]

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday named veteran FDNY leader Lillian Bonsignore as New York City’s next fire commissioner, tapping a longtime insider to take the helm of the nation’s largest fire department as the city prepares for a change in leadership at City Hall. Bonsignore, a 31-year FDNY veteran who retired in 2022, will […]

A Texas mayor appears to be the first to issue a proclamation banning Islamic Sharia law. Keller Mayor Armin Mizani signed a proclamation “affirming constitutional supremacy, American sovereignty, and rejection of foreign legal systems,” stating that the U.S. and Texas constitutions “alone define the lawful framework for governance, justice, and civil order within this city.” […]

It was on a quiet Motzoi Shabbos and the phone at the Refuah B’Halacha Center was quiet. That is, until the phone rang. On the other end was a man, speaking with a mix of urgency and hesitation. “A gut voch,” he began. “I… I need some guidance. I don’t know what to do.” The […]

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett launched a blistering attack on Israel’s current leadership on Tuesday, demanding that law enforcement and security agencies fully pursue the so-called “Qatargate” scandal — including questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself — warning that the affair represents a grave national security breach at the highest levels of government. In a […]

President Trump unleashed a late-night attack on The New York Times on Monday, branding the newspaper “a serious threat to the national security of our nation” in a post on Truth Social. “The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation,” Trump […]

CNN: “There’s 10 states where the average is below $2.50 a gallon… GasBuddy is projecting that the national average on Christmas day will be just $2.79 a gallon… and GasBuddy says this will save drivers about a half $1 billion over what they spent last year.”