Welcoming Angela Merkel to the White House for a final time, President Joe Biden renewed his concerns to the German chancellor Thursday about a major, nearly complete Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline but said they agreed Russia must not be allowed to use energy as a weapon. The two discussed — though made no apparent headway — […]
One person who went missing from a Colorado River rafting trip in the Grand Canyon during a flash flood was found dead Thursday in frigid water while a second person
Ever hear of the Kamtsa and Bar Kamtsa story? It’s all about a man who had a friend named Kamtsa and an enemy named Bar Kamtsa. When the man sent
The recovery efforts for a South Florida condo building that collapsed last month might be coming to an end soon. Miami-Dade police identified six more victims of the Surfside condo
Lawmakers are demanding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo lift remaining restrictions for visits at nursing homes, according to a letter two dozen Democratic lawmakers sent to the governor this week. The
Director-General of the Health Ministry, Nachman Ash, put all Israelis on notice on Thursday when he announced that due to the rise in numbers of positive COVID cases in Israel,
Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status, while the University of California system said that students, faculty and staff must
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed Saturday as the state attorney general’s office winds down its investigation into harassment and misconduct allegations that upended his national reputation and threatened his hold on power as he gears up to run for a fourth term next year. The timing of the interview in […]
President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week’s assassination of that country’s president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country was “not on the agenda.” Haiti’s interim government last week asked the U.S. and the United Nations to deploy troops to protect key […]
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Thursday called for a national effort to fight misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines, urging tech companies, health care workers, journalists and everyday Americans to do more to address a “serious public threat.” In a 22-page advisory, his first as President Joe Biden’s surgeon general, Murthy wrote that bogus claims […]
More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing Thursday as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and
The Yankees’ post-All-Star break opener against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night was postponed because of positive COVID-19 tests among vaccinated New York pitchers Jonathan Loaisiga, Nestor Cortes Jr. and Wandy Peralta. “It’s a fluid situation that could spread. It has spread to some degree,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. “We have three […]
Firefighters scrambled on Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous conflagrations across the U.S. West that are straining resources. Authorities ordered a new round of evacuations Thursday amid worries the Bootleg Fire, which has already destroyed 21 homes, could merge with another […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Hagaon HaRav Yoel Kahan ZT”L, who served at the chief choizer (reviewer and teacher) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe ZT”L’s teachings and
The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he
Today is a weird day, I can’t really focus but I am just feeling like I need to make this point. Never underestimate the power of the individual, and by this I mean, if you are horrified but perversely fascinated with something you disapprove of, just know that every time you click, link, share, watch, […]
This Tisha B’Av! Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein, and Charlie Harary Address Sholom Bayis on Free Tisha B’Av Program. Boi B’Sholom: A Global Tisha B’Av program by Yashar Initiative This Tisha B’Av, the Yashar Initiative is gratified to present its Global Tisha B’Av program, Boi B’Sholom. Bo’i B’Sholom is a compendium of inspiration and […]
Israel’s Health Ministry on Thursday warned of an impending heatwave in the coming days, with temperatures at their highest on Tisha B’Av and the day afterward. The temperatures on Friday
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders’ campaign on Thursday said she has raised another $4.2 million for her bid for Arkansas governor. Sanders’ campaign said the latest figures over the past three months mean she has raised $9 million total since launching her bid in January for the state’s top office. Sanders is running […]
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