Outbursts from prisoners marked the resumption of pretrial hearings Monday for the Sept. 11 terrorism case in the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Amid calls from prisoners questioning judge Marine Col. Keith Parrella’s qualifications and accusing him of making threats, Parrella ruled the weeklong hearing should continue over objections raised by defense lawyers about […]
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The pogrom that struck Kiryat Yovel on Tuesday morning, the desecration of a shul and its Sifrei Torah has Jews throughout Israel outraged. The attack took place in the Siach
Apple has disabled a group-chat function in FaceTime after users said a software bug could let callers activate another person’s microphone remotely. With the bug, a FaceTime user calling another iPhone, iPad or Mac computer could hear audio — even if the receiver did not accept the call. The bug is triggered when callers add […]
A 17-year-old Arab teen was apprehended by authorities at the Gilboa Crossing on Tuesday morning, January 29, 2019, Hatzoloh Yosh reported. According to the limited report, the teen was detected with an explosive device on him and was taken into custody without incident. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
A New York man has suffered severe burns after he says an e-cigarette battery exploded in his pants pocket. Jacob Dudhnath says he had just arrived at work Monday morning
Roger Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in the Russia investigation after a publicity-filled few days spent slamming the
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Within hours of arriving at the site of the dam collapse disaster in Brazil, an Israeli aid team located and recovered several bodies from
President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has agreed to talk to the House Intelligence Committee on Feb. 8, opting for closed-door testimony after pulling out of a separate public hearing due to security issues. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Monday that Cohen will be appearing voluntarily and that the panel will work […]
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President Donald Trump learned over the past month a valuable Washington lesson that old-timers like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell learned long ago: Shutdowns never work. After beating a retreat and agreeing last week to end the shutdown on Pelosi’s terms — with no money for his oft-promised U.S.-Mexico border […]
Chicago is preparing for life-threatening cold temperatures this week as a polar vortex grips the Midwest. Temperatures are expected to stay below -13°F all through Wednesday, January 30, making the Windy City colder than the South Pole in Antarctica, which will see highs of -4°F that same day, CBS Chicago reports. The Midwest is known […]
The special counsel’s Russia probe is “close to being completed,” the acting attorney general said Monday in the first official sign that the investigation may be wrapping up. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s comments were a departure for the Justice Department, which rarely comments on the state of the investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s […]
Some of the most influential forces in Democratic politics revolted Monday against former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s prospective presidential bid, insisting that an independent run would unintentionally help President Donald Trump win another four years in office. The critics included the Democratic chairman of Schultz’s home state, another billionaire businessman who long flirted with an […]
The SIach Yisrael Shul in the Kiryat Yovel section of Yerushalayim was found desecrated and vandalized on Tuesday morning, in images reminiscent of Kristallnacht R”L. At least four Sifrei Torah
Ichud Leumi leader and contender to become leader of Bayit Yehudi, MK Betzalel Smotrich, has launched his campaign which attacks former party leader, Minister Naftali Bennet. Bennet and colleague Justice
Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Shlita on Sunday evening addressed dayanim serving in the Chief Rabbinate Rabbinical Courts, instructing them to rule as they feel they should without fear of the justices serving on the High Court of Justice. Addressing the assembly in Kibbutz Lavi, Rav Yosef said, “Don’t be scared of the High […]
State police say a chartered bus caught fire while traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike, but no injuries were reported. There were 23 passengers aboard the New York City-bound bus
President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, William Barr, says Vice President Mike Pence is among the officials with whom he has discussed the special counsel’s Russia investigation. Barr said in written responses to Senate questions made available Monday that he and Pence have had occasional conversations since the spring of 2017 on matters including […]
Two suspects are dead after a shooting on Monday that injured five Houston police officers, including four who were hit by gunfire as they attempted to serve a search warrant at a home where drug selling was suspected, the police chief said. A group of about a dozen officers with the Houston Police Department’s narcotics […]
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