HUD Secretary Scott Turner Condemns Campus Antisemitism at DOJ Religious Liberty Commission Hearing
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner on Monday strongly denounced antisemitic incidents on American college campuses, declaring that authorities would no lon...
Argentines Snap Up Foreign Goods as Milei Reforms Open Economy
BUENOS AIRES (VINnews) - Argentines are scooping up Apple computers, Lego sets and Stanley thermoses from overseas as President Javier Milei’s libertarian reforms dismantle long-standing tariffs and i...
Former Empress Farah Pahlavi Breaks Silence on Iran Protests: Regime Showing ‘Signs of Weakness’
PARIS (VINnews)- For the first time since the recent wave of protests erupted in Iran, former Empress Farah Pahlavi gave a public interview, voicing strong support for demonstrators and asserting that...
‘This Ain’t The Apprentice’: Ford Worker Who Heckled Trump Keeps Job UAW Says
WASHINGTON — A Ford Motor Co. employee who heckled President Donald Trump during a January visit to the automaker’s Dearborn Truck Plant remains employed and has “no discipline on his record,” a Unite...
Cuba Says Airlines Can No Longer Refuel on the Island as Us Blockade Deepens Energy Crisis
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban aviation officials have warned airlines that there isn't enough fuel for airplanes to refuel in the island, part of a critical energy rationing going into place as the Trump admini...
Fake Names, Nazi Collaborators Found on Petition Opposing Israeli President Herzog’s Australia Visit
SYDNEY — A petition opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s state visit to Australia included several fake signatures, some belonging to historical figures tied to Nazi collaboration, Jewish organiz...
Polish Poll Shows Rising Antisemitism, Positive Views of Jews at Lowest Since 2006
JERUSALEM — The proportion of Poles expressing negative attitudes toward Jews has risen to 40%, the highest in two decades, according to a national survey published Monday by the Polish state research...
Mark Goldfeder Draws on Rabbinic Study, 14th Century Responsa to Defend Jews
NEW YORK (JNS) - Some 10 minutes into a conversation with JNS, Mark Goldfeder, director of the nonprofit National Jewish Advocacy Center, offered a tip on how to title this article.
“I like...
IDF Apologizes After Haredi Draft Dodger Prevented From Wearing Tefillin During Detention
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces apologized Monday to a Haredi man arrested as a draft dodger after he was prevented from wearing tefillin for several hours during his detention.
Avraham Ben D...
NYC Nurses Reach a Deal to End a Strike at 2 Major Hospitals While Walkout Continues at Another
NEW YORK (AP) — Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety, health insurance and other issues.
...
Israeli AI Startup Base44 Makes Super Bowl Debut with ‘It’s App to You’ Ad
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Israel has made its mark in America's biggest sporting event — though not with a touchdown or a field goal.
The milestone came courtesy of Base44, an AI-powered app-building pl...
Lindsey Vonn’s Fall Explained: A Reverse Banked Section, an Unfortunate Bump and an Inflated Air Bag
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn knows the Olympic downhill course better than anyone.
She’s won a record 12 World Cup races on the Olympia delle Tofane track — split evenly between six...
Norwegian Ambassador Resigns as She Faces Scrutiny Over Contacts With Epstein
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts wi...
Sam Darnold Wins Super Bowl Championship Right Where He Revived His Career With San Francisco
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Never before had Sam Darnold and his dad cried together.
“We don't do that,” Darnold said.
Then, on Sunday night, they let the tears flow — years' worth of them. As Su...
Iran Showcases Its Submarine Fleet, But Operational Issues Hamper Its Effectiveness
NEW YORK(VINnews) — As the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group continue to patrol the waters of the Persian Gulf, an Iranian drone that staged a show of presence was interce...
Son-in-law of Rabbi Ovadia: “Ashkenazi Public is Racist, the Messiah Will Be Sephardic”
JERUSALEM (VINnews) - Rabbi Aharon Botbol, a prominent Sephardic Haredi rabbi and son‑in‑law of the late Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, sharply criticized the Ashkenazi Haredi community during a live broadcast o...
Vance Is in Armenia, a Country No Sitting US President or Vice President Has Visited Before
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Vice President JD Vance landed in Armenia on Monday — a country that no sitting U.S. vice president or president has visited before — as the Trump administration looks to advan...
Dow at 50,000; Trump Says 100,000 Is Next — Is That Realistic?
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 50,000 on Friday, a milestone that President Donald Trump celebrated on social media, predicting the benchmark index could reach 100,000 by...
Leading Poskim Prohibit Entering ANU Museum In TA: ‘Promotes Heresy, Intermarriage’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) - A group of prominent Israeli rabbis has called on the public to boycott the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, alleging that some of its exhibits promote intermarriage ...
Death Toll in Lebanon Building Collapse Rises to 15
BEIRUT (AP) — The number of people killed in a building collapse in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon has risen to 15, state media reported Monday.
A further eight people were injured, the st...