Names Of 5 Israeli Family Members Killed In Italian Cable Car Accident Released
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli foreign ministry released Monday the names of the five Israelis killed in a cable car accident in the Italian Alps on Sunday. The accident which c...
In The Wake Of Karlin Tragedy, Two Other Chasidic Weddings Change Their Venues
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A week after the tragic collapse of bleachers at the Karlin shul in Givat Zeev led to the deaths of two chasidim with hundreds more injured, the Chareidi worl...
New Covid-19 Cases Plummet To Lowest Levels Since Last June
NEW YORK (AP) - New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both...
Old Records Shed New Light On Smallpox Outbreaks In 1700s
BOSTON (AP) — A highly contagious disease originating far from America's shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divi...
Leading Candidates For Israeli President: Yitzchak Herzog And Miriam Peretz
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The two leading candidates for the 11th Israeli president, who will be chosen by the Knesset on June 2nd, are Yitzchak Herzog, son of Israel's 6th president C...
Israeli Arab Receives Kidney Donation From Yigal Yehoshua, Murdered In Lod By Israeli Arabs
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an ironic twist of fate, an Israeli Arab woman received a kidney transplanted from the body of Yigal Yehoshua, the 56-year-old Israeli who died of his woun...
Names Of The 2 Victims In Karlin Bleacher Collapse Revealed As Questions Continue Over Incident
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The two victims in the bleacher collapse at the new Karlin center in Givat Zeev are 13-year-old Meir Gloiberman and 23-year-old Mordechai Binyamin Rubinstein,...
IDF Sham ‘Ground Forces Attack’ Sends Hamas Commanders To Tunnels Which Are Then Bombed
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF has used many different tactics in recent days in order to outwit Hamas. The policy of "roof knocking" does not mean that terrorists are necessarily s...
CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Can Largely Ditch Masks Indoors
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move to send the country back toward pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased indoor mask-wearing guidance for ful...
Arabs Set Fire To Cars And Building In Shikkun Vizhnitz, Haifa, 60 Injured From Smoke Inhalation
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The vandalism being perpetrated by Israeli Arabs against Jews continued unabated Wednesday night despite increased police and border police presence in mixed ...
US Advisers Endorse Pfizer COVID Shot For Kids 12 And Up
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12 on Wednesday — just as planned new guidelines say it's OK for people of any ...
Panel Suggests WHO Should Have More Power To Stop Pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should be granted “guaran...
Update: Anti-Tank Missile Fired At Northern Negev Village, 1 Killed, 2 Injured, IDF Strikes Hamas Central Command
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In the latest developments in Israel's Guarding Of the Walls (Shomer Hachomot) operation, Hamas fired anti-tank missiles Wednesday morning towards kibbutz Net...
Aids Virus Used In Gene Therapy To Fix ‘Bubble Baby’ Disease
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born without one, doctors repo...
Poll: Most In US Who Remain Unvaccinated Need Convincing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested still hold some...
UPDATE :Direct Hits On Buildings In Ashdod, Ashkelon, Hundreds Of Rockets Fired Tuesday, 2 Killed, 84 Hospitalized
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rocket salvos continued to slam into Israel Tuesday morning after a night of attacks on the Western Negev, Ashdod and Ashkelon. In one of the attacks early Tu...
Arabs Riot In Lod And Ramle Burning Cars, Shuls And Public Buildings, 1 Terrorist Killed
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Arab hooligans rioted late Monday night in the city of Lod, burning cars, shuls, police vans and public buildings. The rioters also waved Palestinian flags, u...
Americans Set Another Pandemic-Era Record For Air Travel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans set a record for pandemic-era air travel, then broke it again over the Mother's Day holiday weekend.
The Transportation Security Administration said ...
Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Expanded To US Children As Young As 12
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation's adolescents before they...
A Survivalist Summer Camp For Orthodox Jews Is Planned For New York — And Vaccinated Folks Aren’t Invited
NEW YORK (JTA) — With summer coming and COVID-19 vaccines being deemed safe for children as young as 12, some camps are talking about the possibility of a mask-free summer for vacc...