World War II Vet Beats Covid-19, Marks 104th Birthday
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who spent World War II repairing bomb-damaged trains in France recovered from a fight with COVID-19 in time to mark his 104th birthday on Thu...
UN Chief: Vaccine Can’t Undo Damage From Global Pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief warned Thursday that the social and economic impact of COVID-19 “is enormous and growing” and said it’s foolish to believe a vaccine can undo d...
Biden Says Fauci Will Be Chief Medical Adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden says he is keeping Dr. Anthony Fauci on as a chief medical adviser and a member of his COVID-19 advisory team.
Biden made the commen...
California Governor: Most Of State Nears Stay-Home Order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, part of new rules trig...
Ex-presidents Say They Would Get Vaccine Publicly To Boost Confidence
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former presidents say they'd be willing to take a coronavirus vaccine publicly, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated aga...
Phishing Ploy Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort
BOSTON (AP) — IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organiz...
US Virus Deaths Top 3,100 In A Single Day For The First Time
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, obliterating the record set last spring, while the number of Americans hospitalized with the virus h...
Jewish Doctor In COVID-19 Ward Shares Emotions After Treating Patient With Nazi Tattoos
SACRAMENTO, CAL. (VINnews) — Dr. Taylor Nichols, a Jewish doctor working with coronavirus patients in California, shared on Twitter his shock and conflicting emotions at finding m...
US Jobless Claims Remain High At 712,000 As Virus Escalates
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain und...
Rabbi Aharon Chodosh, Mashgiach of Mir Yeshiva, Passes Away At Age 90
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Aharon Chodosh, the son of Rabbi Meir Chodosh and the Mashgiach of Mir yeshiva in Jerusalem, passed away late on Wednesday night after a long illness. ...
Nearly 100 World Leaders To Speak At UN Session On COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s special session starting Thursday on the response to C...
Biden Gives Dire Virus Warning For Next 2 Months
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden has issued a dire warning about the spread of the coronavirus over the next two months, predicting as many as 250,000 deaths.
Biden, ...
The Pandemic Is Making Visible How Important Religious Liberty Is To Orthodox Jews In America
NEW YORK (JTA) — In the more than 30 years that Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel has worked at Agudath Israel, an umbrella organization and advocacy group representing haredi Orthodox Jew...
Opinion: What Does The Supreme Court Decision Actually Change For Synagogues In Covid Hot Spots? It’s Complicated.
WASHINGTON (JTA/MICHAEL A. HELFAND) - The Supreme Court handed the country a Thanksgiving surprise just before midnight last Wednesday, vindicating the religious liberty claims adv...
NYC Bar Owner Who Defied Coronavirus Restrictions Arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — An owner of a New York City bar that was providing indoor service in defiance of coronavirus restrictions was arrested after a sting in which plainclothes officers ...
COVID-19 Accelerates No-Exam Trend In Life Insurance
NEW YORK (AP) - Big data is playing a prominent role in life insurance this year.
Interest in coverage has surged during the pandemic, but for many people, social distancing man...
As Israel Creeps Towards 4th Election, Who Are The Winners And Losers?
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Blue And White's Benny Gantz announced Tuesday that he would support a no-confidence motion Wednesday to disband the government formed just half a year ago an...
UK Authorizes Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine For Emergency Use
British officials authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday, greenlighting the world’s first shot against the virus that’s backed by rigorous science and taking ...
Shipwrecked Sailor Found Near Florida Hanging On To Bow Of Capsized Boat
PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA (VINnews) — A 62-year-old man was rescued from the ocean Sunday after surviving for many hours while hanging on to the bows of his capsized boat.
Stuart ...
‘Very Dark Couple Of Weeks’: Morgues And Hospitals Overflow
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspa...