Ford Recalls Over 2.9M Vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of inadvertent rollaway crashes.
The recall covers certain 20...
Fed’s Largest Hike Since 1994, Desperate to Tame Massive Inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in ...
So Long, Internet Explorer. The Browser Retires Today
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Internet Explorer is finally headed out to pasture.
As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers ...
2 Southern California Officers Killed In Shootout At Motel
EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Two police officers were killed Tuesday in a shootout while investigating a possible stabbing in a suburban Los Angeles motel, and the suspect died at the s...
Judge Orders ‘Non-Religious’ YU To Recognize LGBTQ Organization
NEW YORK (JTA) - The New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize a campus LGBTQ pride group.
Judge Lynn Kotler directed the Modern Orthodox univer...
MAILBAG: The Pandemic Nobody Is Talking About
There is an epidemic that no one is talking about. It's more contagious than covid. It’s more contagious because we get it from ourselves. Type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart problems,...
Election 2022 Takeaways: Big Trump Win, Nev. Senate Race Set
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate easily ousted five-term Rep. Tom Rice, the first Republican to be boot...
REPORT: 273 Teslas With Automated Driving Crashed
DETROIT (AP) — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released b...
Retail Sales In May Slip 0.3% Amid Surging Inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut their spending unexpectedly in May compared with a month before, underscoring how surging inflation on daily necessities like gas is causing them to b...
Israel Caves, Delays Demolition Of Terrorist’s Home Until After Biden Visit
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — IDF security forces were issued a last minute delay in demolishing the house of the terrorist who perpetrated the attack on Dizengoff street in Tel Aviv in Ap...
Leaked Internal Chat Shows Twitter Employees Discussing Whether to Ban “Libs of TikTok”
(Yaakov M / VINnews) — Twitter is considering permanently banning Libs of TikTok, an account dedicated to publicizing the immoral behavior of left-wing activists who are trying to ...
Yeshiva University Acquires Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive
NEW YORK (JNS) - Yeshiva University in New York is the latest academic institution to acquire the unabridged version of the Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive, a collection of...
Israeli-Based Company Seeks Approval To Ease US Shortage Of Baby Formula
JERUSALEM (JNS) - An Israeli-based company hopes to fill the void as the baby-formula shortage in the United States continues with parents continuing to find store shelves bare, pa...
Pest Control Company Will Pay Big Bucks to Release Cockroaches into Your Home
RALEIGH (VINnews) — An exterminating company is offering homeowners $2,000 in return for letting dozens of cockroaches invaded their home.
The Pest Informer, based in North Caro...
Fisher-Price, US Regulators Warn Of Infant Deaths In Rockers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fisher-Price and U.S. product safety regulators are telling parents not to let their infants fall asleep in the company's rockers after 13 infants died in the dev...
Researcher Says Airline Bookings Dip As Fares Keep Rising
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Airline fares have jumped 47% since January and remain higher than they were before the pandemic, which could be leading to a slowdown in the number of seat...
UPS Tests Tiny Battery-Powered Cycles In Congested Cities
NEW YORK (AP) — The sleek four-wheeled carts look familiar enough, but not even UPS knows precisely how to describe what could be the delivery giant's latest way to get packages to...
Explainer: Recession Fears Grow. Just How High Is The Risk?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is making borrowing much costlier. And the economy actually shrank in the first thre...
Happy The Elephant Isn’t A Person, Top New York Court Rules
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of “person” who i...
Inclusion Junior Marathon Held in the Five Towns
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
This past Sunday, something wonderful happened in the Five Towns. It was an event that should be replicated in every major Jewish community a...