Latest Apps Promise Fast Service But Can They Deliver?
NEW YORK (AP) — When Mahlet Berhanemeskel gets back to her New York City home from her 90-minute commute, she doesn’t feel like cooking. So instead she orders food like BLTs, Cheez...
CDC Launches New Forecasting Center For Infectious Diseases
A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemi...
Cheers And Fears As US Ends Mask Mandates For Travel
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge's decision to strike down a national mask mandate was met with cheers on some airplanes but also concern about whether it's really time ...
Puzzling Outbreak Of Liver Disease In Kids Spreads To EU, US
LONDON (AP) — Health officials say they have detected more cases of a mysterious liver disease in children that was first identified in Britain, with new infections spreading to Eu...
Citing Russia’s War, IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast To 3.6%
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia's war in Ukraine for disrupting global ...
Orlando’s Holocaust Museum Is Getting A Huge Expansion
ORLANDO (JTA) - Nestled in between the bright orange buildings that house the Jewish community center, the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Academy of Orlando lies a tiny, hidden g...
Florida Judge Voids US Mask Mandate For Planes, Other Travel
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. he...
On Tax Day, An Extension May Be Better Than Rushing A Return
WASHINGTON (AP) — Monday is Tax Day — the federal deadline for individual tax filing and payments — and the IRS expects to receive tens of millions of last-minute filings electroni...
Congress Seeks Compromise To Boost Computer Chip Industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to...
Alex Jones’ Infowars Files For Bankruptcy Protection
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — Infowars filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website's founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments t...
US Intelligence Satellite Launched From California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office was launched into space from California on Sunday.
The NROL-85 sate...
US Army Using Lessons From Ukraine War To Aid Own Training
FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) — In the dusty California desert, U.S. Army trainers are already using lessons learned from Russia's war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future...
Bidens Paid 24.6% Taxes On $610,702 Earnings, Returns Show
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White House and paid $150,439 in federal income taxes. That was a tax rate ...
US Rocked By 3 Mass Shootings During Easter Weekend; 2 Dead
HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say they are investigating shooting at a club in Hampton County early Sunday that left at least nine people injured. It was the t...
Vice President’s Spokesman Says Psagot Wine At Her Seder Is ‘Not Expression Of Policy’ On Judea And Samaria
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Vice-President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff posted pictures of their Seder, including a wine from the Psagot winery in Binyamin, raising quest...
NY Gov. Hochul Hits Election Hurdle In Running Mate’s Arrest
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One man’s scandal catapulted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul into office. Will alleged misconduct by another man hurt her chances of holding on to the job?
Hochul...
In Another Worrying Sign Of Aging, President Biden Shakes Hands With Thin Air
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Yet another disturbing sign of President Biden's ongoing detachment from his surroundings occurred at the end of a speech given by the president on Thursday.
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Flatbush Parent Donates $300,000 To Teachers From His Daughter’s School Ahead Of Yom Tov
FLATBUSH (VINnews) — There has been a lot of buzz lately about Rebbe and teacher salaries being not sufficient. Well one donor decided to take matters into his own hands.
In an ...
New Jersey To Start Recreational Marijuana Sales April 21
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday.
Murphy's announcement on T...
Crews Work To Save WWII Destroyer Taking On Water In Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A decommissioned World War II-era destroyer docked near downtown Buffalo in New York was taking on water and listing perilously on Thursday.
Crews were work...