Trooper Charged With Murder In Pursuit That Killed Girl, 11
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York state trooper was charged with murder Wednesday in the death of an 11-year-old girl by ramming his patrol vehicle into her family's vehicle in December, ...
Assailant in Brooklyn Attack on Orthodox Jewish Man Found Guilty
CROWN HEIGHTS (VINnews) - A man charged with brutally assaulting an Orthodox Jewish 52-year-old on the street was found guilty today guilty of all charges in the anti Semitic beati...
Ransomware Gang Says It Targeted National Rifle Association
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States.
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US Limits Immigration Arrests At Schools, ‘Protected’ Areas
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other “protected” areas under guidelines issued Wednesday by the Department of Homeland ...
Maryland Congressman Deactivates Facebook Account
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland congressman announced Wednesday that he has deactivated his official congressional and campaign Facebook and Instagram accounts until their parent ...
Report: At Least 59,000 Meat Workers Caught COVID, 269 Died
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — At least 59,000 meatpacking workers became ill with COVID-19 and 269 workers died when the virus tore through the industry last year, which is significantly more...
Hard Rock Considering Two NYC-Area Casinos 8 Miles Apart
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock wants to build a casino in or near New York City, even as it moves forward with a plan to build another one in northern New Jersey, about 8 mil...
Israel Among Candidates Being ‘Considered’ For US Visa-Waiver Status
WASHINGTON (JNS) - Israel is one of four countries being considered by the United States for visa-waiver status, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Tuesday...
Weather Junkies Turn To Florida Hurricane Blogger For Info
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — As a recent hurricane lashed the Louisiana coast, nervous excitement churned inside Florida-based, self-proclaimed weather geek turned storm chaser Mik...
Mysterious Holocaust Survivor’s Skull Given Jewish Burial In California
NEW YORK (CHABAD.org/Mendel Super) It’s a nightmarish image for most. Some time in the 1980s, Penelope Frey was sorting through her husband’s belongings in his Park Avenue clin...
Democrats Unveil Billionaires’ Tax As Biden Plan Takes Shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing past skeptics, Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a new billionaires’ tax proposal, an entirely new entry in the tax code designed to help pay for Pre...
Bishop Of Jaffa Dies, Buried In Izbica Mass Grave Where His Parents Were Murdered
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A tragic holocaust story reached its bitter end this week after 80 years. The Bishop of Jaffa, who was born to a Jewish family from Zamosc and miraculously su...
CDC Now Permitting 4th Shot for the Immunocompromised
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Yes, for the immunocompromised there is now a fourth shot.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Tuesday that some immu...
Trump Could Get Big ‘Bonus’ Shares In New Social Media Firm
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's social media company will get tens of millions in special bonus shares in a new publicly traded entity if it performs well, handing the former presid...
New York’s Mayoral Candidates Trade Barbs And Compliments
NEW YORK (AP) — The candidates running to become New York City's mayor lobbed accusations at each other about palling around with gangsters and acting like children or clowns, but ...
He’s Running For DA, Challenging The NYPD And The Status Quo
NEW YORK (AP) — Days before the final votes are cast in an election likely to make him Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg is showing just how different a prosec...
Feds: Ohio Stock Trader Fleeced Twitter Users In Pump-&-Dump
NEW YORK (AP) — An Ohio trader in penny stocks was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he earned over $1 million illegally by lying repeatedly to his over 70,000 Twitter followers...
Florida’s Surgeon General: Masks Hamper Clear Communication
MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s surgeon general said conversations while wearing masks aren't productive and argued that he offered to meet elsewhere when a state senator didn't let him in ...
Florida Halts New Investments In Ben & Jerry’s Parent Company Over West Bank Sales Boycott
TALAHASEE (JTA) - Florida state entities will cease new investments in Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, as of Tuesday, because the ice cream maker plans to stop selling ...
AP Fact Check: Biden Tale Of Amtrak Conductor Doesn’t Add Up
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spinning a convoluted tale of an Amtrak conductor who congratulated him during his vice presidency for logging more miles riding the train ...