Biden Declines To Call For Cuomo To Resign, Awaits Probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigati...
Coworkers: Man Charged In Capitol Riot Had A Hitler Mustache
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore a Hitler mustache, coworkers told federal in...
Reports: Cuomo Vaccine Czar’s Loyalty Calls Raise Concerns
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime adviser to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo leading the state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been calling county executives to gauge their loyalty to the Democ...
Lakewood: Massive Brush Fire Shuts Down Garden State Parkway In Both Directions
LAKEWOOD (VINnews) — The Garden State Parkway is shut dowb between Exit 83 and Exit 90, due to a large brush fire that broke out off Airport Road, according to the Ocean County She...
Pelosi Pledges Swift Work On Major Infrastructure Package
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday pledged swift work by Congress on a job and infrastructure package that will be “fiscally sound,” but acknowledged she wasn’t...
BREAKING UPDATE: Jeff Hafif Gives Get After 17 Years, More Rallies Planned For Other Get Refusers
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Jeff Hafif, a man who withheld a Get for 17 years while marrying a second woman, finally gave a Get on Sunday morning.
This breaking update follows a report...
Fauci: Trump Should Urge His Followers To Get Vaccinated
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he wishes former President Donald Trump would use his popularity among Republicans to persuade his followers to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
In a roun...
Avigdor Liberman: ‘I Would Take Chareidim On Wheelbarrow To Nearest Garbage Dump’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Liberman broke new records this weekend in inciting against the Chareidi public. In a Friday night interview on Channel 12, Lib...
2,000 Flights Canceled In Denver As Heavy Snowstorm Arrives
DENVER (AP) — More than 2,000 flights have been canceled over the weekend at Denver International Airport as a major snowstorm strikes the region.
The National Weather Service h...
Nurses Fight Conspiracy Theories Along With Coronavirus
CALIFORNIA (AP) - Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan spent the last year juggling long hours as she watched many patients struggle with the coronavirus and some die.
...
VIDEOS: Boro Park Boy Kidnapped In Erev Shabbos Carjacking, Threatened At Knifepoint
NEW YORK (VINnews) — In a horrifically frightening event, a Jewish boy was the victim of a brief kidnapping situation on Friday, shortly before Shabbos.
The incident unfolded on...
Miami Beach Police Disperse ‘Unruly’ Spring Break Crowd
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police in Miami Beach kicked off what was expected to be a busy spring break weekend by shooting pepper balls in order to disperse a crowd that had gathere...
Schumer Calls On Andrew Cuomo To Step Down
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Charles Schumer joined calls on scandal-plagued New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down.
Schumer, the Senate majority leader and the most senior Jew in U...
Governors Applaud Biden’s Vaccine Timeline, But Need Supply
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Governors largely cheered President Joe Biden's declaration that all Americans should be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations by May 1, but the goal will...
Minneapolis To Pay $27M To Settle Floyd Family Lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, ev...
Multiple NY Congressional Members Call On Cuomo To Resign
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Multiple members of New York’s congressional delegation called Friday on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign in the wake of mounting allegations of sexual harassment an...
ELIZABETH IS FREE! Flatbush Agunah Receives Get As Momentum Builds To Support Trapped Women
By Shmiel Soiferman
Who says social media is bad?
Social media and the rallies that social media have brought about – have accomplished the near impossible – pressuring recal...
Kentucky Senate Votes To Make It A Crime To Taunt Police
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — It could become a crime to taunt a police officer in Kentucky, under a bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday.
The measure was filed months after Lou...
Pace Of Spending For Pandemic Aid? Try $43,000 Every Second
BALTIMORE (AP) — To pay out his coronavirus relief package, President Joe Biden must spend an average of $3.7 billion every day for the rest of this year. That’s $43,000 every seco...
Biden Sets May 1 Target To Have All Adults Vaccine-Eligible
WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is outlining his plan Thursday evening to make all adults vacci...