Biden Aides Hold Talks With Israel On Iran, Regional Issues
WASHINGTON (AP) - Top U.S. and Israeli national security officials met Thursday by secure video conference for their first round of talks on Iran and other regional issues as the B...
Michelle Obama Hooked On Knitting, Thinking About Retirement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.
The former first lady says in a new People magazine interview that she picked up knitt...
Garland Vows Return To ‘Normal’ Justice Dept. On 1st Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking the reins at the Justice Department, Attorney General Merrick Garland sought Thursday to assure career staffers that he would prioritize restoring the depa...
LA Opens Its First Tiny Home Village To Ease Homeless Crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amy Skinner took notice when brightly colored structures started taking shape earlier this year on a drab patch of asphalt across from a Los Angeles park where s...
Watch: Penguin Escapes Killer Whale By Jumping Into Tourist Boat
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A band of tourists on a cruise in Antarctica were treated to a dramatic scene when a bunch of killer whales chased after a gentoo penguin which somehow managed...
Former Presidents, First Ladies Urge Americans To Get Shots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy about t...
Eight Vizhnitz Admorim To Participate in Yahrzeit Tish For Vizhnitz-Monsey Rebbe
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A historic meeting will take place this coming Shabbos as eight Vizhnitz admorim will hold a joint tish in the Beis Midrash Levush Mordechai- Vizhnitz in Monse...
Florida Holocaust Survivor Reunited With Childhood Friend 80 Years After Losing Contact
NEW YORK (JTA) — Holocaust survivors who were best friends in Germany were reunited more than 80 years after they last saw each other.
Betty Grebenschikoff from St. Petersburg, ...
Cuomo Impeachment Talk Grows In New York Legislature
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As he’s reeled from twin scandals over his treatment of women and COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has had to confront a once-unthin...
Nursing Home Residents Can Get Hugs Again, Feds Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said W...
Warren Buffett’s Fortune Tops $100B As His Stock Soars
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett's fortune surged above $100 billion Wednesday when shares of his company hit a record high at over $400,000 apiece.
Berkshire Hathaway...
70 Democrats And 70 Republicans Call For Stronger ‘Comprehensive’ Approach To Iran
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A letter from 70 Democrats and 70 Republicans in the House of Representatives says that if the President Biden plans to enter a new deal to curb Iran’s nuclear p...
Nita Lowey Says Andrew Cuomo Should Remain As NY Governor Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation
NEW YORK (JTA) — Nita Lowey, the former longtime New York congresswoman, said Wednesday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo should remain in office while an independent investigation i...
‘America’s Most Wanted’ Returns With New Ways To Fight Crime
NEW YORK (AP) — In a clip from the premiere of Fox's fresh take on “ America's Most Wanted,” a series where viewers are told about crimes in the hope of leading to an arrest, new h...
West Virginia Governor Announces 168 Unreported COVID Deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that an estimated 168 coronavirus deaths went unreported, throwing into question the data that officials...
Police Seek Man After NJ Slaying, 4 Found Dead At NM Airport
WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday searched for a man wanted for questioning in a homicide in New Jersey and in the slayings of four people whose bodies were found insi...
FBI Releases New Video After Bombs Left At RNC, DNC Offices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has released new video showing someone placing two pipe bombs outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees the night before th...
Bezos Plans To Spend $10 Billion By 2030 On Climate Change
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plans to spend the $10 billion he invested in the Bezos Earth Fund by 2030, the fund’s new CEO said Tuesday.
Since Bezos announced the fund...
Pentagon Approves Extending Guard Deployment At Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has formally approved an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months as possible threa...
Wisconsin Republicans Ask Mayor To Quit Over Election Wrongdoing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Wisconsin lawmakers called Tuesday for Green Bay's Democratic mayor to resign following a report on a conservative website alleging he ceded authori...