Biden Pauses Trump Policies As Blinken Takes Diplomatic Helm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday paused or put under review a wide swath of Trump-era foreign policies as America’s new top diplomat took the helm of the Sta...
States Lift Restrictions Gradually Amid Fears Of New Variant
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — States are loosening their coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and other businesses because of improved infection and hospitalization numbers but are movi...
Bernie Sanders’ Mittens, Memes Help Raise $1.8M For Charity
VERMONT (AP) — About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They've helped to r...
Far-Right Influencer Charged In 2016 Clinton Voter Scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — A self-styled far-right propagandist is facing charges he used social media to try to suppress votes for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential...
US Puts Hold On Foreign Arms Sales, Including F-35s To UAE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump.
Officials say that among the ...
Fed Stresses Its Commitment To Low Rates For The Long Run
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve pledged on Wednesday to keep its low interest rate policies in place even well after the economy has sustained a recovery from the viral pande...
US Terrorism Alert Warns Of Politically Motivated Violence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-g...
GOP Signals Unwillingness To Part With Trump After Riot
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump has lost his social media megaphone, the power of government and the unequivocal support of his party's elected leaders. But a week after leavi...
In A First, Arab-Initiated Event Commemorates The Holocaust In Wake Of Abraham Accords
(January 27, 2021 / JNS) In the wake of the Abraham Accords and in honor of International Holocaust Memorial Day on Jan. 27, individuals from the group Sharaka held an event to mem...
Biden To Reopen ‘Obamacare’ Markets For COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fulfilling a campaign promise, President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity geared to people needing...
US B-52 Bomber Again Flies Over Mideast Amid Iran Tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it again flew a B-52 bomber over the Middle East “to deter potential aggression” amid tensions with Iran, the fi...
Florida’s Trump Plaza Residents Move To Change Name
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The residents of a South Florida condo complex want former President Donald Trump's name officially removed from their home following the siege at the ...
GOP Largely Sides Against Holding Trump Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON (AP) — All but five Senate Republicans voted in favor of an effort to dismiss Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial on Tuesday, making clear a conviction of t...
Biden Orders Justice Dept. To End Use Of Private Prisons
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role government has played in ...
Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy Returns Home After Hospital Visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy was taken to a hospital Tuesday evening after not feeling well and later sent home after tests, a spokesman said, hours after the 80-ye...
Fox News Hires Larry Kudlow; McEnany May Be Next
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration alumni Larry Kudlow is joining Fox News amid reports that a colleague, former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, will soon be joinin...
NYC Pension Funds To Divest $4 Billion From Fossil Fuels
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials announced this week that two pension funds for city workers will pull an estimated $4 billion in investments from fossil fuel companies in o...
Senate Confirms Tony Blinken As US Secretary Of State
WASHINGTON (JNS) — The U.S. Senate confirmed Tony Blinken on Tuesday as the 71st U.S. secretary of state.
The final tally was 78-22.
Blinken, who is Jewish, will succeed Mike...
Videos: Man With Knife Arrested In Williamsburg For Assault
WILLIAMSBURG (VINnews) — A man was arrested in Willimasburg on Tuesday, with the help of Williamsburg Shomrim, after he assualted someone.
Video footage captured the man assault...
Amar’e Stoudemire, Now A Brooklyn Nets Coach, Doesn’t Work On Shabbat
NEW YORK (JTA) - Amar’e Stoudemire, the former NBA star-turned-Orthodox-convert to Judaism and Israeli team owner, is still settling into his new job as an assistant player develop...