QAnon Conspiracy Emerges In Some State Legislative Races
PHOENIX (AP) — Candidates engaging with the QAnon conspiracy theory are running for seats in state legislatures this year, breathing more oxygen into a once-obscure conspiracy move...
As Pandemic Raged, Roadways Became Speedways
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some drivers took advantage of roads and highways emptied by the coronavirus pandemic by pushing well past the speed limit, a trend that continues even as sta...
Yeshiva University Rejects LGBTQ Club, Saying It Will Support Students In Other Ways
NEW YORK (JTA) - Yeshiva University rejected the formation of a campus group for queer students but said it was putting in place new policies to help LGBTQ students feel safe.
T...
Senior Saudi Imam Hints That Islam Supports Normalization With Israel
MECCA (VINnews) — The Imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca,Abdul Rahman al-Sudais, has provoked a social media storm after delivering a Friday sermon which seemed to hint that there i...
AP Explains: US Debt Will Soon Exceed Size Of Entire Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government's war against the coronavirus is imposing the heaviest strain on the Treasury since America's drive to defeat Nazi Germany and imperial Japan ...
Watch: Jacob Blake Speaks Out For First Time Since Police Shooting
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Blake has spoken publicly for the first time since a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer shot him seven times in the back, saying he's in constant pain from t...
Beirut Search Effort Sparked By Dog Stops, No Survivor Found
BEIRUT (AP) — A search operation of a building that collapsed during last month’s deadly blast in Beirut stopped on Sunday after rescue workers said they did not find any survivors...
The Kashrus Songs
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
By this time, most Yeshivos, Bais Yaakovs and Jewish day schools have had their pre-semester staff meetings. In many of these meetings, the m...
Unions Threaten Work Stoppages Amid Calls For Racial Justice
NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of Labor Day, unions representing millions across several working-class sectors are threatening to authorize work stoppages in support of the Black Lives Matt...
Two Americans Who Took Part In George Floyed Protests Arrested For Attempting To Get Support From Hamas
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two men who prosecutors say are members of an anti-government extremist group, who toted guns on Minneapolis streets during unrest following the death of George ...
Several Boats Sink During Texas Parade For President Trump
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas says “several” boats sank Saturday while taking part in a parade in support of President Donald ...
Passenger: Car Sped Through Times Square Protest To Escape
NEW YORK (AP) — A passenger in a car that drove through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in New York's Times Square on Thursday says police have interviewed all six people ...
US Unemployment Rate Falls To 8.4% Even As Hiring Slows
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August from 10.2% to a still-high 8.4%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus outbreak recovered so far...
Minnesota Man Rescued After 4 Days Trapped Under Fallen Tree
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man has been rescued after he was pinned under a tree for more than four days while working on his land in southern Minnesota, officials said.
Jona...
Police Use Of Spit Hoods Scrutinized After Black Man’s Death
NEW YORK (AP) — Not five minutes after police slipped a “spit hood” over Daniel Prude's head, the 41-year-old Black man went limp. A week later, he was taken off life support.
P...
Antifa Member Suspected Of Fatally Shooting Trump Supporter Killed By Police
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A man suspected of fatally shooting a member of a pro-Trump caravan in Portland has been killed during a scuffle with law enforcement.
According to four l...
Organizer: We Won’t Paint BLM On Atlantic City Boardwalk
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — An Atlantic City community activist who had planned to lead protesters Friday in painting “Black Lives Matter” on the seaside gambling resort's historic ...
Press Secretary: Report That Trump Called Dead Soldiers Losers Is “Garbage”
DELRAY BEACH, FLa. (AP) — A new report alleges multiple instances of President Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who have been captured or ...
Trump Suggests Polling Place Double-Check For Mail-In Voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that people who vote early by mail should show up at their local polling places on Election Day and vote again if their ballo...
Apple Delays Debut Of Anti-Tracking Tool In iPhone Software
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is delaying a new privacy feature in the next version of its iPhone operating system that will make it more difficult for app makers to track people ...