Chicago Police: Violence Drops After 2 New Units Rolled Out
CHICAGO (AP) — There has been a reduction in homicides and shooting incidents in Chicago since the city's police force launched two units aimed at combating gun violence and ensuri...
Long Haul: Dog Lost On South Carolina Highway Found In Miami
MIAMI (AP) — A pet dog that jumped out of a car window on a South Carolina highway has been found two weeks later, nearly 600 miles (966 kilometers) away in Miami, according to a r...
Trump Welcomes ‘300 Mile Walking Marine’ To White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday welcomed a Marine veteran to the White House as he completed his 300-mile walk to the nation's capital to raise awareness about t...
Once Conservative Political Kingpin, Matt Drudge has now Become Part of the Progressive Left
NEW YORK (VINnews) — During the 2016 election campaign, one of the most influential media supporters of Donald Trump's campaign to win the Republican nomination was popular conserv...
2 MLB Games Postponed As Marlins Deal With Virus Outbreak
MIAMI (AP) — Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in...
Iran Moves Mock Aircraft Carrier To Sea Amid US Tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has moved a mock aircraft carrier to the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with the United States, satellite photographs r...
Trade, Technology And Security At Risk In US-China Feud
BEIJING (AP) — They have the largest economies in the world. They spend more than anyone else on their militaries. From high-tech chips to control of the high seas, their interests...
Dutch Airline KLM Discriminated When It Asked Woman To Move For Orthodox Man, Watchdog Finds
AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Dutch human rights board found the national airline KLM guilty of discriminating against a woman who was moved from her seat because an Orthodox Jewish man woul...
Philadelphia NAACP Head Faces Calls To Resign After Briefly Posting Anti-Semitic Meme On Facebook
PHILADELPHIA (JTA) - Jewish groups in Philadelphia have called for the firing of the head of the local NAACP, Rodney Muhammad, who posted a known anti-Semitic meme on his public Fa...
Rapper Jay Electronica Calls Rabbi Who Spoke With Nick Cannon A Liar And A ‘Devil’
NEW YORK (JTA) - Rapper Jay Electronica appeared to call Jews anti-Semites in a series of tweets railing against Rabbi Abraham Cooper, who recently spoke with Nick Cannon about com...
ProPublica Posts NYPD Records, Bypassing Judge’s Blockade
NEW YORK (AP) — Days after a federal judge paused the public release of New York City police disciplinary records, a news website has published a database containing complaint info...
Trump To Discuss Energy, Tour Oil Rig, Raise Money In Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will shift his focus to American energy dominance during a stop in Texas later this week that will include his first visit to an oil rig.
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Watch: Couple Wears Swastika Masks In Minnesota Walmart
MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) — A couple in Minnesota wore red face masks emblazoned with swastikas to a Walmart in a video posted on social media.
Police were called Saturday to the Wal...
Trump Says He Won’t Throw Out First Pitch At Yankees Game
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won’t be throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month after all.
Trump tweeted Sunday that he won’t be able to make the tri...
Can A Woman Serve As Sandek? Apparently She Can
BRYANSK, RUSSIA (VINnews) — The Rama rules in the Shulchan Aruch that a woman should preferably not serve as sandek at the bris (circumcision) of a baby if a man is available, due ...
Florida Overtakes NY State In Coronavirus Cases, Adds 9,300
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida surpassed New York over the weekend as the state with the second-most coronavirus cases in the U.S., as more than 9,300 new cases were reported in the ...
Some US Police Resist Enforcing Coronavirus Mask Mandates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face mask i...
Witness: Driver Gunned Down Armed Protester In Texas Capital
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A protester who was apparently armed with a rifle at a demonstration against police violence in the Texas capital was shot and killed after a witness says he a...
Crush Of Boat Buyers Seek Recreation, Safety During Pandemic
YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Brandon Mitchell had big plans to visit family in Michigan and take his wife and three kids to Disney World. The pandemic put those plans on ice.
So they ...
Workers Praise Disney Virus Safety, But Will Visitors Come?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Every week, it seems, Kaila Barker, her husband and their five children change their minds about whether to travel from their home in Connecticut to Florida's ...