Governor: Texas Hits 5,000 New Virus Cases For First Time
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that Texas has surpassed 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time, another troubling milestone a...
Federal Charges In NYPD Firebombing Case Called Draconian
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of former prosecutors are questioning the government’s handling of a case against two lawyers hit with charges that could put them in prison for nearly 50 ye...
8,000 Florida State Students Call For Ouster Of Their Senate President Over Comments On Israel And Jews
TALLAHASSEE, FL (JTA) - More than 8,000 students at Florida State University have signed an online petition to remove the student Senate president over social media posts describe...
Congress Stalls On Policing Overhaul, Despite Public Outcry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, as key Senate Democrats on Tuesday opposed a Republican proposal as inadequate, leaving the parties to dec...
NFL Quarterback Kirk Cousins Wishes A ‘Mazel Tov’ And Cites Torah In Message To Jewish Students
SAINT PAUL, MN (JTA) - Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins scored a touchdown with his congratulatory message to the graduates of a Jewish student program.
Cousins wished...
US Officials: Brace For 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials tell Congress to brace for a second wave of coronavirus infections in the fall and winter of this year.
Drs. Anthony Fauci of the NIH, Robe...
Man Wronged In Past By Police Saves Officer From Burning Car
PENNSYLVANIA (AP) - There was a boom, then the house shook. Daylan McLee thought for a minute it might have been a small earthquake until a relative came running inside to say ther...
Report: Israel Turns To Fish To Prevent Iranian Hacking
JERUSALEM (JNS) - Following a reported Iranian hack of Israel’s water infrastructure in April, the country’s National Cyber Directorate took responsibility for overseeing and prote...
Trump Says He’ll Issue Executive Order To Protect Monuments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism during ...
Nevada Jewish Man Stabbed In Head By Man Shouting Anti-semitic Slurs
NEVADA (JTA) - A Jewish man leaving a Nevada bar was stabbed in the head by a man on the sidewalk outside who had asked him for money and then shouted anti-Semitic insults.
The ...
3 Family Members Found Dead In Backyard Swimming Pool
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — The deaths of three family members who were found unresponsive in a backyard above-ground swimming pool in New Jersey is under investigation, authoritie...
Trump Warns: 10 Years in Prison for Toppling Jackson Statue
WASHINGTON (Newsmax) - President Donald Trump issued a threat to anyone defacing a monument of former President Andrew Jackson, saying they'll face a decade in prison for doing so....
Winona Ryder Describes Anti-Semitic Barbs: Mel Gibson Once Called Me ‘Oven Dodger’
(JTA) — Actress Winona Ryder said she was passed over for a movie role because the studio head thought she looked “too Jewish” and Mel Gibson once asked her if she was an “oven dod...
Protesters Try To Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue In DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police.
WUSA-TV in Washington re...
New Law Lifts Secrecy From Garner Officer’s Complaint File
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of secrecy, a contentious leak to a news website and a recent change in state law, New York City’s police watchdog agency disclosed Monday the complaint...
Republicans Sign Letter Backing Israel’s Right To Set Its Own Borders
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Top Republicans spearheaded a letter backing Israel’s right to determine its borders at a time that Democrats are pressing Israel not to annex parts of the West ...
Miami-dade Mayors Challenge Florida Gov On Virus
MIAMI — Mayors of some of the largest municipalities in hard-hit Miami-Dade County, gathered at a press conference on Monday and challenged Florida governor’s contention over the w...
Biden Campaign Commits To 3 General Election Debates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s campaign said Monday that the former vice president would commit to participating in three debates, and slammed a push by President Trump’s advisers f...
Trump: US Doing ‘Too Good A Job’ On Testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday the United States has done “too good a job” on testing for cases of COVID-19, even as his staff insisted the president was only...
Trump Administration Extends Visa Ban To Non-Immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday that it was extending a ban on green cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and adding many tempora...