Opinion: Will Bernie Sanders Turn Jews Into Trump Supporters?
WASHINGTON (JNS) — This is a scary moment for centrist and pro-Israel Democrats. Sen. Bernie Sanders’s overwhelming victory in the Nevada caucuses, coupled with the disastrous debu...
A Day After Bernie Sanders Says He’s Opting Out, AIPAC Flexes Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee wants the world to know that American Jews and lawmakers from across the political spectrum support it, even if Bern...
Dow Drops Over 1,000 As Outbreak Threatens Global Economy
NEW YORK (AP) The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 1,000 points Monday in the worst day for the stock market in two years as investors worry that the spread of a vir...
US Appeals Court Upholds Trump’s Abortion Restriction
SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld Trump administration rules that bar health care providers in the federal family planning program for low-income women from refe...
Actor Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty To Restored Charges
CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year ...
Kobe Bryant’s Widow Sues Helicopter Operator For Deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and her 13-year-old daughter last month.
The wrongful...
Sanders’ 2016 Movement Now Has Political Machine To Push It
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — By the fall of 2018, when Democrats were promoting a slate of centrist candidates to topple Republicans in Congress, Bernie Sanders was seeing a very different p...
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty In Landmark #Metoo Moment
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and was led off to prison in handcuffs, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful H...
US: Free Speech No Excuse For Crimes Of Wikileaks’ Assange
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. government began outlining its extradition case against Julian Assange in a London court on Monday, arguing that the WikiLeaks founder is not a free-speech c...
Sanders Would Use Wealth Tax For Universal Child Care, Pre-K
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders has joined fellow progressive Elizabeth Warren in proposing that a “wealth tax” can fiance government-funded child care from infancy through age 3 ...
Buffett Says Economy Is Slowing Amid Virus Fears
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remains confident in the long-term future of American business.
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Report Says Intuit Nearing $7 Billion Deal For Credit Karma
NEW YORK (AP) — Intuit Inc. is reportedly close to a $7 billion deal to acquire personal-finance portal Credit Karma Inc. and beef up its position in the consumer-finance market.
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Buttigieg Questions 3rd Place Finish In Nevada, Cites Errors
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third-place finish in Nevada’s caucuses and called for the state’s Democratic party to release a more detailed breakdo...
Reliability Of Pricey New Voting Machines Questioned
SOUTH CAROLINA (AP) — In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officia...
Moderates Hustle To Blunt Sanders’ Momentum After Nevada Win
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worri...
Schumer Raises Security Concerns On TSA’s Use Of TikTok App
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s top Democrat is raising questions about the Transportation Security Administration’s use of the China-owned video app TikTok, citing potential nation...
US ‘Honor Roll’ Of Historic Places Often Ignores Slavery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of H...
Helicopter Pilot In Bryant Crash Had FAA Violation In 2015
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying witho...
US To Lay Out Case Against Assange At Extradition Hearing
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face off Monday in a high-security London courthouse, a decade after WikiLeaks infuriated American offic...
Analysis: Sanders’ Path Has Echoes Of Trump’s 2016 Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — A burn-it-down candidate is topping a splintered field of more moderate contenders and setting the party’s establishment wing on edge.
It’s how Donald Trump be...