Owner Of Dive Boat Where 34 Died Seeks To Head Off Lawsuits
The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation, a move condemned by some ...
Official: Feds Search Home For Link To Gun In Texas Shooting
Investigators looking for how a Texas gunman obtained an assault-style rifle used in a Labor Day weekend rampage despite failing a background check have searched the home of a man ...
O’Rourke: Trump Turning Israel Into Partisan Issue
Washington - Former Texas representative and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the U.S.-Israel rela...
Amazon’s Ring Doorbell Cameras Attract Congressional Concern
Washington - Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring is facing questions from a U.S. senator over its partnerships with police departments around the country.
Sen. Edward Mark...
Here’s How New York City’s New Hate Crimes Chief Plans To Tackle Rising Anti-Semitism
New York - Like other local officials, Deborah Lauter can’t say exactly what’s causing the recent spike in hate crimes against Jews in New York City.
It could be, in her words, ...
Analysis: Black Votes Will Define Electability For Democrats
Washington - For all the strategic calculations, sophisticated voter targeting and relentless talk about electability in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Democratic presidential nominat...
VIDEO: Florida Governor Prayed At Western Wall To Spare His State From Hurricane Dorian
Jerusalem - Last week Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who was visiting Israel at the time, made a pilgrimage to the Kotel and prayed that his state should not get hit by hurricanes ...
Feds Recommend 10-Month Sentence For Extremist In Gun Case
College Park, MD - Federal prosecutors on Thursday recommended a 10-month prison sentence followed by 3 years of supervised release for a man whose relatives reported concerns abou...
Opioid Crisis Goes Global As Deaths Surge In Australia
Black River, Australia - The coroner's sense of futility was clear, as he investigated the death of yet another Australian killed by prescription opioids.
Coroners nationwide ha...
FDNY Adds 22 Names To Memorial Wall For Deaths Related To World Trade Center Illnesses
New York - The FDNY will add the names of 22 members who died of illnesses related to their work in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center to the FDNY World Trad...
Dutch Woman Who Helped Jews During WWII Dies In Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI - A western Michigan woman who authored a book chronicling her efforts that helped save hundreds of Jews in the Netherlands during the Nazi Occupation of World War...
New York City Sues T-Mobile For Violating Consumer Protection Law
New York - Mayor de Blasio and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas today announced a lawsuit in the New York County Supreme Court against...
Michigan State University Fined $4.5 Million In Nassar Case
Washington - The Education Department said Thursday it was fining Michigan State University a record $4.5 million for failing to respond appropriately to sexual assault complaints ...
Jason Greenblatt, Trumps Mideast Envoy & Architect Of Peace Plan, Announces Resignation
Washington - U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt will resign within the coming weeks, announced the White House on Thursday.
Reportedly, Greenblatt, who has played a key rol...
A Rescue, A Reunion And A Rush To Help In Dorian’s Aftermath
Abaco, Bahamas - When Hurricane Dorian hit Sylvia Cottis' home at a beach club in the Bahamas, the fearsome Category 5 storm blew out the supposedly hurricane-proof windows, turnin...
US Judge: Terror Watchlist Violates Constitutional Rights
The government’s watchlist of more than 1 million people identified as “known or suspected terrorists” violates the constitutional rights of those placed on it, a federal judge rul...
Hurricane Death Toll Climbs To 20 In Devastated Bahamas
Freeport, Bahamas - The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of...
Only 1 Person Remains Missing From Dive Boat Fire
Santa Barbara, CA - Only one person remained missing Wednesday after searchers recovered 33 bodies from the charred underwater wreckage of a dive boat that caught fire off the Sout...
Groups Call On Cal State To Act Against Professor Spreading Anti-Semitism On Facebook
San Francisco - Eighty Jewish and pro-Israel groups signed a letter sent on Tuesday to the chancellor and general counsel of California State University that demands answers about ...
2020 Democratic Candidates Turn Focus To Climate Change
Washington - Climate change moved squarely to the center of the Democratic presidential race Wednesday in a marathon series of televised town halls that gave candidates a chance to...