Elite NY Prep School Fires Teacher Who Posted Anti-Zionist Tweets
NEW YORK (JTA) — The Ethical Culture Fieldston School, an elite New York City prep school, has fired a teacher who posted tweets opposing Zionism.
JB Brager, who taught history ...
Judge Sides With Kushner-Owned Company In Apartment Lawsuit
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge has ruled in favor of an apartment company owed by President Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House adviser Jared Kushner in a lawsuit that cl...
Social Media Trolls Foment Racial Tensions By Impersonating Rabbis, Companies Slow To React
NEW YORK(VINnews) — The recent wave of anti-Semitic attacks has led to another worrying phenomenon, as a bunch of trolls on Twitter are attempting to use the attacks to foment raci...
Trump To Hold 1st Campaign Rally Of Election Year In Ohio
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump heads into his first campaign rally of the election year flush with cash, chafing at impeachment and hoping to capitalize on his order to t...
Holocaust Class At African-American School In Brooklyn Provides Some Answers About Jews
BROOKLYN (JTA) — Though Naisha Couamin walks through a heavily Jewish neighborhood near her home in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn most days, she had never actually talked t...
Did Fox’s Tucker Carlson Play Role In Calming Iran Pressure?
NEW YORK (AP) — Here's a point to ponder: To what extent is Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson responsible for President Donald Trump stepping away from a potential war with Iran?
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Video In Apparent Epstein Suicide Attempt “No Longer Exists”
NEW YORK (AP) — Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt “no longer exists,” federal prosecutors told a judge T...
Monsey Suspect Charged With Additional Hate Crimes
MONSEY (JNS) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday that five additional federal hate-crime charges have been filed against the suspect behind the machete attack on...
Trump Proposes Sweeping Rollback Of Environmental Oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic rollback of environmental oversight, President Donald Trump took action Thursday to clear the way and speed up development of a wide range of commer...
Facebook Again Refuses To Ban Political Ads, Even False Ones
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban...
UN Ambassador Danon Calls For Action, Not ‘Empty Promises,’ After Omar Voted ‘Antisemite Of The Year’
UNITED NATIONS (JNS) — Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon on Monday called for action to be taken against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after the general public vote...
Swastika Drawn On Head Of Alzheimers Patient At Toronto Care Facility
TORONTO (VINnews) — In a brutal display of abuse towards an elderly man suffering from Alzheimers in the Glendale Care Center in Toronto, a swastika was drawn on his head by one of...
Corey Booker: Impeachment Trial Could Be ‘Big Blow’ To My Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Cory Booker said a looming impeachment trial and other pressing issues in Washington could deal a “big, big blow” to his Democratic presidential campaign by ...
White House Welcomes Court Ruling On Border Wall Spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall will move forward after a federal appeals court ruling that frees up construction money.
The 2...
Pence Says Trump To Ask European Allies To Scrap Iran Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, President Donald Trump will ask allies to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, Vice President Mike Penc...
Pelosi: ‘I Know Exactly When’ To Send Impeachment To Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she knows ‘’exactly when" she'll be transmitting the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, brushing bac...
Trump And Netanyahu Speak About ‘Critical Regional Issues’ After Iran Targets US Bases In Iraq
JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone about “critical bilateral and regional issues,” the White House announced.
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Sen. Tom Cotton Accuses Soros-Funded Think Tank Of Fostering Anti-Semitism
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sen. Tom Cotton accused the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a new think tank funded by the billionaires George Soros and Charles Koch, of fostering ...
New US Plan Keeps Autonomous Vehicle Standards Voluntary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that rely on voluntary standards despite calls fo...
California Governor Seeks $1 Billion To Target Homelessness
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A billion-dollar investment last year has yet to curtail California's growing homeless crisis, and with the state awash in revenue, Gov. Gavin Newsom want...