UBER To Let Riders Use Pin Codes To Help Identify Right Car
NEW YORK (AP) — Uber is offering riders a four-digit pin code to help ensure they're getting into the right car.
The ride-hailing company rolled out the new feature across the U...
Why The Jersey City Official Who Called Local Jews ‘Brutes’ Has Not Resigned
NEW YORK (JTA) — In the days after a local official responded to the Jersey City shooting by calling local Jews “brutes” and expressing sympathy for the shooters, it appeared that ...
Pharmacies Say Prescribers Bear Opioid Crisis Responsibility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Doctors and other healthcare practitioners who write prescriptions bear ultimate responsibility for improper distribution of opioids to patients, not pharmaci...
Former NBA Player Amar’e Stoudemire Tells Jews To ‘Stay Strong’ Amid Anti-Semitism [VIDEO]
NEW YORK (JNS) — Basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire called on Jews worldwide to “stay strong” in the face of anti-Semitism in a video posted on Instagram on Saturday.
The forme...
Trump’s Top Peace Negotiator Meets Netanyahu In Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s special representative for international negotiations met in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the White House’...
6.4 Quake Strikes Puerto Rico Amid Heavy Seismic Activity
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings ...
US Family Attacked On Notorious Stretch Of Mexican Highway
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities continued searching Monday for the gunmen responsible for an attack on a sparsely traveled stretch of highway near the Texas border tha...
Court Upholds Anti-BDS Law In State Of Arizona
ARIZONA (JNS) — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Arizona’s anti-BDS law on Monday, vacating the preliminary injunction against the 2016 measure, which underwent changes in...
‘Honest Mistake’ Sets Off Alarm About US Troops In Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a few tense hours Monday, the United States appeared to have announced that American troops were pulling out of Baghdad after nearly 17 years.
Turns out, i...
Secretary Of State Pompeo Won’t Run For Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell that he will not run for an open Senate seat from Kansas this fall, two people close to...
US Stocks Shake Off An Early Loss And End Slightly Higher
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early loss and managed modest gains on Wall Street as traders remain cautious about rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Gold touched its ...
American Public Votes Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘’Antisemite Of The Year’
WASHINGTON (JNS) — Following weeks of voting, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was named by thousands of voters as 2019’s “Antisemite of the Year.”
The competition, hosted by StopAntis...
Report: US To Withdraw Its Troops From Iraq
WASHINGTON (JNS) — The United States is planning to remove its troops from Iraq, according to an official U.S. letter on Monday.
In it, U.S. Brig. Gen. William Seely, commanding...
Investigators Focus On Bus In Interstate Crash That Killed 5
PENNSYLVANIA (AP) — Investigators looking into a dead-of-night bus crash over the weekend on the Pennsylvania Turnpike have identified the five people killed, but it may take much ...
Bolton Willing To Testify In Impeachment Trial If Subpoenaed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeachment trial o...
Georgia’s New GOP Senator Enters Politics Amid Impeachment
ATLANTA (AP) — A wealthy Republican businesswoman set to be sworn in as Georgia’s next U.S. senator will enter the chamber with a unique distinction: Her first vote could be on whe...
Trump Warns Of Sanctions If Iraq Tries To Expel U.S. Troops
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so co...
Watch: 3,300 Women Celebrate Historic Siyum Hashas In Jerusalem
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A historic Siyum Hashas for women took place in Jerusalem Sunday, with over 3300 women joining together for the first time to celebrate the completion of Shas...
New US Middle East Envoy Visits Israel To Discuss Peace Plan
JERUSALEM (Israel Hayom) — U.S. Special Representative for the Middle East Avi Berkowitz arrived in Israel on Sunday for a series of discussions with top Israeli officials.
This...
California Eyes Climate Bond To Prepare For Disasters
SACRAMENTO, CAlif. (AP) — In a state burdened by billions of dollars in wildfire damage, California lawmakers are hoping for an advance loan before the next climate-fueled catastro...