Thursday, September 19, 2024

US

Biden’s Victories Unleash Something He’s Never Had: Money

WASHINGTON (AP) — Strapped for cash and badly outspent by his rivals, Joe Biden barely had enough money to air television ads in critical Super Tuesday battlegrounds. He won't h...

Baltimore Hotel Cancels Yeshiva University’s Reservation Over Virus Fears

BALTIMORE (AP) - A hotel in a Baltimore suburb on Thursday canceled the reservation of the Yeshiva University men's basketball team over fears of novel coronavirus, the coach of th...

Former Fox White House Reporter Wendell Goler Dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Wendell Goler, a longtime White House correspondent for Fox News Channel who reported on government since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, has died at age 70. He...

Spreading Virus Could Deal Big Blow to Malls

NEW YORK (AP) — The growing fear over a new virus has transformed busy streets and shopping centers into ghost towns in parts of China, Japan and Italy. Now, with the COVID-19 d...

UN to World: Pull “out All the Stops” for Virus

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization says nations cannot stop their battle against the coronavirus that is sweeping across the globe. Tedros Adhanom G...

Monsey Rabbi Volunteers to say Kaddish On Behalf Of Quarantined Patients Who Cannot Go To Shul

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MONSEY (VINnews) — Monsey Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz has volunteered to say Kaddish in place of any Westchester residents who are quarantined due the coronavirus and cannot continue to ...

Schumer: I ‘Shouldn’t Have Used’ Threatening Words on Court

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that he “should not have used the words I used” when he declared in front of the Supreme Court that two justi...

Trump Cheers Bloomberg Implosion, but Biden Worries Linger

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WASHINGTON (AP) — While Super Tuesday left the Democrats with a pair of front-runners President Donald Trump believes he can define and defeat, there are still some private worries...

Elizabeth Warren Is Ending Her Presidential Campaign

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, dropped out of the Democratic presidential ...

Trump Store Opens in Heart of Contested Philadelphia Suburb

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BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — A shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise in a suburban Philadelphia strip mall has emerged as a magnet for the president’s backers and a reflec...

Coronavirus Fears Change Art of Shaking Hands in US Capital

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham is offering elbow bumps instead of handshakes, while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is putting her hand over her heart in greeting. Sen. Bill C...

Prosecutors Urge Denial of Early Prison Release for Madoff

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NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Madoff should not be released early from prison even if kidney disease kills him within months, prosecutors said Wednesday as they cited the scope and magni...

FDA Bans Shock Device Used On Mentally Disabled Patients

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday banned electrical shock devices used to discourage aggressive, self-harming behavior in patients with mental disabilities. The a...

Roberts Chides Schumer For ‘Dangerous’ Remarks On 2 Justices

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Çhief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday criticized as “inappropriate" and “dangerous" comments that Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer made outside the Suprem...

Baltimore Squeegee Kids Find Work, Risks, Cash at Stoplights

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BALTIMORE (AP) — A clock starts ticking when the light turns red at Baltimore intersections. Young men huddled on the sidewalk jump into the street, a squeegee in one hand, a bottl...

Possible Coronavirus At AIPAC: Some Participants Have Been In Contact With Confirmed Patient

WASHINGTON (JTA) — The American Israel Public Affairs Committee alerted the thousands of activists who attended its conference this week that a New York group in attendance had bee...

Congress Reaches Deal On $8.3B Bill To Battle Coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Hill negotiators have reached agreement on an $8.3 billion measure to battle the coronavirus outbreak that's spreading and threatening a major shock to th...

Melania Trump On Rare Fundraising Foray Into 2020 Campaign

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donat...

Florida Lawmakers Rally Behind 6-Year-Old Arrested At School

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers rallied behind a 6-year-old girl who was zip-tied at school and arrested last fall, when the state House on Wednesday unanimously passed ...

Airline Mechanic Gets 3 Years For Sabotaging Jetliner

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MIAMI (AP) — A veteran airline mechanic was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner with 150 people aboard in a bid to earn overti...
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