Rabbi Yeshayahu Englard, Brother Of Radzhiner Rebbe, Passes Away From Coronavirus
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Rabbi Yeshayahu Englard, the son of the previous Radzhiner Rebbe and brother of the current Rebbe, passed away Wednesday in Boro Park from the coronavirus at ...
Too Big To Infect? Some Us Leaders Defy Virus Guidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has advised against all international travel because of the coronavirus, but that didn't stop Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from flying to A...
Of America And Sacrifice: Is The Country Ready To Step Up?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For most Americans alive today, the idea of shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction, a memory handed down from a grandparent or passed on through a ...
In Pandemic, Rumors Of Martial Law Fly Despite Reassurances
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans have been ordered to stay home. Businesses and schools are shuttered. And National Guard units have been activated in more than half the state...
US Sen. Cramer Apologizes For Calling Pelosi A Retard
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer apologized Wednesday for a late-night tweet in which he used an offensive term to describe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Crame...
White House, Congress Agree On $2 Trillion Virus Rescue Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush swee...
With Isolation, Abuse Activists Fear An ‘Explosive Cocktail
“Safer at Home.” It's a slogan of choice for the mandatory confinement measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus. But it's not true for everyone.
As the world's fa...
Virus Briefings Are The New Campaign Rallies For Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has a new daily ritual now that the pandemic has put the kibosh on the signature campaign rallies that helped him get elected four years ag...
Trump Pulling Back From Calling Novel Coronavirus The ‘China Virus’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t calling the new coronavirus the “Chinese virus” anymore.
Trump had insisted on pointing out the virus’ Chinese origin in appearances ov...
California Child Dies Of Coronavirus — Believed To Be First Kid Fatality In US
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has reported what may be the first confirmed U.S. death of a child from coronavirus.
Health officials say the youth lived in the Mojave Desert c...
‘Imaginary Clock’: Governors Reject Trump’s Virus Timeline
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Governors across the nation on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's new accelerated timeline for reopening the U.S. economy, as they continued to impose m...
Fed To Suspend Some Bank Supervision During Viral Outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said it will suspend some of its bank supervisory activities to give banks more leeway in dealing with financially strapped customers.
The ...
States Differ On Exempting Worship From Coronavirus Closures
NEW YORK (AP) — As multiple governors issue orders to curb large gatherings and implore residents to stay home in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus, at least a half-dozen...
Tokyo Olympics Postponed, U.S. Closes In On Relief Package
TOKYO (AP) — This summer's Tokyo Olympics fell victim to the coronavirus crisis Tuesday as the death toll mounted rapidly in Europe and the United States, while U.S. lawmakers clos...
Testing Blunders Crippled US Response As Coronavirus Spread
WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal re...
Virus Spurs Unexpected Test For US Schools: Online Learning
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus shutdowns have launched an unplanned, unprecedented experiment with online education at schools across the U.S., and the nation's largest school sys...
Ex-Campaign Staffer Sues Bloomberg Over Layoffs, Cites Fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former staffer for Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign filed a class-action lawsuit Monday alleging the billionaire broke a promise to pay his thousands of c...
Florida Governor Orders New York Travelers To Quarantine
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he is issuing an executive order mandating that anyone arriving on a flight from New York City and the surrounding ar...
Pompeo: Iranian Officials Stole More Than $1 Billion In Coronavirus Assistance
WASHINGTON (JNS) — Iranian officials have stolen more than $1 billion in European assistance to combat the coronavirus pandemic, instead pocketing the funds for themselves, alleges...
Trump’s Dilemma: How To Protect Both Health And Economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put it bluntly: “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF."
Trump, who tweeted his declaration overnight, is caught in th...
