Month May 2019
A longtime, disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 11 people before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Six other people were wounded in the shooting, including a police officer whose bulletproof… Continue Reading →
Virginia Beach – Police say 11 people have been killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at a municipal building in Virginia Beach. Police Chief James Cervera said Friday that a shooter opened fire and shot “indiscriminately” at… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday he will be formally launching his 2020 re-election campaign on June 18 in Florida, beginning what may prove to be a difficult bid for another four years at the White House…. Continue Reading →
Beirut – Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah pledged on Friday to confront the U.S. Middle East plan that President Donald Trump has touted as “the deal of the century.” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the heavily armed Shi’ite movement, said it… Continue Reading →
Virginia Beach, VA – Virginia Beach Police said one person is in custody following a report of an active shooter at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center Friday afternoon, WTKR reported. The shooter opened fire around 4 p.m. inside Building 2… Continue Reading →
Chicago – A California company says its experimental blood test was able to detect many types of cancer at an early stage and gave very few false alarms in a study that included people with and without the disease. Grail… Continue Reading →
Bronx, NY – New York City officials are considering a plan to turn an island where poor and homeless people have been buried for 150 years into a park. The City Council held a hearing Thursday on a proposal to… Continue Reading →
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Mexico City – Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday that Mexico won’t respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of coercive tariffs with desperation, but instead will push for dialogue. A day after Trump’s threat to impose a… Continue Reading →
Los Angeles – As the California Democratic Party State Convention opens on Friday, Fox News reports that proposed resolutions include some that link Israel with “virulent Islamophobia,” mandating Democratic officials to “nullify” US President Donald Trump’s Israeli policies, among them… Continue Reading →
Legislation to require school districts to display the State’s child abuse hotline in schools recently received final legislative approval, passing the full Assembly 76-0. The measure now heads to the Governor’s desk. The bill was sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gabriela… Continue Reading →
Louisiana’s Democratic governor signed a ban on abortion as early as six weeks of pregnancy Thursday, a move that puts him squarely in line with the leaders of other conservative Southern states while provoking anger from members of his own… Continue Reading →
Silver Springs, MD – CBD products have surged in popularity despite confusion around their legal status . Now U.S. regulators are exploring ways to officially allow the hemp ingredient in food, drinks and dietary supplements. The U.S. Food and Drug… Continue Reading →
Standing alongside his partners in the Legislature, Governor Phil Murphy today announced a package of bills to safeguard the principles of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in New Jersey, as well as establish and fund a State-Based Exchange (SBE). The… Continue Reading →
Authorities say a 15-foot python is on the loose in West Virginia. Morgantown Police say the python slithered out of a truck and escaped into the woods as a man was transporting it late Thursday. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
Washington – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who led a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, could have reached a decision on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, but chose not to…. Continue Reading →
West Bank – The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after almost two years, is seen by Palestinians, and by some Arab officials and politicians, as a plan to finish off… Continue Reading →
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Geneva – The U.N. atomic watchdog said Friday that Iran continues to stay within the limitations set by the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, but reported its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium and heavy water are growing and raised questions… Continue Reading →
Beijing – The Financial Times reported Friday that tech giant Huawei has ordered its employees to cancel technical meetings with American contacts and has sent home numerous U.S. employees working at its Chinese headquarters. The moves come amid growing U.S.-China… Continue Reading →