Articles by: JewishNews-Ben

  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government said Thursday it is shutting down an embattled federal jail in New York City after a slew… Read More ›

The Taliban have shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burka the same day the group promised to honor women’s rights.   The… Read More ›

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police officers are no longer enforcing a new law that critics believe has emboldened officers to arrest bystanders… Read More ›

Khaled Hosseini’s novels show readers around the world a side of Afghanistan that goes beyond war and terror. His debut best-seller “The Kite Runner” was… Read More ›

US president and UK leader announce a virtual summit of the G7 leaders next week on the Taliban’s surprise seizure of power   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

WASHINGTON (AP) — The upcoming 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as well as approaching religious holidays could inspire extremist attacks, the Department of… Read More ›

President Joe Biden announced the authorization of an additional direct deployment of 1,000 troops to Afghanistan in a statement Saturday. Biden said he authorized the… Read More ›

The announcement is expected within the next 48 hours, but the timing could move. The Food and Drug Administration is slated to amend the emergency… Read More ›

Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired groups in the Gaza Strip accused a resort of holding a music concert for men and women — And then attacked. Bianco… Read More ›

WASHINGTON (AP) – Two leading obstetricians’ groups on Friday recommended COVID-19 shots for all pregnant women, citing concerns over rising cases and low vaccination rates.… Read More ›

Vismaya Nair had been married for just over one year when she was found dead in the bathroom of her husband’s family’s home in India’s… Read More ›

MIAMI (AP) — A giant video screen collapsed Thursday at a South Florida stadium, a day before the Rolling Loud hip-hop music festival was set… Read More ›

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised King Abdullah II of Jordan as a stalwart ally in a “tough neighborhood” as the two leaders huddled… Read More ›

As communities devastated by the catastrophic flooding in parts of western Europe start picking up the pieces, they are wondering how it all went so… Read More ›

More than a year and a half into the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s rich nations are beginning to accept that Covid-19 is not going away… Read More ›

MIAMI (AP) — Demonstrators expressing solidarity with the thousands of Cubans who waged a rare weekend of protests around their island nation shut down part… Read More ›