Texas grid was ‘minutes’ from failing, lawmaker says
A winter storm and lengthy cold snap have crippled power facilities in Texas and caused about 2.4 million outages as of Wednesday evening, leaving residents… Read More ›
A winter storm and lengthy cold snap have crippled power facilities in Texas and caused about 2.4 million outages as of Wednesday evening, leaving residents… Read More ›
Originally, the Moderna vaccine was intended to be used to inoculate Israel’s homebound community, but now the effort proves to be too complicated. Israel… Read More ›
January 6 footage, seen for first time, shows rioters hunt for lawmakers, coming within meters of Romney; Pence is seen being rushed to safety as… Read More ›
When asked whether he regards Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Blinken replied “I do, yes. And, more importantly, we do.” US Secretary of State Antony… Read More ›
An Australian adviser to Myanmar’s recently deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained on Saturday as pro-democracy protests broke out in the country’s… Read More ›
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s richest residents — including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates — would pay a wealth tax on some financial… Read More ›
A mutation that could allow Covid-19 to escape antibody protection has now been found in samples of a rapidly spreading strain in the UK, according… Read More ›
Opinion: The recent violence is but the tip of the iceberg as the ultra-Orthodox community that is poor, uneducated and accustomed to handouts will lead… Read More ›
BERLIN (JTA) — Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel observed the finishing of a refurbished Torah scroll in an event marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in Berlin… Read More ›
Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his confirmation as the department… Read More ›
The order, in effect until January 31, marks the first time since the start of the pandemic the Jewish state is barring entry to its… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven Democratic senators on Thursday asked the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the actions of Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh… Read More ›
Newly sworn in President Joe Biden and his advisers are inheriting no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan to speak of from the Trump administration, sources tell… Read More ›
On the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Melania Trump will depart the White House as President and first lady, but they will not… Read More ›
President-elect Joe Biden wants to rejoin the deal if Tehran – which denies seeking the bomb – returns to strict compliance. Israel is revising… Read More ›
Boarding plane to border wall in Texas, president says there is ‘tremendous anger’ in US over impeachment, but urges ‘no violence,’ as House discusses punitive… Read More ›
Opinion: Will politicians ever understand importance of increasing expenditure on national healthcare system, not just by expanding drugs Israelis are entitled to, but by hiring… Read More ›
Austrian-born film star and ex-Republican California governor compares mob’s ideology to Nazi lies, says it ‘shattered the ideas we took for granted,’ calls Trump failed… Read More ›
Military defectors says missiles targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard bases, Syrian army says projectiles flying over Golan stuck several sites, air defenses downed some missiles Israel… Read More ›
Netanyahu appears to be in favor of a stricter closure for at least 10 days, while Gantz opposes total shutdown of schools; ministers approve new… Read More ›