Member of prominent Hasidic family from Brooklyn comes out as transgender
Abby Stein says she hopes the Orthodox community becomes more accepting of transgender people and that her story will inspire transgender Orthodox teens. NEW… Read More ›
Abby Stein says she hopes the Orthodox community becomes more accepting of transgender people and that her story will inspire transgender Orthodox teens. NEW… Read More ›
“Proposed requirements would provide no meaningful additional security for the American people.” WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama would veto a proposal from Republican… Read More ›
“We are not well-served when, in response to a terrorist attack, we descend into fear and panic,” Obama said in Manila. WASHINGTON – The… Read More ›
The Hebrew University conference on the law of armed conflict was organized by the university’s Minerva Center and the International Committee of the Red Cross.… Read More ›
Bomb threat prompts plane from Los Angeles to divert to Salt Lake City; 2nd flight, from Washington, lands at Halifax, Nova Scotia Two Air… Read More ›
A new report by The Demand Institute — a collaboration between Nielsen and The Conference Board — has a dark prognostication for China. And it… Read More ›
One of Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson’s foreign-policy advisers questioned the candidate’s grasp of Middle East events in an interview with The New York… Read More ›
With the US economy growing at a meager 1.6% pace, tighter financial conditions may be the last thing we need. One area of the market… Read More ›
Washington – American voters are evenly split between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as their top choice to address… Read More ›
Denver – A powerful wintery storm dumped heavy snow on parts of Colorado on Tuesday while bringing the threat of tornadoes to millions in… Read More ›
Austin, TX – With Google’s self-driving cars slowed in a gridlock of California regulation, Texas is offering a fast lane Officials in Austin have… Read More ›
The deadly terror attacks in Paris and Beirut last week are consistent with a worldwide trend of increased terrorism — now at its highest… Read More ›
The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks has been on the counterterrorism radar for some time and was targeted in French airstrikes on Syria last… Read More ›
Antalya, Turkey – Russia pummeled ISIS sites in Syria Tuesday, including targeting the terror organization’sself-proclaimed capital city of Raqqa and deploying dozens of cruise missiles. Though… Read More ›
Lawmakers call for ‘prudent, responsible’ pause to refugee absorption while vetting process is examined WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans urged an immediate closure of America’s… Read More ›
American Jewish groups call for greater focus on security, but urge US leaders not to turn their backs on Middle East refugees WASHINGTON (JTA)… Read More ›
Residents say they feel safer after soldiers deployed to guard synagogues and schools, but ‘this is not a normal way to live’ PARIS (JTA)… Read More ›
Satirical magazine and terrorism target responds to Paris attacks with typically irreverent cover; children’s newspaper publishes explanation of attacks for small children. The irreverent French… Read More ›