President Joe Biden speaks from the White House rose garden following President Elect Donald Trump’s landslide election victory over his Vice President, Kamala Harris.

WASHINGTON (JNS) – Pres

Noted badchan R’ Yonason Schwartz, CEO of Toys To Discover, recently discovered a concerning issue in a Williamsburg bais medrash: vapes and cigarettes are being sold openly on the premises, with little restriction on who can purchase them.
According to R’ Yonason, seen in the video below, the products are readily available, creating the possibility that young children, teens, and other impressionable youth have easy access to them.
R’ Yonason was shocked to find these items on sale in a space usually reserved for davening and learning. Recognizing the potential impact on local youth, he immediately raised the issue with those overseeing the shul.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading le

A Manhattan judge, who presided over Donald Trump’s “hush money” case, is likely to reveal next week whether the historic felony conviction against the president-elect will be upheld.
Justice Juan Merchan of the Manhattan Supreme Court had previously postponed sentencing by over four months to allow it to take place post-election. He has given himself until the upcoming Tuesday to determine if the conviction should be dismissed.
Following Trump’s sweeping victory in the election, his legal team is reportedly even more determined “to make sure that sentencing never happens,” according to CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent, Paula Reid, who made the observation late Wednesday.

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed by a Hezbollah rocket in northern Israel on Wednesday, the military announced on Thursday.
The soldier was identified as Sgt. Ariel Sosnov Sasonov, 20, of the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion, from Yerushalayim.
Sasonov was killed when a rocket hit the town of Avivim, located along the border with Lebanon.
Three soldiers were lightly wounded in the same attack, according to the IDF.