Middle East – From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran. In the year since President Donald Trump withdrew America from Iran’s nuclear deal, there’s been an [...]

Newton, CT – Anti-Semitic graffiti was painted on the exterior walls of a synagogue in Connecticut. The graffiti on the Congregation Adath Israel synagogue building in Newtown was discovered at 7:30 Saturday morning. The graffiti was removed and painted over prior to the start of scheduled Shabbat services with the assistance of the town’s Public [...]

Washington – Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman ad tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a longshot challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is “completely unfit” for office and must be denied a second term. “Somebody needs to step up and there needs [...]

Beirut – Two Israeli drones crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital overnight, Lebanese and Hezbollah officials said Sunday, saying the first fell on the roof of a building housing the group’s media office while the second landed in a plot behind it. The spokesman for the Iran-backed Hezbollah said the group did [...]

Flatbush – VIN regrets to report the passing of Rav Yosef Rosenbaum of Kalish. Rav Yosef was the Rav of Kahal Ginzei Yosef of Ave R. He was 84 years old. The Levaya will be held at 1 PM in Kahal Ginzei Yosef, located at 1305 Ave R in Flatbush. The Kevura will be in [...]

Washington – After a white supremacist discussed plans on Facebook for a mass shooting at a synagogue, police in Washington used a new law to quickly seize his 12 firearms, long before he was convicted of any crime. But when a Tennessee father became alarmed about his son after receiving a suicidal text message, he [...]

Orange, TX – Harley Morgan was still wearing his dark suit and Rhiannon Boudreaux her wedding dress when the Texas “childhood sweethearts” were killed in a crash with a truck minutes after they were married. Nineteen-year-old Morgan and 20-year-old Boudreaux were pronounced dead Friday at the scene by the same justice of the peace who [...]

Rio De Janeiro – Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. President Jair Bolsonaro also tried to temper global concern, saying that previously deforested areas had burned and that intact rainforest [...]

New York – HaRav Elya Brudny delivered a powerful Drasha following the recent tragedies that have befallen Kal Yisroel. Among the recent tragedies was the drowning of Rabbi Reuven Bauman A”H, the drowning of Tzvi (Hersh) Elimelech Yechiel Michel Grossman Z”L (this child at the NJ water park), the drowning of Rabbi David Traube A”H [...]

Biarritz, France – French authorities have detained 68 people taking part in a tense protest near the G-7 summit. The regional administration says those detained are accused of throwing projectiles, concealing their faces or possessing objects that could be used as weapons. Police fired tear gas, water cannon and dispersion grenades at a crowd of [...]