Washington – The Trump administration is moving to end a long-standing federal agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention. A court fight will almost certainly follow over the government’s desire to hold migrant families until their cases are decided. The current court agreement now requires the government to keep children [...]

Brooklyn – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that an 18-year-old Queens man has been indicted for reckless manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault and other charges for killing a cyclist at a Midwood intersection when he allegedly sped through a steady red light and collided with an SUV, causing it to strike the victim [...]

Rio De Janeiro – Venezuela’s opposition leader appointed a diplomatic envoy to Israel, which has joined 50 other nations in recognizing him as the country’s legitimate president. Juan Guaido, the head of the Venezuelan Congress, named Rabbi Pynchas Brener as a diplomat in Jerusalem, reported the Spanish-language Aurora news website. Brener, who is rabbi emeritus [...]

Richmond, VA – Members of the public and special interest groups made their case Tuesday to a Virginia commission studying a broad range of gun safety proposals after a deadly mass shooting in Virginia Beach earlier this year. The bipartisan Virginia State Crime Commission heard hours of testimony from speakers across the ideological spectrum as [...]

Berlin – An amusement park in southwest Germany’s Black Forest is redesigning a thrill ride after an online video showed that it resembled spinning swastikas. The park, Tatzmania, opened a few weeks ago in Löffingen. The ride in question, the “Adlerflug,” or “Eagle Flyer,” features four crooked arms with gondolas. A park spokesperson told the [...]

Jackson, NJ – A 2-year-old child nearly drowned in a Jackson, NJ swimming pool this morning. Thankfully he was pulled out in time. The child was found by Lakewood Hatzolah to be in cardiac arrest. Hatzolah managed to resuscitate him. He was then transported to the hospital. Please say Tehilim for Chaim Refael ben Batya. [...]

United Nations – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that greater cooperation and “fresh thinking to solve old problems” are needed in the Middle East — but he also condemned Iran and its proxies for continuing “to foment terror and unrest” in the region. America’s top diplomat said [...]

Washington – Yesterday, President Trump said that any Jewish people who vote Democratic show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” Bernie Sanders, who is Jewish took issue with that statement, saying “I am a proud Jewish person and I have no concerns about voting Democratic.” My message to Trump: I am a [...]

Washington – President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted they’re needed for more important long-term benefits. He contended he does not fear a recession but is nonetheless considering new tax cuts to promote growth. Asked if his trade war with China could tip the [...]

Jerusalem – Avigdor Liberman, who prevented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a government coalition in April, appears to have forsaken the right-wing camp to which his hawkish Yisrael Beiteinu party has traditionally belonged. Yisrael Beiteinu and Blue and White, a center-left party and the main rival of Netanyahu’s Likud, have signed an agreement to [...]