Kansas City – A new Missouri ban on abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won’t take effect Wednesday after a federal judge temporarily blocked it from being implemented. U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs put a pause on the law as a legal challenge against it plays out in court, which could take months. [...]

New Zealand – The government of New Zealand has suspended funding to the United Nations’ aid agency for Palestinians. The funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is on hold until the release of the October report by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services on allegations against the agency including misconduct, corruption, [...]

Jerusalem – The Israeli army bombed a Hamas military post in Gaza on Tuesday in response to mortar fire from the coastal strip on southern Israel earlier in the day. Four mortars were fired at Israel: Three landed inside Gaza and a fourth in an open area inside of Israeli territory, the Israel Defense Forces [...]

Jerusalem – Less than a week since Rina Shnerb Hy”d was killed in a terror attack, Bibi and Sara Netanyahu went to the hospital to visit Rina’s father, Rabbi Eitan Shnerb. He and Rina’s brother Dvir were also injured in the horrific attack. Rabbi Shnerb was unable to leave the hospital for his daughter’s funeral, [...]

Jerusalem – The long shadow war between Israel and Iran has burst into the open in recent days, with Israel allegedly striking Iran-linked targets as far away as Iraq and crash-landing two drones in Hezbollah-dominated southern Beirut. These incidents, along with an air raid in Syria that Israel says thwarted an imminent Iranian drone attack, [...]

Columbus, OH – The Ohio hospital system that found a doctor ordered excessive painkillers for about three dozen patients who died has reached settlements totaling $9 million in lawsuits over two deaths. Those are much larger than previous settlements in cases involving the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System and fired doctor William Husel (HYOO’-suhl). The [...]

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the head of the Hezbollah to “calm down” amid concerns the terror group would strike targets in Israel in retaliation for Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Syria. On Sunday, Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah would take revenge following an Israeli airstrike on what it said were targets [...]

New York – VIN regrets to report the passing of R’Dovid Noraly Z”L, a well known resident of Boro Park. He leaves behind no relatives. R’ Dovid was known for collecting Tzedaka at Shuls and Chasunos. He was 67 years old. The Levaya was called for 10:30 AM at the Satmar Beis medrash on 53 [...]

St. Louis – From huge rewards to calls for allowing Missouri cities to enact their own gun laws, leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City are grappling with a troubling rise in shooting deaths, especially those involving children. This past weekend was especially violent. In Kansas City, four men were killed Sunday, including two in [...]

Chisinau, Moldova – Jews in this city reopened a synagogue in its former home, a building seized by Soviet authorities nearly 80 years ago. The Wooden Synagogue, or the Lemnaria Synagogue, was reopened Sunday in the cellar of the Kedem Jewish Community Center. About 300 people attended the ceremony under the auspices of the Limmud [...]