ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The on-again, off-again ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandated masks for Florida school students is back in force. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Friday a Tallahassee judge shouldn’t have lifted an automatic stay two days ago that halted enforcement of the mask mandate ban. The […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — When police arrived in the Ripponlea district of Melbourne Monday morning to enforce coronavirus regulations, some 20 policemen in four police vans surrounded the Adas Yisrael shul, virtually laying siege to the worshippers inside. Police did not enter the shul apparently because there were young children inside but worshippers, fearful of […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers, many not wearing masks, voted Thursday to scrap a statewide mask mandate in public schools and shifted masking decisions to local school boards, acting in a special session as the state’s worst COVID-19 surge threatens to overwhelm hospitals. The GOP-dominated legislature set education policies in response to disruptions caused […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) —A group of chareidi worshippers in the Ripponlea district of Melbourne clashed with police who came to enforce the strict local COVID-19 regulations. About 100 worshippers at the Adas Yisrael synagogue had gathered to celebrate Rosh Hashana in violation of regulations which require wearing masks and prohibit any large gatherings. Police elected […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 73-year-old woman with dementia has won a $3 million  settlement after she was roughly arrested by police last year when she stole $14 worth of items from a local store. Karen Garner had left the store in Loveland, Colorado without paying, possibly due to her dementia. Officer Austin Hopp arrested […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — A 45-year-old chareidi father of 10 from Beit Shemesh was killed and a number of others injured when the van they were travelling in which was returning from Uman to Kiev airport slammed into a bus on the main road. Hatzalah members were summoned to the scene to treat the injured […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — British prime minister Boris Johnson opened his new year message to the Jewish people on an optimistic note, stating that “after 18 months in which we have seen Passover seders forced online, the high holidays disrupted and countless bar and bat mitzvah parties cancelled, we can now welcome the new year […]

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Dr. Emily Long was waiting impatiently for her close friend’s wedding. Despite the wedding taking place in Texas, requiring a long flight as well as finding local accommodation, Dr. Long was not deterred. After working exhaustingly long shifts in the coronavirus department, the wedding held promise of being a welcome break […]

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A rare operation to separate a pair of Siamese twins took place at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva last week. The baby girls were born attached together at the back of their heads a year ago in a complex birth which required a team of doctors and nurses from the Saban […]

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says the government’s COVID-19 booster vaccination drive will help allow the country to avoid a full lockdown during the coming Jewish holiday season. Religious and secular Israelis alike mark Jewish new year Rosh Hashana on Monday night. Jews will also mark the fast day of Yom Kippur and […]