The New York City Emergency Management Department alerts New Yorkers of the potential for severe weather this evening. According to the later National Weather Service forecast, strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into the evening and could bring brief heavy downpours, hail, and the potential for damaging winds to the city.

A burglar assaulted two NYPD Officers in Boro Park, as cops tried to take him into custody, Wednesday afternoon.
The incident unfolded when a homeowner called the Shomrim emergency hotline and reported a burglary.

Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior advisor to President Donald Trump, visited Morocco on Tuesday. He was joined by Presidential advisor Jason Greenblatt, as the Trump administration tries to rally Arab support for a peace conference next month in Bahrain.

In a new book by Michael Wolff, the controversial author and journalist claims President Donald Trump accused Jewish people of flipping loyalty, especially in reference to his former Jewish associates.

Special counsel Robert Mueller will make a statement on Wednesday regarding his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, his first public comments regarding the high-profile investigation he was appointed to lead two years ago.
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The Navy says it is reviewing whether service members violated Defense Department policy or regulations by wearing a uniform patch with the words “Make Aircrews Great Again” during President Donald Trump’s visit to their ship in Japan.

Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Wednesday there was “no reason” for Iran to back out of its nuclear deal with world powers other than to seek atomic weapons, a year after the U.S.
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As one of the most joyous days on the Jewish calendar, Lag B’omer is a time when many Yidden seek brachos and yeshuos.
The legendary pilgrimage to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s resting place in Meron is also seen by many as an opportunity to daven for everything they need, materially and spiritually.

States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but schoolchildren using such waivers are outnumbered in many states by those who give no excuse at all for lacking their shots.

The following is a Facebook post by Rabbi Nechemia Schusterman, director at Chabad of Peabody:
HATE IN PEABODY THIS PAST SHABBOS! YES, I LOOK JEWISH AND I AM PROUD OF IT.