Washington – Joe Biden released federal tax returns and a financial disclosure Tuesday showing that he and his wife, Jill, took in more than $15 million since leaving the Obama White House — newfound affluence that catapulted the Democratic presidential candidate into millionaire status and outdated the humble nickname he has used throughout his political [...]

Erie County, NY – A county clerk in western New York filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new state law authorizing driver’s licenses for immigrants who are in the country illegally. Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns’ challenge, filed in federal court, seeks an injunction blocking the law while its constitutionality is reviewed. Clerks in many [...]

Jerusalem – When Leor Jacobi visited a Catholic library in the German city of Mainz to examine its Judaica collection, he was surprised when library officials showed him three centuries-old Hebrew scrolls that had been sitting on a dusty shelf for some 50 years. Jacobi, a doctoral candidate in Jewish art at Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, [...]

New York – CBS may have already cancelled its show “Million Dollar Mile” — in which contestants aim to get through a mile-long obstacle course while a group of professional athletes tries to stop them — but one of the final episodes will feature an athlete wearing a yarmulke. Michael Neuman, a 25-year-old psychologist from [...]

Jerusalem – Avigdor Liberman, the man who stopped Benjamin Netanyahu from forming an Israeli government this year, has a new campaign slogan: “Make Israel Normal Again.” The slogan showed up, in English, at the end of Liberman’s latest campaign ad. Liberman heads the Yisrael Beiteinu party, which has historically stood for the interests of Israel’s [...]

Dallas, TX – An execution date has been set for a Jewish death row inmate in Texas who filed an appeal alleging that the judge in the case was anti-Semitic and racist. Dallas County Judge Lela Mays on Wednesday approved an Oct. 10 execution date for Randy Halprin. Halprin, 41, was part of the “Texas [...]

Emeryville, CA – Uma Valeti slices into a pan-fried chicken cutlet in the kitchen of his startup, Memphis Meats. He sniffs the tender morsel on his fork before taking a bite. He chews slowly, absorbing the taste. “Our chicken is chicken … you’ve got to taste it to believe it,” Valeti says. This is no [...]

Jerusalem – Israel’s new education minister has likened intermarriage among North American Jews to the Holocaust in a recent Cabinet meeting. A spokesman for Education Minister Rafi Peretz confirmed Tuesday that Peretz said that “assimilation is like the Holocaust” in a July 1 session. Peretz is leader of a religious nationalist political party and former [...]

Virginia Beach, Virginia – A popular teacher at a Norfolk yeshiva has gone missing in the waters off Virginia Beach after attempting to rescue a child who was struggling in the water. The incident took place at approximately 12:30 this afternoon at the 4000 block of Sandpiper Road at False Cape State Park. According to [...]

Paris – France will introduce a new charge on plane tickets from next year, with revenue used to fund environment-friendly alternatives, the country’s transport minister said Tuesday. The “ecotax” costing between 1.50 euros ($1.7) and 18 euros ($20) will apply to most flights departing in France, Elisabeth Borne said. The only exceptions will be for [...]