Jerusalem – Israel’s Supreme Court chief justice accused the country’s new justice minister of fomenting anarchy. Esther Hayut made the remark after Amir Ohana suggested that not every high court ruling must be enforced if it goes against his view of what is needed to keep citizens safe. Ohana, a loyalist of Prime Minister Benjamin [...]

Chicago – A popular attraction at Chicago’s tallest building was closed temporarily after minor cracking was found in the protective coating of its glass floor. The cracks were in the coating of glass enclosures at Willis Tower that are known collectively as The Ledge. Visitors can walk into the four glass bays that are some [...]

Jerusalem – French Imam Hassen Chalghoumi, a central public figure and founder of the “Conference of Imams,” visited the Knesset on Wednesday at the head of a delegation of 40 Muslim educators from France and met with Israeli officials. Imam Chalghoumi is known for his efforts to promote moderate Islam and his criticism of radical [...]

Washington – With a familiar chant, President Donald Trump’s backers regularly called for Hillary Clinton to be thrown in prison during the 2016 campaign. Now top Democrats are grappling with fraught questions about whether to lock HIM up. As Democrats in Congress press for continued investigation of Trump while he remains in office, the party’s [...]

Jerusalem – Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled against the Greek Orthodox Church in a long-running legal battle over the sale of three properties in predominantly Palestinian parts of Jerusalem’s Old City to a Jewish settler group. The ruling handed down on Monday was part of a protracted dispute over the 2004 sale of Old City [...]

Dubai – Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were damaged in suspected attacks on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The Navy and the ship’s owners offered no [...]

Brooklyn, NY – A massive fire in the Midwood section of Brooklyn torched at least three buildings early Thursday morning, injuring at least 12 people, including a baby. The blaze broke out just after 4 a.m. and quickly escalated to four alarms. Video from the E. 17th Street scene showed flames leaping from the roof [...]

Jerusalem – The Israeli military says it has struck a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip, after militants fired a rocket into southern Israel overnight. Thursday’s army statement says fighter jets targeting “underground infrastructure in a Hamas military compound” in Gaza after air defenses intercepted a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip. There were no [...]

Washington – A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation to extend the fund compensating first responders to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center for the next 70 years, a move that would avoid steep benefit reductions over a lack of money. The House Judiciary Committee acted one day after [...]

New York – A former sergeant on the nation’s largest police force who helped prosecutors build cases against his former colleagues in the biggest scandal to hit the New York Police Department in decades was sentenced to four months in prison Wednesday by a judge who said cooperation was not a get-out-of-jail-free card. U.S. District [...]