Washington - Colleague Cracks Sen. McCaskill's Rib With Heimlich Maneuver
Today 01:33 PM
Washington - U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has cracked a rib of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill while performing the Heimlich maneuver on the fellow Democrat when she began choking.
A spokesman for Manchin tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that McCaskill began choking during a luncheon for Senate Democrats...
Washington - Medical Milestone: US OKs Marijuana-based Drug For Seizures
Today 12:58 PM
Washington - U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing legalization for recreational and medical use.
The Food and Drug Administration...
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Berlin - Germany Detains Former Bin Laden Aide, Plans To Deport HimToday 12:28 PMBerlin - German officials say a former aide to Osama bin Laden has been detained and they plan to deport him to his native Tunisia. The dpa news agency confirmed a report that Sami A., whose full name wasn't released due to privacy rules, was detained Monday. The...Read More » |
Boston - Century-old Boston Synagogue Receives City Funds For Historic PreservationToday 12:10 PMBoston - A century-old synagogue that serves as a Jewish cultural center will receive $500,000 from the city for historic preservation of the...Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Prince William Arrives In Israel For Historic Royal VisitToday 11:53 AMJerusalem - Prince William arrived in Israel on Monday for the first-ever official visit of a member of the British royal family to the tumultuous...Read More » |
Washington - Supreme Court Rules For American Express In Credit Card CaseToday 11:16 AMWashington - The Supreme Court handed American Express a win Monday in a lawsuit over rules it imposes on merchants who accept its cards. Under...Read More » | |||
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Copenhagen, Denmark - Sweden Sentences 3 To Prison For Synagogue Arson AttackToday 11:00 AMCopenhagen, Denmark - A Swedish court has found three men guilty of attempted arson against the Jewish synagogue in Sweden's second-largest city of...Read More » |
Boston - Photo Of Teen Using Sign Language To Help Blind And Deaf Man On Flight Gets Over 1M FB LikesToday 10:30 AMBoston - A teenager is being credited with coming to the aid of a blind and deaf man during a flight from Boston to Portland, Oregon. Clara Daly...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Looming Question For Mueller Probe: How Much To Make Public?Today 10:00 AMWashington - America has waited a year to hear what special counsel Robert Mueller concludes about the 2016 election, meddling by the Russians and...Read More » |
Washington - Trump Trash Talks Restaurant That Booted SandersToday 09:14 AMWashington - President Donald Trump on Monday trash-talked a Virginia restaurant that asked his press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to leave...Read More » | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - Police Arrest Brooklyn Man Suspected Of Cutting Off Wife's ArmToday 08:59 AMBrooklyn, NY - Police have arrested a man suspected of cutting off his pregnant wife's arm during a dispute in Brooklyn. The New York Police...Read More » |
Gaza - On 12th Anniversary Of Capture, Hamas Releases New Footage Of Gilad SchalitToday 08:31 AMGaza - Hamas marked the 12th anniversary of the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit on Monday by posting never before seen photos and videos of...Read More » | |||
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Pyongyang - In Sign Of Detente, North Korea Skips Annual Anti-US RallyToday 08:12 AMPyongyang - In another sign of detente following the summit between leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korea has decided to...Read More » |
London - Muslim-British Businessman Says Weed Caused Anti-Semitic Rant On PlaneToday 07:55 AMLondon - A Muslim-British businessman was sentenced to 100 hours of community service for an anti-Semitic rant on an airplane last year. Shamraize...Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Asylum Seekers In Israel: Eritrea Sent People To Beat UsToday 07:37 AMJerusalem - Some 200 Eritrean asylum seekers gathered outside Israel's Foreign Ministry on Monday to protest their country's ambassador, saying he...Read More » |
Washington - Official: U.S. To Give North Korea Post-summit Timeline With 'Asks' SoonYesterday 11:38 PMWashington - The United States will soon present a timeline to North Korea with "specific asks" of Pyongyang after a historic summit between U.S...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Trump Tells Jimmy Fallon To 'Be A Man' Over Hair-MussingYesterday 11:00 PMWashington - President Donald Trump is telling "Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon to "be a man" and stop "whimpering" about the personal anguish he...Read More » |
Tysons, VA - First Lady: Kindness And Compassion Are Important In LifeYesterday 10:45 PMTysons, VA - Melania Trump said Sunday that kindness, compassion and positivity are important traits in life. The first lady helped SADD —...Read More » | |||
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Women In Driver's Seat As Longstanding Ban Is LiftedYesterday 09:45 PMRiyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi women steered their way through busy city streets on Sunday, driving to work, running errands and relishing a new era in...Read More » |
Washington - Trump Lobs New Threats Against Countries Trading With The USYesterday 08:45 PMWashington - President Donald Trump is lobbing new threats against U.S. trade partners. Trump says Sunday on Twitter that the U.S. is "insisting"...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Evangelical Christians More Appreciative Of U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem Than Jews, Trump SayYesterday 08:00 PMWashington - President Donald Trump said that evangelical Christians have been more appreciative than Jews of his decision to move the U.S. embassy...Read More » |
New York - Roseanne Barr In Rabbi Interview: 'I Made Myself A Hate Magnet'Yesterday 07:00 PMNew York - n an emotional interview, Roseanne Barr said she definitely feels remorse for the racist tweet that prompted ABC to cancel the revival of...Read More » | |||
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Israel - Bulgaria Will Open Honorary Consulate In JerusalemYesterday 06:00 PMIsrael - Bulgaria will open an honorary consulate in Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday at the weekly Cabinet...Read More » |
Berlin - Jews, Muslims In Berlin Team Up On Bike Rides Against HatredYesterday 05:01 PMBerlin - Some 25 Jews and Muslims teamed up on tandem bicycle rides through the German capital on Sunday in a protest against growing anti-Semitism...Read More » | |||
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Washington - Trump Calls For Deporting Illegal Immigrants With 'no Judges Or Court Cases'Yesterday 04:00 PMWashington - President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back to where they came from...Read More » |
Last updated: Yesterday 04:01 PM Jerusalem - Yad Vashem Mad At Prince For Skipping Visit To Tree Honoring AncestorYesterday 03:00 PMJerusalem - The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Museum staff regrets that Prince William aims to skip a visit to a tree planted to honor his...Read More » | |||
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New York - 4 Haredi Men On El Al Flight Refuse To Take Seats Next To WomenYesterday 02:00 PMNew York - An El Al Airlines flight from New York to Israel was delayed by more than an hour after four Haredi Orthodox men refused to take their...Read More » |
Beitar Illit - 3 Israeli Soldiers Injured In Suspected Car-ramming AttackYesterday 01:43 PMThree Israeli soldiers on foot patrol were wounded after being hit by a car with Palestinian license plates. Beitar Illit - The Israel Defense...Read More » | |||
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New York - Online Sellers Consider How To Comply With Sales Tax RulingYesterday 01:16 PMNew York - While a Supreme Court ruling on sales taxes will create more obligations and expenses for many small online retailers, owners are already...Read More » |
Jerusalem - Netanyahu To Raise Draft Bill Despite Haredi OppositionYesterday 12:00 PMJerusalem - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at Sunday’s meeting of heads of parties in his coalition that he would bring a...Read More » | |||
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Singapore - Singapore Says Trump-Kim Summit Cost Just $12 Million, After Some Question ExpensesYesterday 11:00 AMSingapore - Singapore said on Sunday it spent S$16.3 million ($12 million) on hosting the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean...Read More » |
North Bergen, NJ - Major New York-area Traffic Bottleneck About To Get WorseYesterday 10:30 AMNorth Bergen, NJ - It is the bane of tourists and truckers, theatergoers and weekday 9-to-5ers: the congested, pothole-strewn roadway that bisects...Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Israel Fires Missile At Drone Near Syria FrontierYesterday 09:15 AMJerusalem - The Israeli military says it fired a Patriot missile at an unmanned aircraft that approached its airspace near the Syrian frontier in the...Read More » |
Jerusalem - Israel Opposition Leader Named Head Of Jewish AgencyYesterday 08:37 AMJerusalem - Israel's opposition leader has been appointed chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, a non-governmental organization responsible for...Read More » | |||
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