Thursday, April 25, 2024

US

Georgia School Logo Resembling A Nazi Symbol Sparks Outrage

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MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The rollout of a new logo for an Atlanta area elementary school has been paused after parents noted similarities to a Nazi symbol, though a school district sai...

Police: Indiana Mall Gunman Fired 24 Times In 15 Seconds

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GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A 20-year-old man who shot five people in a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall, killing three of them, fired 24 times within 15 seconds before he was shot a...

Frequent Lockdowns May Have Contributed To Uvalde Tragedy

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UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Teachers and students at Robb Elementary School knew the safety protocols when an 18-year-old with an AR-15 style rifle entered the building in May. Dozens of ...

Dan Cox, Backed By Trump, Wins Maryland GOP Governor Primary

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Dan Cox, a far-right state legislator endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for Maryland governor on Tuesday, defeating a mode...

Senior Israeli Police Officers To Receive Warning Letters From Meron Commission Of Enquiry

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and a number of other senior police officers are expected to be notified within weeks by the state commission of inqu...

Delta Flight From Atlanta Blows Tires At Los Angeles Landing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta blew two tires Tuesday while landing at Los Angeles International Airport but nobody on board was hurt, although two runway...

Man Shot Dead While Working At ‘Law & Order’ Film Location

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BROOKLYN (AP) — A New York man working at a filming location for the TV series “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was shot and killed early Tuesday before filming was scheduled to ...

Sesame Place Force to Apologize After Major Backlash After Black Girls Snubbed At Parade

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Sesame Street-themed amusement park has apologized and promised more training for its employees after a video showing a costumed character waving off two 6-ye...

Israel Says US Sex Offender Won’t Get Citizenship Amid Lobbying By Prominent American Rabbis

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JERUSALEM (JTA) - Israel’s top immigration official says the country will not award citizenship to Baruch Lanner, a rabbi and convicted sex offender from the United States. Inte...

Biden Order Aims To Punish Captors Of Americans Held Abroad

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at increasing the flow of information to families of Americans detained abroad and at imposing sanctio...

Arrest Of Saudi For Lying To FBI Shows Kingdom’s Reach In US

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It began with a message that appeared on Danah al-Mayouf’s phone from an anonymous Instagram account — a promise to help her “crush” a $5 million...

Twitter-Musk Takeover Dispute Heading For An October Trial

(AP) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the soc...

Scars Of COVID Persist For Sickest Survivors, Their Families

NEW YORK (AP) - Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels a...

Former NYC Mayor de Blasio Drops Out of Congressional Race

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BROOKLYN (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that he is ending his campaign for a U.S. House seat in New York, dropping out after two months by saying it'...

Amazon Sues Admins Of 10K Facebook Groups Over Fake Reviews

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Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products. The Seattle...

China Threatens ‘Strong Measures’ If Pelosi Visits Taiwan

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BEIJING (AP) — China will take “resolute and strong measures” should the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi proceed with reported plans to visit Taiwan, the ...

Woke Manhattan DA Caves, Drops Murder Charge Against NYC Bodega Worker

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s Office filed a motion to dismiss the murder charge against Jose Alba, the bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man who came behind hi...

US Ambassador To Israel: President Biden Impressed By Dayan’s Singing- And Loyalty To Her Faith

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — US ambassador to Israel Thomas Richard Nides responded to the uproar caused over Israeli singer Yuval Dayan's refusal to shake hands with President Biden last...

WATCH: Councilwoman Inna Vernikov Blasts deBlasio’s ‘Disastrous Administration’, Defends Adams

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BROOKLYN (VIN Podcast) Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who has distinguished herself as a staunch supporter of the Jewish community and Israel, spoke exclusively with VIN News. She dis...

SHOCK VIDEO: Entire Van Topples into Massive Bronx Sinkhole

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On Monday night, an entire van fell into a hole near Radcliff’s intersection with Pierce Avenue, after the street collapsed beneath it, leaving a massive opening in the middle ...