Cuomo Under Investigation By DOJ
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice began a civil inquiry in August into sexual harassment claims made against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York officials disclosed...
Baldwin: ‘Someone Is Responsible’ For Shooting, But ‘Not Me’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin said he feels incredible sadness and regret over the shooting that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set, but not guilt.
“Someone is ...
Honda Recalls SUVs And Pickups Because Hoods Can Fly Open
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling nearly 723,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving.
The recall covers certain 2019 Passports, 2016 ...
A Tree That Survived The Holocaust Gains A New Life In New York City
NEW YORK (JTA) - In January of 1943, Irma Lauscher, a teacher at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia, smuggled a tree into the camp so that the Jewish children ...
Wild Video Shows Stolen School Bus Plowing Into Parked Cars In NYC
BROOKLYN (VINnews) - The NYPD says a man is in custody after he crashed into unoccupied vehicles after stealing a school bus in Brooklyn Thursday.
Police said that no kids were ...
New Data Suggests 1 In 44 US Children Affected By Autism
New autism numbers released Thursday suggest more U.S. children are being diagnosed with the developmental condition and at younger ages.
In an analysis of 2018 data from nearly...
BOMBSHELL: Vaccine Mandate for All NYC Private School Workers, Including Yeshivos
NEW YORK (VINnews) — The NY Times is reporting that New York City will mandate all employees at yeshivos and other private schools to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
According t...
BREAKING: CRC Issues Clarification on Grey Goose Vodka, After False Reports Spread on Social Media
CHICAGO (VINnews) — Rumors have been swirling across social media, implying that the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC), in addition to other kashrus agencies, have prohibited the un...
Moshe Feldman, Crown Heights Physician Who Cared For The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Has Died At 80
BROOKLYN (JTA) - Moshe Feldman, a beloved doctor in Crown Heights who for years tended to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the leader of the Lubavitch Hasidic movement, has died a...
What if the UN General Assembly were to Reprint the Christian Bible?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
It is sort of a repeat of the Greek move that instigated the background to Chanukah.
Yesterday, the UN General Assembly voted on something ...
Dollar General Opening More $5 Or Less Popshelf Stores
KENTUCKY (AP) Getting more bang for your buck used to be the mantra of dollar store shoppers everywhere, but times are changing - and prices are rising.
As consumers continue to...
WATCH: Man Armed With Rifle In Standoff With NYPD At United Nations, Detained
NEW YORK (AP) — United Nations headquarters in New York City was locked down Thursday after a man was seen pacing nearby with what police said appeared to be a shotgun.
A police...
Caught on Video: Arizona Police Officer Fired After Fatally Shooting Man In Wheelchair
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson police officer has been fired after he was accused of shooting a shoplifting suspect in a wheelchair nine times, killing him, after the man brandished...
In Ghana For ‘Spiritual Cleansing,’ NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Celebrates Hanukkah With Chabad
GHANA (JTA) - Eric Adams told reporters he planned to engage in “some spiritual cleansing” during a trip to Ghana this week. Still, the appearance of New York City’s mayor-elect at...
White House Chanukah Lighting and the Kiddush Hashem by Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com
Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt was a guest at the White House Chanukah lighting. It is this author's view that he performed a Kiddush Hashem in strict...
Watch: Lebanese Man Who Masqueraded As Jewish Tells Israeli Press: ‘I Want To Convert In Israel’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Eliya Hawila, the Lebanese Arab who masqueraded as a Jew and married a Jewess from the Syrian Jewish community before being exposed has spoken to the Israeli ...
DISGRACEFUL: 129 Countries Vote for UN Resolution Denying Jewish Ties to Har Habayis, Calling it Exclusively Muslim
NEW YORK (VINNews) — Once again, the UN has exposed itself as a viciously biased group, whose primary mission is to target Israel and the Jews, while propping up Islamic terrorists...
Bidens, Harris, Emhoff Celebrate Hanukkah At White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses held a “family” celebration of Hanukkah at the White House Wednesday, with the first Jewish sp...
Trump Vehemently Denies Meadows’ Claim That He Had COVID During Biden Debate, ‘Fake News’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (VINnews/AP) — Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first presidential debate in September 2020 with Joe Biden, according to a new book ...
Flatbush Teens Steal Multiple Cars from Shul Parking Lots on Shabbos (VIDEO)
FLATBUSH (VINNews) — A group of off-the-derech teens have been carrying out a disturbing string of car thefts in Flatbush.
The thieves enter shuls, take keys that were left Erev...