Times Of Israel
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:45:56 +0000Jewish baseball pitcher Eric Reyzelman drafted by the New York Yankees
Son of two immigrants has never been to the Big Apple but looks forward to connecting with local Jewish community; says it's an 'unbelievable moment for me and my family'
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:41:05 +0000Australia vows new environmental laws as 5-year report tallies lost land, species
Government report finds number of Australian species listed as threatened rose by 8% since 2016; Canberra to declare 30% of land and surrounding sea protected areas
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:13:58 +0000Putin heads to Iran for talks with Raisi and Erdogan, in shadow of Ukraine war
Leaders set to discuss Syria war; gathering is opportunity for Russian president to meet Turkish counterpart, in bid to unblock grain export from Ukraine following invasion
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:49:53 +0000US Orthodox rabbis denounce Israel for granting residency to convicted sex offender
Baruch Lanner, who served nearly three years in prison for sexually assaulting students, arrived in Israel as a tourist and is now applying for citizenship
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:46:23 +0000Israeli backpacker, 22, dies from lactose allergic reaction in Colombia
Traveler reportedly told eatery of his allergy and was reassured the food was safe; friend flagged down passing car to rush him to hospital, but he died days later
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 07:09:13 +0000Israel to establish quantum computing R&D center, build quantum computer
Startup Quantum Machines to head new project together with consortium of Israeli and foreign quantum tech companies
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:12:01 +0000Hezbollah demands return of border rail tunnel in likely bid to torpedo Israel talks
Minister aligned with terror group says passage, closed since Israel's creation in 1948, is Lebanon's sovereign territory; remark seen as trying to complicate maritime negotiations
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 03:11:08 +0000Post by Kentucky Republicans claims ‘Jewish junta’ behind new gun control czar
Facebook message criticizing appointment of Steve Dettelbach as head of ATF slammed by US Jewish groups as antisemitic; Bracken County GOP says account was hacked
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 03:03:32 +0000Reformers want schools to stop churning out Arabic students who can’t speak Arabic
With a focus on formal rather than conversational Arabic, and other issues, high schools are ‘teaching a living language as if it were dead,' says one critic pushing for changes
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 02:14:36 +0000Tears in court as families shown harrowing videos of Parkland shooting
Prosecutor describes Nikolas Cruz's 2018 rampage through Florida school, killing 17, as he makes case for death penalty; chilling footage shows kids seeking cover as shots ring out
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:43:56 +0000At 100, a Jewish doctor in Cleveland is the world’s oldest practicing physician
Dr. Howard Tucker earned the Guinness World Record distinction last year; after passing US bar exam at age 67 and while he still teaches medical residents, he's got big plans ahead
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:11:43 +0000US authorities name Indiana mall shooter as Jonathan Sapirman, 20
Police say gunman spent hour in bathroom, possibly assembling rifle, before firing on shoppers, killing three; 'Good Samaritan' praised for using lethal fire to take out shooter
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:13:11 +0000Ukrainian first lady arrives in US for high-profile meetings
Olena Zelenska meets with Blinken, plans to reunite with Jill Biden and address Congress, though wife of war-torn country's president isn't traveling as representative of Kyiv