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Bob Menendez, the US senator who previously chaired the Senate foreign relations committee, returned to court in New York on Monday to face charges of conspiring to act as an agent of the Egyptian government. During his first appearance before Judge Sidney Stein at federal court in lower Manhattan, Menendez entered a plea of “not …
The nine Republicans running for House Speaker The race to select the Republican nominee for House Speaker is heating up, with nine GOP candidates making their pitches before a party candidate forum on Monday evening. The GOP lawmakers will then hold an internal vote on Tuesday morning to choose their nominee, who could potentially face …
Tragic Murder Shakes Detroit Community In the Lafayette Park neighborhood of Detroit, just a mile from the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, the lifeless body of Samantha Woll, the synagogue’s beloved president, was discovered early Saturday morning. Detroit police following a trail of blood found her brutalized body outside her home, shocking both the local community …
The Bowser administration announced the release of new crime and policing legislation on Monday, aimed at addressing “organized retail theft” and open-air drug markets in Washington, D.C. The bill, called the Addressing Crime Trends Now Act, includes provisions that establish new felony crimes for engaging in or directing organized retail theft, revive the “drug-free zones” …
An off-duty pilot is facing 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly attempting to crash a passenger jet during a flight on Sunday night. The suspect, identified as Joseph David Emerson, 44, was sitting in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight behind the captain and first officer. During the journey from Everett, Washington, to …
Rabbi Alissa Wise, a member of the rabbinical council with Jewish Voice for Peace, is deeply affected by the harrowing images of dead Palestinian children and the devastation in Gaza caused by the Israeli siege and bombing campaign. The airstrikes have resulted in the deaths of over 4,600 Palestinians, including 1,900 children, and displaced 1.4 …
Nine Republican lawmakers have officially declared their candidacy for the position of speaker of the House, amidst a period of legislative paralysis in Congress. The Republican conference will host a candidate forum on Monday evening, followed by a secret ballot vote on Tuesday morning to determine the party’s new nominee for the role. House Republicans …
The police chief in Nashville is currently leading a manhunt for his own son, who is suspected of shooting two officers. Officers in La Vergne, a city approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Nashville, Tennessee, were investigating a stolen vehicle outside the Dollar Store on Saturday afternoon when they encountered the suspect. The suspect, …
CNN – The funeral service for Samantha Woll, a beloved Detroit synagogue leader who was found stabbed to death over the weekend, was filled with friends and family who remembered her kindness, generosity, and dedication to helping others. As the search for her killer continues, loved ones expressed their grief and honored Woll’s impact on …
A widower confessed to the police that “sometimes you have to do what you have to do” after he fatally shot his daughter’s ex-partner and the ex-partner’s father following a custody battle involving their grandson. Stephen Alderton, a 67-year-old man, had previously stated in text messages that he would “override any court decision” and had …