Category Archives: World
Homeless man charged in GoFundMe scheme pleads guilty
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A homeless man charged with engaging in a GoFundMe scheme has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in federal court. Johnny Bobbitt entered the plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Camden, New Jersey. Bobbitt and co-defendants Mark D’Amico and Katelyn McClure face charges in Burlington County, New Jersey. Read more » »
I spoke to the creators of Belgium’s anti-Semitic carnival float. They’re not sorry.
(JTA) — I initially had some sympathy for the creators of an anti-Semitic carnival float in Belgium. Studying their CVs and past creations for the annual carnival of Aalst, I saw that they were a group of some 20 upstanding citizens — a fireman, a technician, an Education Ministry official and a police department employee, to name a few. Read more » »
Florida trio arrested, charged with neglect for allowing children to live in squalor
by Keith Lane, WPMI Staff CRESTVIEW, Fla. (WPMI) – Three have been arrested after an Okaloosa County Officer in Florida found they were allegedly allowing children to live in squalor. According to arrest reports from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to a residence on Fowler Road in Crestview on a disturbance call. Read more » »
Live: House Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients’
Live: House Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients’ KATUWASHINGTON (SBG) – House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine, „Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients. Read more » »
Pope prays for tornado victims as Trump prepares to visit
by KIM CHANDLER and JAY REEVES Associated Press BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Pope Francis sent condolences Wednesday to tornado victims in Alabama, where searchers have been scouring a dismal landscape of shattered homes, splintered pines and broken lives. President Donald Trump said he will visit Alabama on Friday to see the damage. Read more » »
The Jerusalem Post – In a First, U.S. Calls on German Banks to Close BDS Accounts
The Jerusalem Post interviewed B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman regarding the decision by the United States government to advocate the severing of ties between German banks and accounts that support the BDS movement. Read more » »
Facebook CEO says he’ll double down on privacy
by MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will start to emphasize new privacy-shielding messaging services, a shift apparently intended to blunt privacy criticisms of the company. Read more » »
Multiple injuries after school bus and truck collide in Indiana
by Sinclair Broadcast Group DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind. (WKRC) — Police say at least 11 are injured after a school bus collided with a garbage truck in Dearborn County, Indiana. The two vehicles collided outside Cincinnati on State Route 350. The students on board the bus attend South Dearborn High School. Read more » »
Arizona teens attend BBYO International Convention
Arizona teens attend BBYO International Convention Jewish News of Greater PhoenixMore than 60 teens from Arizona attended BBYO’s 95th International Convention in Denver, which hosted more than 3000 teens from across the U.S. and … Read more » »
‘New Bathroom Bill’ in Tennessee would charge transgenders for using opposite sex bathroom
by ADRIAN MOJICA | WZTV Staff NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) –A „New Bathroom Bill” in the Tennessee legislature seeks to charge members of the opposite sex with indecent exposure if they expose themselves while using a restroom, locker room, dressing room, or shower designated for a sex other than theirs. Read more » »
