Category Archives: World
No crisis between Poland and Israel over Holocaust record, Polish president says
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LaRouche, who ran for president several times, has died
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Lyndon LaRouche Jr., the political extremist who ran for president in every election from 1976 to 2004, including a campaign waged from federal prison, has died. He was 96. LaRouche’s political action committee confirmed Wednesday on its website that LaRouche died a day earlier. Read more » »
20 students evacuated, bus driver injured, after Baltimore school bus catches fire
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Twenty Baltimore City students were evacuated and a bus driver was injured after a school bus caught fire in northeast Baltimore this afternoon. Read more » »
Venezuela’s President Maduro says rival ‘serves the interests of the United States and the Zionists’
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Faith-healing follower sentenced for not reporting sex abuse
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) – An Idaho woman who refused to report her husband’s years-long sexual abuse of young family members, choosing instead to pray for „the demon” to leave him, has been ordered to spend a year in a prison treatment program. Read more » »
Don’t miss these events in the New Orleans area (Feb. 15-21)
FRIDAY NEW ORLEANS FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL: Times vary, Prytania Theatre, 5339 Prytania St., New Orleans. The New Orleans Film Society presents the showcase of contemporary and classic French-language films from France, Canada, Belgium and Switzerland. Feature-length and short films, as well as live music and lectures. $13-$125. Read more » »
NY gives sex abuse victims more time to sue, press charges
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Thursday long-sought legislation that gives the victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to seek criminal charges or file lawsuits against their abusers. The law known as the Child Victims Act loosens one of the nation’s tightest statutes of limitations on molestation cases. Read more » »
Wife says Chicago officer assaulted in Connecticut prison
CHICAGO (AP) — The wife of a white Chicago police officer who fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald says her husband has been assaulted by inmates in his cell at a Connecticut prison. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Tiffany Van Dyke says Jason Van Dyke had been placed in the prison’s general population before being assaulting. Read more » »
Congregation B’nai B’rith Holds roots2wings Gala
On Sunday, February 10, Congregation B’nai B’rith (CBB) held its roots2wings gala at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. Read more » »
Shining the Spotlight on Jewish Lovebirds
Lovebirds who connected through Jewish organizations JSL and JARC share their love stories. Manny and Nancy at their wedding, June 3, 1979 Love is not just for Valentine’s Day. Love can happen when you least expect it, as in the case of these two couples who share their stories with us. Read more » »
