Category Archives: World
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 Chicago TribuneScores, highlights and schedules from around Northwest Indiana. Read more »
Animals rescued as fire burns pet store in Washington state
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (KOMO) — Firefighters managed to save some small animals who were inside a pet store that caught fire early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the Hohl Garden & Pet just after 5 a.m. to find the second floor burning. A second alarm was called. Read more » »
$25 million pledge made to help empower Jewish teens, women
$25 million pledge made to help empower Jewish teens, women Bristol Herald CourierThere have been marches, protests, arrests and plenty of apologies. Yet the daily flow of #MeToo hasn’t ebbed much since the movement began, and there are … Read more » »
Group brings Mardi Gras celebrations to local hospital patients
Group brings Mardi Gras celebrations to local hospital patients WDSU New OrleansSunday was the 40th annual B’nai B’rith Mardi Gras Mitzvah Makers hospital parade. Read more »
„Suddenly I was grabbed by a sailor”: Woman in iconic photo says kiss was forced
Most have seen the iconic photo of a sailor jubilantly kissing a woman in Times Square on August 14, 1945. The kiss came after news of Japan’s surrender, effectively ending World War II. It’s a celebrated photo, but the woman who was kissed says she didn’t have much say in the matter. Read more » »
T-Pain Takes Beach Ball to the Face During Performance, Walks Off Stage
2/18/2019 3: 01 PM PST T-Pain ain’t down for shots to the face — even if it’s just a beach ball — and his fans definitely know that now after he abruptly pulled the plug on a weekend concert. We got this video from his Sunday set at the BBYO (B’Nai B’Rith Youth Org. Read more » »
4 people, including children, dead in Michigan shooting
SOLON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say four people, including children, have been fatally shot at a property in western Michigan. WOOD-TV reports Kent County Sheriff Michelle LaJoye-Young says authorities responded Monday to a property near Cedar Springs, a community about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Grand Rapids. Read more » »
Texas parents accused of putting remains of their 3-year-old daughter in a bucket of acid
LAREDO, Texas (WKRC) – Parents of a 3-year-old girl in Texas are in custody after being accused of putting her remains in a container full of acid. Laredo Police says that the parents admitted to them that the girl somehow drowned while she wasn’t being watched, and that they were trying to dispose of her remains. Read more » »
Katowice rabbi warns of risk of increased antisemitism
Rabbi Yehoshua Ellis. (photo credit: BOZENA NITKA) There is a palpable feeling of antisemitism in Poland right now, according to one of its chief rabbis. Yehoshua Ellis, the chief rabbi of Katowice, has been living in Poland since 2010 as an emissary of Shavei Israel. Read more » »
5 bystanders shot, wounded in New Orleans police shootout
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Five people waiting at a downtown New Orleans bus stop were wounded by gunfire during a police shootout with an armed robbery suspect, authorities said, in a city weekend marred with multiple shootings. Read more » »
