Escalating Violence Across Israel-Lebanon Border Rages for 2nd Straight Day
An intensifying conflict in Israel’s north has raised fears of a full-fledged war.
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How California, Once Flush, Got Stuck With a Budget Shortfall
Lawmakers passed a preliminary budget that technically meets a legal deadline while they work out final details. State finances have…
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Principal Accused of Endangering a Student
In a case that roiled a racially diverse town in New Jersey for months, a high school principal is one…
The Aftermath of a U.K. Cyberattack: Blood Shortages and Delayed Operations
Several London hospitals, still reeling from a cyberattack last week, have made an urgent plea to medical students to help…
Menendez Trial Delayed After Co-Defendant Gets Covid-19
Fred Daibes, a real estate developer charged with Senator Robert Menendez, began feeling sick during the fifth week of the…
Will Biden’s Help for Ukraine Come Fast Enough and Last Long Enough?
The president signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine and promised, with E.U. help, a $50 billion loan. But will…
Number of People Living on New York City Streets Hits a Two-Decade High
An annual count by the city found more than 4,100 people sleeping on streets and in subways. It was the…
NYPD Officers Pull Over a Van in Queens and Find a Cache of Weapons
After the arrest in Queens, investigators are trying to discern what the man they stopped might have been planning. They…
U.S. Strikes Targets in Yemen as Houthis Step Up Attacks on Red Sea Ships
The strikes came as the Houthis intensified their campaign in the Red Sea, firing missiles toward two ships on Thursday…
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, 74, Dies; Expanded Chabad’s Global Reach
Chabad, one observer said, is “in more places in the world than any other Hasidic group and most visible to…