Two people were killed after shootings near a synagogue in Halle, Germany this Wednesday on Yom Kippur—the holiest day in Judaism. One woman was killed on the street as a gunman, described as a neo-Nazi loner, opened fire. Security measures, including bolted doors, prevented the attacker from entering the synagogue, which held around 80 worshipers. […]
Consistent with beefed-up security nationwide, NYPD dispatched a number of its officers to protect an early screening of “Joker” Wednesday night at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. K-9 units and counterterrorism teams roamed the area around Tully Hall to ensure that the venue remained safe after months of online threats associated […]
Protests in Papua Province on the island of New Guinea, Indonesia broke out after rumors spread that a teacher insulted a local student, triggering a wave of violence that included burned government buildings, cars and motorbikes. At least 20 people were killed and 65 injured (some casualties came from other provinces). “We believe this false […]
Earlier this week, a swarm of explosives-laden drones attacked two major oil plants in Saudi Arabia, which immediately froze about half the country’s crude oil production, representing about six percent of global output. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen claimed responsibility in the latest escalation between the Middle East’s two biggest powers, or their […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will require carbon monoxide detectors in federally-subsided public housing units. At least 13 people have died of CO poisoning in government housing since 2003. The bill would provide $300 million for detector installation, used to protect 4.6 million low-income families. Several proposals have been […]
As of Thursday early afternoon, Hurricane Dorian was 45 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. (and 135 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, N.C.), moving north-northeast at eight mph. Sustained winds were holding at 115 mph and the storm has caused sporadic tornadoes. Winds remained at tropical-storm strength from a radius of 200 miles from the center, and […]
Two people were killed after shootings near a synagogue in Halle, Germany this Wednesday on Yom Kippur—the holiest day in Judaism. One woman was killed on the street as a gunman, described as a neo-Nazi loner, opened fire. Security measures, including bolted doors, prevented the attacker from entering the synagogue, which held around 80 worshipers. […]
Consistent with beefed-up security nationwide, NYPD dispatched a number of its officers to protect an early screening of “Joker” Wednesday night at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. K-9 units and counterterrorism teams roamed the area around Tully Hall to ensure that the venue remained safe after months of online threats associated […]
Protests in Papua Province on the island of New Guinea, Indonesia broke out after rumors spread that a teacher insulted a local student, triggering a wave of violence that included burned government buildings, cars and motorbikes. At least 20 people were killed and 65 injured (some casualties came from other provinces). “We believe this false […]
Earlier this week, a swarm of explosives-laden drones attacked two major oil plants in Saudi Arabia, which immediately froze about half the country’s crude oil production, representing about six percent of global output. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebel group in Yemen claimed responsibility in the latest escalation between the Middle East’s two biggest powers, or their […]
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that will require carbon monoxide detectors in federally-subsided public housing units. At least 13 people have died of CO poisoning in government housing since 2003. The bill would provide $300 million for detector installation, used to protect 4.6 million low-income families. Several proposals have been […]
As of Thursday early afternoon, Hurricane Dorian was 45 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C. (and 135 miles south-southeast of Wilmington, N.C.), moving north-northeast at eight mph. Sustained winds were holding at 115 mph and the storm has caused sporadic tornadoes. Winds remained at tropical-storm strength from a radius of 200 miles from the center, and […]
