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How kosher is beer? As with other products, it’s increasingly complicated.
(RNS) — In November, three of America’s largest kosher certifying organizations came together to release…
A parking ticket in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem sets off clashes with police
JERUSALEM (AP) — An attempt by Israeli authorities to write a routine parking ticket in…
Atlantic City mayor Marty Small Sr. has been acquitted on charges he assaulted his teenage daughter
Newly reelected Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. was acquitted Thursday of endangering and abusing…
Witkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalled
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy on Friday will host top officials from…
House Democrats release more photos from Epstein’s estate
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats released several dozen more photos Thursday from the estate of…
Britain names new ambassador to the US to replace diplomat with Jeffrey Epstein links
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed a new U.K. ambassador to the…
Belarusian leader says Russia deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile to the country
Belarus’ authoritarian president said Thursday that Russia had deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system…
Restorers swap brushes for lasers in the first restoration of an iconic Roman monument in 40 years
Rome (AP) — High above the rooftops in the heart of Rome, restorers on Thursday…
Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions
NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope got a rare look at the aftermath…
Mamdani has a place in NYC history. But which place in a centuries-long list of mayors?
NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York’s…
Pakistan arrests Islamic State affiliate’s spokesman labelled as terrorist by the US, reports say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani intelligence agents have arrested the spokesman of the local Islamic State…
Under pressure at home, Belgium’s leader treads a tight rope with EU partners over funds for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — For decades, Belgium has been at the beating heart of the European…
Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane
WOLFBERRY WHOOPING CRANE SANCTUARY, Texas (AP) — Carter Crouch has been fascinated by the whooping…
Harrison Ford to receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian work
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harrison Ford will receive a lifetime achievement award in March from…
House Democrats release more photos from Epstein’s estate
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats released several dozen more photos Thursday from the estate of…
Alleged leader of Tren de Aragua, labeled as a terrorist group, charged in New York but on the lam
NEW YORK (AP) — An alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang labeled by…
Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill that could reduce Bolsonaro’s prison sentence
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday he will…
South Sudan’s peace guarantors warn against renewed violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three governments that were central to South Sudan’s peace process urged…
Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never found
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the…
EU to slash asylum cases from 7 nations deemed safe
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday said it would drastically reduce asylum claims…
Pope blasts ‘irrationality’ of military deterrence in first annual peace message
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV insisted Thursday that peace was not only possible…
DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agent described her wounds as “boo-boos.” Nevertheless, the Department of…
Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death is sentenced to 11-plus years in US prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death to avoid…
Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon as deadline looms to disarm Hezbollah
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon…