NEW YORK – U.S. military jets escorted an Air France airliner to New York’s Kennedy Airport after a threat was made against the flight. As many as five other planes were also checked for possible threats on the ground. Authorities say it all may have been a hoax but mentioned they aren’t taking any chances.
Efrat Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin has been summoned for a hearing by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s office to determine if his term in the West Bank settlement will be extended by an additional five years.
We’re all well aware by now of Lady Gaga’s advocacy for pluralism, egalitarianism, and equal rights, launching the Born this Way Foundation to support the wellness of young people and to empower them.
John Nash, the famous mathematician whose life was depicted in the movie ‘A Beautiful Mind’, died along with his wife in a road accident on Saturday.
An ultra-conservative one-time Brooklyn city council candidate — whose campaign slogan was “Our children are our future” — has been nabbed for possessing and sharing kiddie porn, prosecutors said Friday.
A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in front of an apartment building in the Bronx Friday, police said.
Motorists on New Jersey highways may see the newest car patrolling the roads. Then again, they may not.
The Family Research Council has accepted the resignation of Josh Duggar in the wake of the reality TV star’s apology for unspecified bad behavior as a young teen. The tabloid InTouch reported that he confessed to sexually molesting five female minors. Tony Perkins, president of the Washington-based Christian lobbying group, said in a statement Thursday…
A French conman currently living in Israel has been sentenced in absentia to seven years in prison and fined €1 million ($1.11 million) for fraud by a Paris court, The Telegraph website reported.
Baltimore – The state’s attorney in Baltimore says all six officers charged in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a grand jury.