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kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 11-month-old girl has been shot in the face in the Bronx, prompting a search for the gunman and outcry from New York City’s new mayor. The baby is in the hospital in critical but stable condition, the New York City Police Department said. The shooting took place at about […]

(COLLEYVILLE, Texas) — Some American Jews found out right when reports of a hostage situation at a synagogue started to spread. Others saw the news alerts as they logged back online when Shabbat, the Jewish sabbath, concluded at sundown on Saturday. Reactions poured in at lightning speed, with some Jewish organizations calling for solidarity, psalms […]

Emily Elconin/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — The leader of Oxford Community Schools fired back on Tuesday at a lawsuit alleging that the district failed to heed warning signs before the shooting that killed four students in November. In a letter to parents, Superintendent Tim Throne said that the district was unaware of a message on […]

Raymond Boyd/Getty Images (ANN ARBOR, Mich.) — The University of Michigan announced on Wednesday that it’s reached a $490 million settlement in connection with allegations against the late Dr. Robert Anderson, who served as the school’s sports team physician from 1966 to 2003. At least 1,050 victims have come forward with accounts, stretching back decades, […]

(NEW YORK) — The anguished parents of slain Barnard College student Tessa Majors sat in the front row of a New York City courtroom Wednesday, looking on as the teenager who ​stabbed their daughter was sentenced to 14 years to life. Rashaun Weaver, who prosecutors said wielded the knife, and two other teenagers were arrested […]

(JACKSONVILLE, N.C.) — Two Marines have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a rollover accident Wednesday near Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, according to officials. Seventeen Marines were injured in the accident after they were ejected from the back of the 7-ton military vehicle as it tried to make a turn […]

(FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.) — A Virginia man convicted of murder has been charged in connection with two decades-old cold case homicides, authorities said. Charles Helem, 52, is currently serving life in prison at a Virginia supermax state prison after he was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of a Chantilly woman who was found […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 853,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 63% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

Facebook/Brianna Kupfer (LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles police on Wednesday arrested the man they say killed a 24-year-old woman while she worked alone in a furniture store. The suspect, believed to be homeless, attacked Brianna Kupfer with a knife just before 2 p.m. Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. He fled through the store’s […]

(NEW YORK) — Recent attacks on Jewish institutions — including the 10-hour-long hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas on Jan. 15 — have cast a dark shadow on the simple act of walking into a Jewish institution. The faith-based attacks have forced community leaders to prioritize security and safety precautions to maintain their ability […]