Trump says he’s asked VP JD Vance to focus on crime and corruption in Democratic-led cities and states. He also says the US no longer needs a deal with Iran, as it already holds hundreds of billions in Iranian funds and controls the Strait of Hormuz.
It's Happening Again: Ukraine is reporting renewed disruptions to SpaceX’s Starshield service, with a 161 km/h speed cap hampering its ability to intercept Russian jet-powered drones, allowing some targets to strike successfully.
TRAGIC UPDATE: 8 people have now been killed and 17 injured, 4 critically, after part of a 3-story building collapsed in Flatbush. 7 children were treated, and 3 firefighter were injured.
NYC recorded its fewest murders and shootings in history through October, with major crime down 6.5%, but antisemitic attacks rose to 279, more than half of all hate crimes in the city.
A meeting of independent experts began yesterday and will end tomorrow to determine whether the United States has lost its measles elimination status, some 27 years after attaining that status. Cases first cropped up in a small Texas town in January 2025, but it quickly spread. Since then, 11 people have died, mostly those unvaccinated. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
KARMA: Three years after blocking Scott Colom’s nomination for a federal judgeship, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith has now been replaced by Colom in the US Senate.
An Iran-backed terrorist allegedly ran a plot to attack US bombers at a British air base from his Brooklyn jail cell, according to a federal indictment. His network is also accused of 18 attacks in Europe this year, including the stabbing of two Jewish men in London.
NewsNation: AG Blanche has been living on a US military base since early 2026, joining a list of senior Trump administration officials that includes Secretary of State Rubio, War Secretary Hegseth, White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Treasury Secretary Bessent.
Joe Biden called his disastrous 2024 debate with Donald Trump "not very consequential," saying he had expected another debate and wasn't disturbed by the performance.
Voyager I, 50 years after its launch into outer space, is about to pass a record never before created — a full light day away from Earth. As it prepares to leave the solar system, next week Wednesday at 5:16 and seven seconds a.m. Eastern time, it will become the first manmade object to travel so far that a beam of light takes 24 hours to reach it. That's 16 billion miles. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks from the scene of the building collapse in Flatbush. At least two people are now confirmed dead, 13 others injured.
People who came to daven at kivrei tzaddikim in Poland this past week were stunned to discover that access now requires a fee, payable via a mikva-style turnstile. Several cemeteries, including in Lizhensk where the Rebbe Reb Elimelech is buried, and in Lancut, where Rav Naftali of Ropshitz lays, now require payment. In addition, only groups of four or more are allowed in. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
WSJ: Nvidia shares plunge more than 10% amid reports that the company’s board is preparing to oust CEO Jensen Huang.
A member of the honor guard collapsed on as Slovak President arrived at the Élysée Palace in Paris.
Democrat Scott Colom beats Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith to win the Senate race in Mississippi, giving the Democrats their 55th senate seat.
Israel's defense firm Rafael unveiled SUPER ICE, a long-range cruise missile carrying a 1,000-pound warhead, four times the payload of its predecessors. It can be launched from fighter jets, ships and ground systems. Its range remains undisclosed.
Florida being Florida: A Walmart in Oldsmar, Florida, was evacuated after unsafe carbon monoxide levels were detected. Crews used airboats to help ventilate the store
One person was killed and seven injured, including two in critical condition, after a 3-story house next to a construction site partially collapsed Wednesday at Foster and Flatbush avenues in Brooklyn. Two workers remain missing as FDNY crews search the rubble.
Americans' credit card balances hit a record $1.29 trillion in the third quarter, according to a new report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
The FAA is rolling out a new AI system that uses weather, staffing and traffic data to find faster flight routes nationwide. In one demonstration, rerouting a Tampa-to-Dallas flight around bad weather saved 42 minutes.
Israel's defense firm Rafael unveiled SUPER ICE, a long-range cruise missile carrying a 1,000-pound warhead, four times the payload of its predecessors. It can be launched from fighter jets, ships and ground systems. Its range remains undisclosed.
WOW: A soldier guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington reminded a group with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect" after someone in the group was heard laughing.
Bernie Sanders say he won't support Chuck Schumer remaining Senate Democratic leader next year, adding pressure for a leadership change.
Multiple people have been rescued and others remain trapped after a partial building collapse in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
President Trump and Vice President Vance attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in observance of Veterans Day.
Russia's ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev, died suddenly. He was 66,.
Attempted Hijacking: A twice-deported Honduran illegal immigrant was arrested after allegedly threatening to have a bomb and attempting to breach the cockpit of a United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans.
Joe Biden says he would have resigned and not sought re-election had he known he had cancer, but maintains he believed he was the best-equipped person for the job.
A migrant caravan of about 2,000 people has departed southern Mexico, with some hoping recent Democratic midterm victories will ease U.S. immigration restrictions despite Washington insisting its border policies remain unchanged.
Video shows a Waymo in San Francisco speeding past traffic as the California Highway Patrol performs a traffic break. The Waymo is seen trying to go around the CHP patrol cars.
The White House counsel warned Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the incoming House Oversight chair, in a new letter that some of the new majority’s investigations could cross the line into criminal behavior.
History in Satmar: Rav Aharon is expected to attend the Chasunah of Rav Zalman Leib’s granddaughter in Boro Park on Sunday. The anticipated appearance follows a breakthrough brokered by Reb Lipa Friedman, who helped settle the yerusha of their father, the Beirach Moshe, after nearly 20 years.
Jared Kushner says he and Steve Witkoff will meet President Putin in Moscow tomorrow to build on the Abu Dhabi peace talks, then travel to Dublin to meet President Zelensky.
NYT: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved out of his home and onto a military base after Iranian threats against his life.
What if shopping for groceries online felt more like walking through a supermarket? A designer built this experimental store with an AI coding tool, where you browse real shelves and drop items into your cart.
A 41-year-old U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia, following a joint investigation involving U.S. and British authorities, the military and the FBI.
As if the mysterious disappearance of their son Moishy four years ago is not enough, the Kleinerman family was recently visited by military police who came to arrest the boy for not enlisting in the army. Told police were searching for the boy, the family responded, “We are looking for him, too,” per Ami Magazine. The IDF said that once officers understood the circumstances, they left. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
Nvidia and its chief executive, Jensen Huang, are being sued over misleading shareholders in a lawsuit over the Chinese spying scandal engulfing the $4.3tn company.
Rep. Mike Lawler commemorates the life of Monsey firefighter Chaim Jacobson z"l, who was niftar this past summer, on the House floor. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader, opting to stay the course as they prepare to enter the minority following the party’s crushing midterm losses, which cost them at least seven Senate seats.
Three years after New York nixed the mandate to take the Regents exam, the Board of Regents now says that high school students must take it — but they don’t have to pass to get a diploma. It came a day after federal officials said that federal law required assessments in four subjects — English, math, social studies and science. Schools around the state have complained about the on-and-off-again status of the test. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
Israeli passengers who were aboard the Flydubai flight which was nearly crashed by its Islamist pilot Sept. 30 will be recognized as victims of a hostile incident, and those injured and suffering from trauma will be entitled to compensation and access to subsidized services. A number of passengers had complained that they felt abandoned by the government. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
Trump celebrates the "exoneration" of Pete Hegseth.
The House voted 211-204 to send impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth to committee, blocking a floor vote for now. Democrats could try again when they take control of the House next year.
Hundreds gathered at Chicago's Millennium Park for "Push the Bean," a joke event to move the famous sculpture 7 inches. It started with a viral flyer riffing on an internet joke about a man supposedly trapped inside the sculpture. Despite the crowd's efforts, the Bean didn't budge.
The NYT obtained Trump's 2021 letter to Biden, featured in Biden's new book. Biden recalled being surprised by Trump's warmth after the 2024 election, when Trump told him, "If it weren’t for politics, I believe we’d be good friends."
Pro-Palestinian protesters confronted Joe and Jill Biden outside Trinity College Dublin, with objects reportedly thrown as they left. Police arrested at least two people.
Fox News reports Trump is considering Conservative commentator Ben Ferguson for his next Press Secretary. CNN Commentator Scott Jennings is also being floated for the job.
US oil prices dropped below $85 a barrel for the first time since late August, down 19% from their late October peak. The decline followed President Trump indicating that additional strikes on Iran are not needed.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele says Salvadoran forces in Haiti destroyed the house of a gang leader and the headquarters of another gang. "Most of them ran away without even trying to fight," he wrote.
House Dems are demanding that the Interior department retain documents related to President Trump's construction projects around Washington after a whistleblowers claimed that key paperwork has already been destroyed before Democrats take power.
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Just another day in the Knesset: Former PM Naftali Bennett interrupts Netanyahu's speech: "What about the investigation into the October 7 events? What about your Qatari advisers?"
Frontier Airlines is adding First Class and more premium extra-legroom seats, bookable now for travel starting March 5, with in-seat power and Starlink Wi-Fi rolling out soon.
Meet the Ring Drone Cam, a flying indoor security camera that flies custom routes to the spots a fixed camera can't reach. Available on Amazon for $250.
NISSIM: A fire tore through a home in Lakewood early Tuesday morning, as police officers and neighbors rushed to evacuate nearby residents. B’chasdei Hashem, everyone was safely accounted for, though six families were displaced. A lithium-ion device is being investigated as a possible cause. -TLS
Hegseth says the push to put him on trial would pave the way for prosecuting troops who carried out his orders: "If they want to come for the warriors, they're going to have to come through me."
Anthropic says it plans to price its stock as high as $78 a share, valuing the AI giant at $1.4 trillion - less than investors once hoped.
A helicopter missing its tail assembly makes a hard landing on a pier in Bayonne, New Jersey
Opposition leaders agreed to nominate former minister Matan Kahana, No. 5 on Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar list, as Knesset speaker following days of negotiations, as the 26th Knesset convened for its inaugural session and swearing-in ceremony.
Asked about Vance blaming the Iran war for Republican midterm losses, Hegseth avoids pointing fingers and praises Vance. He defends the war as "a necessary undertaking," saying he'd support doing it again.
WSJ: The U.S. evacuated aircraft from RAF Mildenhall in England on Monday following an Iranian threat, relocating several American refueling tankers to Germany and other locations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Trump wants to end military aid to Israel “as soon as possible,” arguing that Israel is wealthy enough to buy American weapons without US funding. Rubio says aid could end by year’s end, though the timeline remains under negotiation.
Dan Scavino shares a never-before-seen clip he took backstage at the New York Hilton Midtown, as Hillary Clinton conceded at 2:30 a.m. on election night 2016. Shortly after, President-elect Trump walked out and said, "Sorry to keep you waiting, folks. Complicated business!"
CLOSE CALL: The FAA is investigating a close call at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday after Air France Flight 28 made an unauthorized turn shortly after takeoff, putting it on a collision course with an American Airlines jet.
Overnight, 10 years ago: Fox News calls the 2016 election for Donald Trump, announcing him as the 45th president of the United States in a major upset over Hillary Clinton.
UFC President and CEO Dana White has officially turned down the role of White House Press Secretary.
Children’s Place has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking a court-supervised sale of most of its assets as the struggling children’s retailer faces mounting losses and falling sales.
The paperback version of “Original Sin,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, is out tomorrow and it has some new reporting on Joe Biden’s mental decline. In 2024, in the heat of his reelection, Biden forgot that Bob Dole, his longtime Senate colleague whom he had eulogized, had died three years before. He also seemed to think his son Beau, who died in 2015, was still alive and fighting cancer. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
A Utah judge has scheduled Tyler Robinson’s trial for June 21, 2028, in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors sought a January 2028 start, while the defense requested late 2029. Erika Kirk had urged a trial by October 2027.
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert will lose reelection to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, CNN projects, ending the conservative firebrand's tenure in Congress and flipping Colorado's 4th District.
The FDA announces that GLP-1 drugmakers must add a warning label about a rare eye condition that can cause sudden blindness with no known treatment.
In a rare move, the Belzer Rebbe rose to dance at the vachnacht of his grandson, the first son of his eldest grandson, Rav Shalom, last night. The dance electrified the chassidim since the Rebbe rarely gets out his chair in public since a stroke several years ago. Join the Kol Haolam WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GWMXKk9Ms4EFlgYKDtclI3
A blubbering bigot is suing the New York Times for $50 million over its refusal to call the Gaza war a “genocide.” Timothy Murphy of Manhattan claims it’s causing him to “cry himself to sleep.” There is no genocide in Gaza other than the ardent desire by its residents to do one on Jews. But Murphy insists there is and he wants the paper to place a warning label on top of any “censored” article about the Gaza war. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H
Eli Lilly plans to seek FDA approval for Foundayo to treat sleep apnea after two large trials showed the weight-loss pill reduced nighttime breathing disruptions, potentially giving it an edge over Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy.
Asked by CNN's Kaitlan Collins whether he will stand by War Secretary Pete Hegseth if he is impeached, Trump said yes: "He won two wars." He called Rep. Thomas Massie (who will hold the impeachment vote) "a loser, just like you're a loser at CNN."
Asked why he doesn't just declare an end to the Iran conflict, Trump said: "Because we have some great allies there, and we have to make sure they're not hurt." Trump is at the podium for the first time in more than 6 months.
Trump introduces UFC President Dana White at the White House press briefing, just a day after joking about offering him the press secretary job. Trump is now taking questions from the press.
If the widespread killing of civilians is a genocide, as leftists and Muslims led by Iran claim, then the real genocide is taking place in Iran. About 80% of all death penalty cases last year were perpetrated by the Iranian regime, mostly against innocent protesters. The number of executions worldwide rose to 2,707 in 2025, and Iran was responsible for virtually all the increase. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H
Uber launches in-app parking reservations in 15 US cities, including NYC, after buying SpotHero. Users can book garages, lots and valet right in the Uber app.
Fred Fugen and Dani Roman just became the first-ever humans to catapult out of a chimney.
A passenger aboard an Arkia flight from the country of Georgia rushed toward the cockpit, banging on the door and shouting, “There are no pilots, no engines! We need to save the plane!” Crew and passengers restrained him. The airline says the flight was never in danger.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduces articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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A 426-foot-tall building came crashing down in a controlled demolition in Germany.
French Foreign Minister: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were behind the cyberattack targeting refrigerators across France: “There will be consequences.”
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Jet blast from a departing delta plane flipped a small plane at John Wayne Airport in California. No injuries were reported.
White House placed under lockdown after someone crashed into a sign and fought with Secret Service and National Guard personnel near Lafayette Square.
Political Shakeup in Israel: Avigdor Lieberman is blocking opposition plans to immediately repeal four judicial reform laws, insisting the new Knesset first replace its speaker and introduce a two-term limit for prime ministers. The move follows his recent willingness to compromise on the Chareidi draft issue.
Mystery Russian Military Plane Lands in Israel: A Russian Defense Ministry aircraft under US sanctions landed at Ben Gurion Airport after flying from a military base near Moscow. The passengers and purpose of the visit remain unknown.
Trump on Iran: "Those countries that we've protected are going to pay us back any and all costs that we've had for the war, 'cause without us, they wouldn't exist. Without us, Israel would not exist."
Trump: "The voters didn't like the war. They didn't like the fact that gasoline went up. And there's a great dislike, incredibly, for Israel."
Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot served and pursued an Iranian diplomat through Manhattan while reading him a NIS 250 million ($70m.) lawsuit over damages caused to the municipality by Iranian missiles, the Bat Yam municipality said.
Trump says he may make changes to his Cabinet following the election results.
Rep. Randy Fine says he won't support JD Vance in 2028, accusing him of blaming Jews for the election loss. He names Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz as strong alternatives.
NYT: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has turned to religion while awaiting trial in a Brooklyn jail. He spends much of his time reading the Bible and Quran and has met with clergy, including a priest and a rabbi. Maduro has also lost significant weight, reportedly due in part to poor prison food.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus calls getting ICE off the streets a "massive priority" for the early days of the next congressional session.
AXIOS: House Republican leaders are bracing for GOP defections as Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) prepares to force a House vote this week to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of the Iran war, though actual removal would require a difficult two-thirds Senate vote.
The biggest shift from Republican to Democrat in last week’s election in New York happened in the state’s Jewish neighborhoods, with startling statistics posted in Williamsburg and Boro Park. Her biggest advance was in the Jewish section of Williamsburg, where she received 45 percentage points than in 2022, rising from 18% to 64%. In Boro Park, it rose from 3% to 33%. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H