Reuters
By Reuters
-
Fast Forward Elisabeth Bing, Lamaze Childbirth Pioneer, Dies at 100
Elisabeth Bing, the natural child-birth pioneer who popularized the Lamaze method in the United States, has died at age 100. Bing, born in a Berlin suburb on July 9, 1914, died on Friday at her home in New York, her son Peter said on Sunday. When Bing was 18, she fled her homeland after Hitler…
-
Fast Forward Clashes Erupt at Jerusalem Day March
Mounted Israeli police clashed with dozens of rock-throwing Palestinians protesting on Sunday as Jewish nationalists commemorated Israel’s 1967 capture of East Jerusalem with a march through the old walled city. Police said two officers protecting the thousands of Jewish marchers were injured by rocks and six Palestinians were arrested. Reuters Television filmed police, some wielding…
-
Fast Forward Pope Names 2 Palestinian Nuns as Saints
Pope Francis named two Palestinian women as saints on Sunday, in a ceremony in Saint Peter’s Square just days after the Vatican formalized its de facto recognition of the State of Palestine. The canonisation of Sister Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, founder of the Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of Jerusalem, and Maryam Baouardy, who founded…
-
Fast Forward Pope Calls Mahmoud Abbas ‘Angel of Peace’
Pope Francis met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, calling him “an angel of peace,” days after the Vatican announced a treaty that formalized its recognition of the State of Palestine. The two met for around 20 minutes in the Vatican and are due to meet again on Sunday at a ceremony to canonize two…
-
Fast Forward House Approves Iran Nuclear Bill — Sends to President
House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass legislation giving Congress the right to review — and possibly seek to reject — an international nuclear agreement with Iran. The 400-25 vote sends the legislation to the White House, where administration officials have said President Barack Obama will sign it into law. The Iran Nuclear…
-
Fast Forward Russ Feingold Plans Run for His Old Wisconsin Senate Seat
Democrat Russ Feingold announced on Thursday he will run next year for the U.S. Senate seat from Wisconsin that he lost to Republican Ron Johnson in 2010. Feingold, 62, served three six-year terms in the Senate after first being elected in 1992. He left a U.S. State Department post as special envoy to Africa’s Great…
-
Fast Forward Chuck Rosenberg Named Head of Drug Enforcement Agency
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday named Chuck Rosenberg as the new acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Rosenberg currently serves as chief of staff to the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has previously served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Southern District of Texas. “He…
-
Fast Forward Vatican Formally Recognizes State of Palestine
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the Holy See said on Wednesday. The agreement “aims to enhance the life and activities of the Catholic Church and its recognition at the judicial level,” said Monsignor…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News What We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s Childhood
- 2
News Antisemitism group keeps board member who emailed Epstein on the legality of transporting minors for sex
- 3
Politics AIPAC fails its first test in the midterms
- 4
Fast Forward Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism
In Case You Missed It
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
