WASHINGTON (JTA) — Nevada’s Supreme Court dismissed a bid by Sheldon Adelson to sue Jewish Democrats who hyperlinked to an article alleging the casino magnate allowed prostitutes to work his casino in Macau. The hyperlink, in a National Jewish Democratic Council online petition during the 2012 presidential election, was to an Associated Press article covering…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a training accident in the Golan Heights. A self-propelled cannon overturned into a ditch during a military exercise early Wednesday morning, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Along with the two fatalities, two soldiers were seriously injured with internal and orthopedic injuries and two others were…
An American student imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months died from lack of oxygen and blood to the brain, according to an Ohio coroner’s report released on Wednesday. Otto Warmbier’s death on June 19 was due to an unknown injury that occurred more than a year before his death, according to Hamilton County Coroner’s…
Debra Messing, the once-and-again star of “Will and Grace,” says that she regrets appearing on NBC’s “Today” show after host Megyn Kelly made remarks viewed as insensitive to gay people. “Honestly I didn’t know it was [Kelly] until that morning. The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments,” Messing…
Remember Mindy Meyer — the young Orthodox Jewish lawyer who ran for New York State Senate with a hot-pink-themed campaign, inspired by Legally Blonde? Well she’s back. Alongside her partner Sara Shulevitz, Meyer, 26, stars in a Barcroft TV ten-minute reality special. The real-life lawyers have opened a criminal defense firm, the Meyer-Kessner and Shulevitz…
Jared Kushner reportedly registered to vote as a woman — and has been voting that way for the past 8 years. The presidential son-in-law’s New York state registration claims Kushner is “female” and says that he is not affiliated with any party, Wired reported. Kushner registered in 2009 and last voted in the presidential election…
Bob Corker’s surprise announcement Tuesday that he will not seek re-election in 2018 could put in play what was once a safe GOP seat. For Democrats, hoping to ride an anti-Trump wave and to flip as many seats as possible, this means taking another look at James Mackler, the only Democrat currently in the Tennessee…
A former neo-Nazi was inspired to turn his life around—even going through the painful process of covering up his swastika tattoo—after befriending his African-American parole officer. Michael Kent of Colorado, who spent years as a member of a violent skinhead gang, told ABC News that officer Tiffany Whittier also inspired him to remove the Nazi…
A new petition making the rounds on change.org demands that Warner Bros. recognize Wonder Woman’s bisexuality in the upcoming sequel to their hit summer blockbuster, slated to drop in 2019. The petition, written by Gianna Collier-Pitts, a former student ambassador for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), reads: Earlier this summer, Warner Brothers…
Two right-wing Jewish groups announced a rally Wednesday evening outside of Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History to call for the firing of David Myers, the organization’s new executive director, over his ties to liberal Jewish groups. Americans for a Safe Israel, a far-right activist organization, and JCCWatch.org called the rally amidst a campaign against Myers…
(JTA) — Nashville-area synagogues will increase security for Yom Kippur services in the wake of a shooting at a local church that killed one worshipper. On Sunday, the gunman shot a woman in the parking lot of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ as she walked to her car at the end of services. The…
