Month: May 2022
Neil Lane, the official jeweler of ‘The Bachelor,’ is designing luxury ketubahs
The celebrity designer is adapting his signature style to create ornate religious marriage contracts in what may be his most Jewish project to date
Read MoreUkraine’s Eurovision winners raise $900,000 for military by auctioning trophy
Ukraine’s Eurovision winners, Kalush Orchestra, have raised $900,000 (£713,000) for the country’s military by auctioning their trophy.
Read MoreRocker Ronnie Hawkins, dies at 87, patron of Canadian rock
His wife Wanda confirmed to The Canadian Press that Hawkins died Sunday morning after an illness. He was 87.
Read MoreSudan’s top general lifts state of emergency from coup
Move part of efforts to facilitate dialogue between the military and the pro-democracy movement; normalization with Israel largely stalled since coup, protests
Read MoreDays after the Uvalde shooting, the NRA convention went on as planned
Thousands gathered inside of the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston for the NRA convention while swaths of others convened outside in protest, advocating for gun control legislation. (Image credit: Toya Sarno Jordan for NPR)
Read MoreIn rare denial, Lavrov rejects rumors that Putin is seriously ill
Reports have swirled that Russian leader has cancer, but his health and private life are taboo subjects at home
Read MoreUvalde Community Worships Together on First Sunday Since School Shooting Claimed 21 Lives
Ten-year-old Eliahna “Ellie” Garcia was planning to recite a Bible verse, Deuteronomy 6:18, the Primera Iglecia Bautista’s (First Baptist Church’s) Sunday service on May 29. But plans changed after a gunman entered Robb Elementary School on May 24, killing her
Read MoreAfter Flag March, clashes between Palestinians, Jews, cops flare in East Jerusalem
Flashpoint Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood sees fighting, arrests, vehicle torched; Israeli wounded after Palestinian stone-throwing near Old City, masked Jews beat Arab journalist
Read MoreNews Wrap: Biden pays his respects in Uvalde, Texas following school massacre
In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Texas to pay their respects and console a community in mourning, the Justice Department will conduct an independent review of law enforcement’s response to the Uvalde
Read MoreNews Wrap: Biden pays his respects in Uvalde, Texas following school massacre
In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden and first lady Jill Biden traveled to Texas to pay their respects and console a community in mourning, the Justice Department will conduct an independent review of law enforcement’s response to the Uvalde
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