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Friends Joanie Leeds and Mikey Pauker say US Jewish music is experiencing a renaissance — and as it falls between categories like global and religious, now’s the time to add it

Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles McWhorter received a Purple Heart award just days before the family of Richard Ward — who McWhorter shot and killed — sued him for wrongful death. (Image credit: AP)

Based on unspecified new intelligence, US Energy Department now thinks lab leak theory most likely explanation for pandemic, but expresses ‘low confidence’ over finding

In our news wrap Sunday, Ukrainians commemorated volunteer soldiers who died in the war, Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Jordan to try to de-escalate West Bank violence, voting extended to a second day in Nigeria’s presidential election, a migrant

One year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the scars of war are staggering — entire neighborhoods destroyed and hundreds of thousands of homes burned out. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin and videographer Eric O’Connor report

Italy migrant boat shipwreck: Nearly 60 killed off Calabria coast  BBC Dozens killed in major Italy migrant shipwreck  Reuters Children and women among 59 dead as migrant boat hits rocks near Italy  CNN Children among 59 people killed in sailboat crash off Italy’s

The COVID-related increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits is coming to an end next month in 32 states, along with the District of Columbia, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. More than 41 million Americans will be affected

Astute producer hailed as ‘true visionary’ by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; he also helped make ‘Some Like it Hot,’ ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and countless other movies

Party reportedly threatening to oppose state budget if funding equalized with non-Haredi schools; Channel 12 says treasury officials don’t remember a hike of this size

Despite interest rate increases meant to cool the labor market, companies outside the tech industry worry about having too few workers, not too many.