The Electric Reliability Council of Texas made a massive error that resulted in $16 billion in overcharges last month when millions of residents were left without power after a historic winter storm, according to a watchdog that oversees the power grid operator.
A stabbing attack targeting a Jewish school and supermarket in Marseille, France was thwarted Friday morning after security guards locked down the school.
At least three massive earthquakes struck New Zealand on Friday, sparking evacuation orders for thousands of people and triggering tsunami warnings across the South Pacific.
Mordechai Schneider (Monsey) to Aliza Weiss (Passaic, NJ)
The number of unaccompanied child illegal immigrants crossing the southern border has exploded in the first few months of the year, with more than 300 minors arriving every day on average.
An alleged telefunding charity scam — that made over 72 million calls in New York alone — has been shut down, officials announced Thursday.
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Domestic interstate travelers will no longer be required to quarantine or test after entering New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday, so long as they have been vaccinated.
Capitol Police have requested that National Guard troops remain at the US Capitol for another two months. The request is being reviewed by the Pentagon, as the 5,000 Guard members currently protecting the building are set to go home on March 12.
On Tuesday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that the country has extended its international travel ban for another three months.
Shalom Sommerfeld (Monsey) to Shira Rosenthal (Monsey)
Watch as Space X Rocket #10 successfully competes a test flight and landing in a massive step towards space travel.
The Village of South Nyack has filed a suit against Yeshiva Viznitz, which bought the Nyack College campus last year for $45.5 million, alleging the new occupant is using the property without proper permitting, has failed to conduct safety inspections, and has not resolved open code violations.
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Here is a summary of the Ramapo Police Department’s activity for the week of February 21st, 2021 through February 27th, 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a profound toll on teens and young adults — with those between the ages of 13 and 18 the most affected, according to a troubling new national study of medical records and insurance claims.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague announced that it will officially open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip and in Judea and Samaria.
Credit: Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/U.S. Navy
Ten rockets struck an Iraqi base hosting US troops on Wednesday morning, security sources said. A Baghdad Operations Command official told Reuters that 13 rockets were fired at the base from about 5 miles away.
A scammer, attempting to lure unsuspecting people into giving them money, decided to use the fax machine as their method of communication, bumbling and sending the fax to the Ramapo Police Department.
The New York state Legislature has agreed on legislation repealing the temporary emergency powers that were granted to Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
President Biden on Tuesday said that the US will now have enough COVID-19 vaccines for every adult “by the end of May” — and that the feds will start a new program aimed at vaccinating all teachers by the end of March.
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday. “It’s time to reopen Texas 100 percent,” Abbott told reporters at a restaurant in Lubbock.
The Coronavirus Cabinet on Tuesday confirmed that Israelis will be able to return to Israel without the need for approval from an Exceptions Committee. Unvaccinated Israelis who apply to leave Israel will still be required to obtain approval from the committee.
An expanded nine justice panel of the High Court of Justice ruled on Monday to recognize conversions by the Reform and Masorti (Conservative) movements in Israel for the purposes of citizenship, ending a 15-year legal saga.