4+ week, 1+ day ago (84+ words) Air Force second lieutenant Patrick Hoopes talks to Fox News Digital about winning a medal for the U.S. at the World Gymnastics Championships and speaks out in defense of the Israeli athletes who aren't allowed to enter Indonesia to compete. Air Force second lieutenant Patrick Hoopes talks to Fox News Digital about winning a medal for the U.S. at the World Gymnastics Championships and speaks out in defense of the Israeli athletes who aren't allowed to enter Indonesia to compete....

2+ week, 5+ day ago (335+ words) Two National League players and a former player are arrested after a 29-year-old US tourist accuses them of rape during her stay in Tel Aviv. Two active players from the National League and League A, along with a former player, were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the rape of a 29-year-old tourist from the United States during her visit to Israel, where they met her during a night out. According to the police, the tourist reported that she was raped at the beginning of the month at a hostel in Tel Aviv. Following an intensive investigation by detectives from the Sarat police station (Shfela, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv), three young men from Netanya were arrested - two active players aged 21 and 25, and a former player. On Tuesday, they are scheduled to appear at a hearing to extend their detention…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) A traveling exhibit is meant to be an authentic experience of the Hamas terror attack. It's an experience created to be touched, but intended to be felt long after. Visibly shaking, Chicagoan Julia Shindel remembered the first time she saw her 23-year-old son, Mark, just days after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack. "To kill a child is to kill his mom," Shindel said. "Dead with a bullet on his left eye." Her son is one of the 430 victims spread across a wall at the Nova Music Festival exhibit, "The Moment Music Stood Still." Two years later, survivors of the attack are reliving that day. "I couldn't run away. I couldn't leave because I knew I'm the only one that can help you," Doron Mizrahi said. Mizrahi was driving his car down the road in Israel when he stopped to pull…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (125+ words) Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters clashed outside Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, United Kingdom, ahead of Aston Villa taking on Maccabi Tel Aviv in a Europa League match on the evening of Thursday, November 6, according to Sky News. X user @Kain_avfc captured this footage showing a person holding an Israel flag in front of pro-Palestine protesters, who were chanting "Free Palestine" outside the stadium. A heavy police presence can also be seen. Sky News reported tensions and security concerns led to a ban on away supporters and "large" pro-Palestine protests. Protesters were demanding Israel be excluded from international football. At least eleven people were arrested, the news outlet reported. Aston Villa defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0. Credit: @Kain_avfc via Storyful...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (114+ words) Salem's Minor League baseball team has officially rebranded. The team announced their new name Saturday at Salem Memorial Ballpark. The team will go by the Salem RidgeYaks going forward. The new mascot, a yak with a baseball stuck on his horn, is named Mac the Yak, after McAfee's Knob. He's pictured riding a kayak. Salem's Minor League baseball team has officially rebranded. The team announced their new name Saturday at Salem Memorial Ballpark. The team will go by the Salem RidgeYaks going forward. The new mascot, a yak with a baseball stuck on his horn, is named Mac the Yak, after McAfee's Knob. He's pictured riding a kayak....

2+ week, 6+ day ago (424+ words) Israel Police and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) arrested a Tel Aviv resident on suspicion of contacting an Iranian handler and spying on behalf of Tehran, a joint statement confirmed on Monday. The suspect, 27, contacted Iranian officials on his own initiative via a social media platform and carried out several missions in exchange for money, the investigation revealed. Handlers transferred thousands of shekels worth of cryptocurrency to the suspect's digital wallets, the statement clarified. Authorities searched the suspect's residence on Thursday during the arrest operation and seized 18 SIM cards, which were allegedly used to contact Iranian handlers. The suspect's detention was initially extended until Monday, following the conclusion of his interrogation. A court hearing decided to release the suspect, without placing him under house arrest, Israel Police and Shin Bet noted. In a similar incident, an indictment was filed against…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago (41+ words) The judge ruled that the appointment of the prosecutor in the case was invalid. A West Bloomfield man was arrested after firing a gun into his neighbor's home Monday morning, police said. Salem suspect arrested after Monday morning arson, attempted robbery...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (385+ words) Nov. 4 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1879, James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio, patented the first cash register, known as "Ritty's Incorruptible Cashier." In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the steps leading to the tomb of Tutankhamen, ancient Egypt's child-king. Unlike other burial places in the Valley of the Kings, King Tut's tomb was largely untouched by looters. In 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. In 1924, voters overwhelmingly re-elected Calvin Coolidge president of the United States over Charles Davis. In 1952, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, ending 20 years of Democratic administrations. In 1956, Soviet forces entered Budapest to crush an anti-communist revolt in Hungary. UPI correspondent Russell Jones described the conflict as "the murder of a people." In 1979, Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking about 90 people hostage, 63 of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (268+ words) Delta will resume nonstop flights to Tel Aviv from Atlanta and Boston in 2026. Atlanta service starts April 15 and Boston flights begin Oct. 24, restoring U.S. gateways to Israel. The routes mark Delta's full return to Israel following a 2023 suspension amid the Israel-Gaza war. ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is restoring nonstop service to Tel Aviv from both Atlanta and Boston, expanding its trans-Atlantic network and reaffirming its commitment to global connectivity. The Atlanta-to-Tel Aviv route will begin April 15, 2026, operating three times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays aboard the Airbus A350-900. Daily flights from Boston will follow on October 24, 2026, using the Airbus A330-900neo. Both aircraft will feature Delta's signature onboard experiences, including Delta One, Delta Premium Select, Delta Comfort+, and Main Cabin seating. The airline said the new routes restore two major U.S. gateways to Israel, complementing its resumed service from New York's John F. Kennedy…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (683+ words) Schools in Birmingham are closing early on Thursday amid growing fears of unrest before Aston Villa's Europa League game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. BOA Creative, Digital & Performing Arts Academy confirmed it would shut at 1.15pm after its principal emailed parents stating "a number of schools in the local area" were doing similar due to "protests" planned around the match. Mansfield Green E-ACT Primary Academy, which is less than a mile from Villa Park, also told parents it would shut at 2pm "due to the Villa match" and that "the gates will be open for you to collect your children" at that time. West Midlands Police told Telegraph Sport the closures had not been based on any recommendation by the force, while a spokesperson for Birmingham City Council said it was unaware how many schools were shutting early as a result of Thursday's…...