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Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, 70, a prominent figure in the West Hempstead Jewish community in Long Island, New York was seriously injured Monday night in a hit-and-run accident just outside of his synagogue. The incident occurred at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time on Monday, as Rabbi Kelemer was crossing the street on Hempstead Avenue, just across

Kenneth Marcus noted the rising tide of anti-Semitism, “This is one of the scariest times I’ve ever seen.” Photos by Debra Rubin Kenneth Marcus signs a copy of his book The Definition of Anti-Semitism. After decades of an apparent diminishment of anti-Semitism following the end of World War II, prejudice against Jews has resurfaced in

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Donald Trump named a business advisory team earlier this month, there were no Silicon Valley names on it. Elon Musk to the rescue? Ahead of Wednesday’s big meeting with tech leaders, Trump’s team has named a couple of Bay Area CEOs to the incoming president’s business advisory team. Musk is

The controversy over FBI Director James Comey’s announcement of a new review into Hillary Clinton’s private email server just 11 days before the recent presidential election moved into federal court Tuesday with a hearing focused on the search warrant that gave FBI agents access to Clinton emails found on the computer of Anthony Weiner, the

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen his secretary of the interior, Politico reported exclusively Tuesday, and it’s not Kanye West. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., was reportedly offered the job this week, though as of Tuesday afternoon Trump’s transition team had not put out a statement confirming his nomination. Zinke’s office would not comment on the news

Mitt Romney says the feeling is mutual after outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he lost all respect for the former Massachusetts governor following his unsuccessful bid to be Donald Trump’s secretary of state. “Mitt Romney is somebody I had respect for,” Mr. Reid told The Huffington Post on Tuesday, shortly before Mr. Trump’s

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday that he will support confirmation of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, as Republican support for the pick solidified despite concerns about his close business ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Rex Tillerson’s decades of experience have been widely recognized for forward-looking strategic planning, managing international

In another sign that the transition isn’t proceeding as smoothly as President Obama professes, the Energy Department refused Tuesday to provide President-elect Donald Trump’s team with a list of federal employees who have worked on climate-change programs. Energy Department spokesman Eben Burnhan-Snyder said a questionnaire from the Trump transition team last week “left many in

WASHINGTON — The director of a West Virginia nonprofit who was put on leave for referring to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels” will be back at work next week. Pamela Ramsey Taylor, director of the Clay County Development Corp., will return to her position Dec. 23. She was originally suspended for