International

Polish president: Jews safer in Poland than Western Europe

Andrzej Duda rejects country’s collective guilt in Holocaust, insisting ‘we were conquered, we had no free choice’ By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and his wife, Sara, host Polish President Andrzej Duda (second from right) and his wife, Agata Kornhauser, at the president’s residence in Jerusalem on January 18, 2017. (Kobi

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International, Jewish History

National Front’s Marine Le Pen takes lead in new French opinion poll

National Front leader Marine Le Pen has edged ahead of conservative rival and former frontrunner François Fillon of Les Républicains party, a major poll released on Thursday showed. According to French daily newspaper Le Monde, Le Pen now commands between 25 and 26 percent support among likely voters compared to 23-25 percent for Fillon, who

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International

Obama to Congress: Guantanamo now has 41 detainees

MIAMI — On the eve of stepping down, President Barack Obama notified Congress Thursday that he had downsized the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the last 41 detainees. The Department of Defense had no immediate comment on where four captives released overnight Wednesday went, or their identities. “We have transferred 196 detainees from

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International, USA

Wilshire Grand Centre skyscraper in Los Angeles set to defy earthquakes

An iconic skyscraper will be one of the tallest in the world when it’s completed in the next few months. But it’s already making headlines not just for its height but also for it’s state-of-the-art earthquake proofing. The 73-storey Wilshire Grand Centre in Los Angeles rises 338 metres towards the sky. The 1.2 billion dollar

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Travel and Food, USA

Inauguration quotes by US presidents through the ages

Washington (dpa) – Many of the famous quotes associated with US presidents come from their inaugural addresses. George Washington’s first inaugural speech, 1789: “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered, perhaps, as deeply, as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the

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USA

Female, Far-right and Proudly Populist: Le Pen Stumps to Be France’s Next Leader

The weather is bone-chilling, best fit for hot chocolate and a sweater. Even the steam of fresh crepes being flipped at an outdoor market cannot soften its bite. So it may be no surprise that many shoppers brush past the activists handing out flyers bearing the smiling face of far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Municipal

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International

Edward Snowden, NSA leaker, can stay in Russia through 2020

Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted in the U.S. for leaking national security documents to the press, can remain in Russia through 2020, officials in Moscow said Wednesday. Mr. Snowden’s right to asylum was extended by three years, his Moscow-based attorney and the Kremlin confirmed separately this week, giving the NSA leaker at least

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International, USA

From the archives: In 1999, Eugene Cernan knew we’d make it to Mars

In memory of “the last moonwalker” NASA/Popular Science, July 1999 In 1972, astronaut Eugene Cernan commanded Apollo 17, the last space mission to land men on the moon. They stayed for about three days. On January 16, 2017, Eugene Cernan passed away. Cernan held the title of “the last moonwalker,” which he called “a dubious

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Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share, USA

When Jackie Evancho sings at Trump’s inauguration, her transgender sister won’t be present — here’s why

While 18-year-old Jackie Evancho goes on-stage at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, her transgender sister Juliet will be going under the knife. RELATED: Singer performing National Anthem at Trump’s inauguration sees HUGE gains since the announcement According to TMZ, 16-year-old Juliet will be undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Philadelphia on Friday so that she can “finally

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA