International

Painting by Hitler at Italian museum attacked by screwdriver-wielding man

An oil painting by Adolf Hitler on display in an Italian museum suffered minor damage Thursday after a man attacked it with a screwdriver. A spokesperson for the Museum of Salo, east of Milan, said that the middle-aged man shouted “Bastard,” before lunging at the untitled painting, which is being shown publicly for the first

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Trump hosts Hispanic Heritage event as his administration begins phasing out DACA protections for young immigrants

WASHINGTON — On the same day his administration stopped accepting applications from so-called Dreamers for protection from deportation, President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed Latino American leaders to the White House to honor their cultural heritage in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. In rambling remarks, Trump said the United States remains “a beacon” to people

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USA

Omaha schools nix Palestinian talk amid concern Jewish students bullied

OMAHA, Nebraska — Officials in a Nebraska school district have canceled scheduled talks at two high schools by a Palestinian Christian speaker due to concerns that Jewish students at one of the schools were being harassed ahead of her visit. Nora Carmi is a Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist from Jerusalem who’s holding

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Costco is taking on Amazon with big changes to its delivery service

After e-commerce giant Amazon purchased Whole Foods Market and promised to lower prices, Costco Wholesale is making moves to strengthen its own grocery business, specifically with delivery. The membership-only warehouse club has rolled out two grocery delivery services to compete with Amazon and Walmart. RELATED: 9 items that will pay for your Costco membership Costco

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USA

The grandson of a man who bombed Hiroshima celebrates an anti-nuclear Nobel Peace Prize

This morning in Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The Geneva-based organization, which has drawn support from Nigeria to Australia, made headlines this year when it spearheaded a United Nations effort to ban nuclear weapons. Among those who celebrated the news was Ari Beser, an

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International, USA

Mnuchin used military planes without adequate justification, inspector general finds

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin took military aircraft on at least seven occasions without adequate justification, his department’s inspector general said in a report. The inspector general said that Mnuchin’s use of the planes was not illegal but that he had failed to meet rules that require that military flights be used only

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USA

Trump administration rescinds Obamacare birth control mandate

WASHINGTON – For the last six years, nearly all employers have had no choice but to include birth control coverage in the health insurance plans they offer their employees. On Friday, however, the Trump administration rescinded that regulation, allowing employers to exclude contraceptive care from insurance benefits for religious or moral reasons. The announcement from

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USA

ICE will target California neighborhoods in wake of state’s new sanctuary law

The head of the federal deportation agency said Friday his agents will now have to go out into communities in California even more frequently to round up illegal immigrants, now that the state has embraced a full sanctuary policy. Tom Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, made the comments a day after

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USA

U.S. Senate moves against Hizballah

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–AIPAC applauds the U.S. Senate for adopting the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017 (S. 1595), which seeks to cut off the flow of resources to the terrorist group. This bipartisan legislation was introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). This measure is particularly important in light

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Middle East, USA