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Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations

People in much of the Northeast were advised to stay off the roads because of treacherous conditions, with states of emergency declared in New York and New Jersey.

A DELTA Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, New York, US, December 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
Providence Police Officers join state and federal law enforcement agents searching for the Brown University shooter, in Salem, New Hampshire, US, December 18, 2025.

Brown University shooting suspect identified as Portuguese national, found dead in storage unit

Students stand in front of the Van Wickle Gates after placing flowers, following a shooting at Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, US December 14, 2025.

Police probe possible link between MIT professor's killing and Brown University shooting - report

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Israel examining possibility Iran involved in murder of nuclear scientist in US - report


Massachusetts mayor refuses to open houses of worship, despite orders

The city's religious population hasn't taken the news lightly.

Frank Harris Jr. hangs the latest string of prayer ribbons for the over 6,000 Massachusetts residents who have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Grant AME Church in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 22, 2020

Jewish nursing home has highest coronavirus death toll in Massachusetts

While the highest number of deaths reportedly came from the Leavitt Family Jewish Home in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, other nursing homes in the state had a similar number of deaths.

An elderly woman walks through a corridor of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Grevenbroich

Massachusetts rabbis: Don't rush to reopen shuls even if allowed

Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, included houses of worship in the first phase of Massachusetts’ plan to resume operations after bringing coronavirus infections under control.

An illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depicts the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Judge releases man charged with attempted arson of Jewish nursing home

'Sadly, even during a pandemic, extremists are operationalizing their antisemitism with the intent to kill.'

Ruth's House assisted living in Longmeadow, MA

32 die of coronavirus in Jewish nursing home in Massachusetts

"The loss of so many of our loved ones is reflective of the severity of some manifestations of this terrible disease."

An elderly woman walks through a corridor of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns, in Grevenbroich

Massachusetts confirms first case of coronavirus

Since the virus outbreak began, 259 people have died in China and as of Friday 11,791 confirmed cases in the country, according to Reuters.

People walk on a skybridge from the emergency room building at Providence Regional Medical Center after a spokesman from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said a traveler from China has been the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus, in

Ram Dass, psychedelic drug pioneer, dies at age 88

“He was a guide for thousands seeking to discover or reclaim their spiritual identity beyond or within institutional religion.”

German musician Deva Premal (L,front) and English musician Miten (R,front) lead their fellow artists in a chant during the Ecstatic Chant kirtan weekend at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies retreat center in Rhinebeck, N.Y. September 2, 2007. Back row (L-R) are musicians Snatam Kaur, Nepalese

Police investigate threats against Jewish students at Massachusetts school

It is the second report of antisemitism at a Massachusetts middle school in recent weeks.

Swastika on a wall (illustrative)

UMass Resistance Studies Initiative to host BDS panel discussion

84 groups pen letter querying use of UMass name when departments host political events.

ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS with a ‘boycott Israel’ sign.

Suburban Boston students accused of ‘antisemitic social media activity’

“As soon as we found out, we reached out to Framingham police and have been told there’s an investigation underway."

Students take a university entrance examination at a lecture hall in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain, June 16, 2015. Students in Spain must pass the exam after completing secondary school in order to gain access to university. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo