General Michael Kurilla, commander of United States Central Command (CENTCOM) who is in charge of American forces in the Middle East, arrived in the region on Saturday as preparations continue for a possible attack against Israel from Iran in retaliation for the eliminations of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, two US officials told Axios.
Kurilla's trip to the region was planned before the recent escalation between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah but he is expected to use the trip to try to mobilize the same international and regional coalition that defended Israel against an attack from Iran on Apr. 13, a US official said.
Three US and Israeli officials said Iran could attack Israel as early as Monday.
According to a US official who spoke to Axios, Kurilla is expected to v...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 3, 2024 - Prince George’s County Executive and Maryland U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks dodged local immigration enforcement questions Wednesday while talking to reporters after a campaign stop.
Alsobrooks joined Western Maryland's Democratic congressional nominee April Delaney to explain why the pair should be sent to Washington, D.C. in November.
Although the event was aimed at young voter engagement, Alsobrooks spoke to about 30 mainly older attendees gathered in the parking lot of Harry Grove Stadium in Frederick. The Prince George's County executive said that this might be the most important election in American history.
After Alsobrooks finished her brief stump speech, her campaign staff quickly led reporters to join her ...
At around 00:24 a.m., multiple alerts sounded across northern Israel. Some cities and towns where the sirens were heard included Kiryat Shmona, Metualla, Beit Hillel, HaGoshrim, and Kfar Yuval.
Social media footage showed a barrage of rockets crossing into the Upper Galilee from Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday as dozens of rockets were launched at the area, Israeli media reported.
The footage circulating on social media appeared to show some of the rockets being intercepted. There were no reports of casualties from the barrage. However, KAN news reported that a fire broke out in the moshav of Beit Hillel due to the launch.
On Saturday evening before the barrage, The Kiryat Shmona municipality told its residents to stay near safe rooms due to IDF military operations in the are...
The IRGC claimed Saturday afternoon that the elimination of Ismail Haniyeh was not carried out using an explosive device, but by a missile fired at short range outside his room, with seven kilograms of explosives.
According to the Revolutionary Guards, "This terrorist act was planned and executed by the Zionist regime, with the support of the United States government. The arrogant and terrorist Zionist regime will pay decisively for this crime."
Earlier, it was also claimed by the Iranian state news agency, Tasnim, that Haniyeh was not eliminated by an explosive device, and that the reports in the New York Times and the Telegraph were "false."
The IRGC has also made dozens of arrests following the elimination of Haniyeh, including senior offi...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Saturday night responded to reports that US President Joe Biden expressed deep frustration at Netanyahu's management of the ceasefire-prisoner swap deal.
"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not discuss what was said in closed conversations with the President of the US," the statement said. "He does not interfere in American politics, and will work with whoever is elected president - just as he expects from the Americans not to interfere in Israeli politics."
According to the Keshet News report, the conversation between the two leaders involved raised voices, and Biden even told Netanyahu, "Stop bullshitting me!"
When Netanyahu responded, "We are progressing with the negotiations" and promised that "a delegatio...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 3, 2024 - Roughly 14% of customers have had power restored following outages caused by severe storms across central Maryland today, BGE said in a statement.
The company said that while almost 44,000 customers remained without service as of 9:00 p.m., just over 7,000 had already had service restored.
The customers remaining without power represent just over 1,000 restoration jobs across central Maryland.
The hardest hit areas were Baltimore City and Baltimore County, though BGE noted that damage is present throughout its coverage area.
The latest outage information is available on BGE's website.
BGE is asking customers who wish to report an outage to visit their website, use the free BGE mobile app, text 69423, or call 877-778-2222.
Baltimore, MD - July 29, 2024 - The Baltimore City Department of Transportation would like to advise motorists of the road closures and parking restrictions that will be in effect for Artscape which will take place from Friday, August 2nd through Sunday, August 4, 2024, in Mount Vernon, Bolton Hill, and Charles North and Station North Arts District.
In preparation for Artscape, roadway closures and operational changes will be implemented in phases beginning on Monday, July 29th at 7:00 a.m. Once the road closures are implemented, motorists will be rerouted to alternate routes as directed by the Baltimore City Police (BPD), Transportation Enforcement Officers (TEOs), signs and electronic message boards.
Residents, students, and visitors are encouraged to plan ahead for the roa...
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 3, 2024 – 10:26PM - Beware of the downed tree on Fallstaff @ Terry Drive in Pickwick Apartment complex
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 3, 2024 – 9:35PM - Be aware of a downed tree blocking Szold Street between Bonnie Road and Shelburne Road.
The Defense Department stunningly backtracked Friday on a plea deal that Pentagon prosecutors agreed to with three of the terrorists behind the Sept. 11 terror attacks, who await trial in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
The deal that stirred national outrage and took the death penalty off of the table has been revoked by Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III in a terse memo.
Secretary Austin III is now taking the lead on the case for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
In his order, Austin relieved the official in charge of the military commission who had signed off on the original plea deals.
"Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pre...
Former President Trump announced Friday night that he has agreed to Fox News' proposal for a debate against Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump said the debate would be held on Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania, although the location of the event has not yet been determined.
The former president also noted that an ABC News debate previously scheduled against President Biden before he suspended his re-election campaign had been canceled, citing his lawsuit against that network and one of its hosts, George Stephanopoulos.
"I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "The Debate was previously scheduled against Sleepy Joe Biden on ABC, but has been terminated in that Biden will no longer be a part...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 3, 2024 - Mayor Brandon Scott says that hundreds of roads in Baltimore are blocked by downed trees caused by severe weather.
To be exact, 184 roads are completely blocked.
"We are actively monitoring the storm and have teams ready to deploy to clear roads once lightning clears the area," said Mayor Scott.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is still in effect.
Emergency Services and City leaders are urging residents to stay indoors.
Also, any downed trees and traffic signal outages should reported to 311.
Stocks fell sharply on Friday as a much weaker-than-anticipated jobs report for July ignited worries that the economy could be falling into a recession.
The broad market index dropped 1.84% to end at 5,346.56. The Nasdaq Composite
lost 2.43% to close at 16,776.16, bringing the decline for the tech-heavy index from its recent all-time high to more than 10%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 610.71 points, or 1.51%, to finish at 39,737.26. At its session low, the 30-stock index was down 989 points.
Stocks sank after July job growth in the U.S. slowed more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to the highest since October 2021. Nonfarm payrolls grew by just 114,000 last month, the Labor Department reported, a slowing from 179,000 jobs added in June and below th...
Baltimore, MD – July 26, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Naomi Perlman, a’h, daughter of Miriam Berkowitz, mother of Bezalel (Rivka Malka) Perlman, Yocheved Bacher, Avigail (Daniel) Gimpel, Eli (Elisheva) Perlman, Sony (Yaelli) Perlman, Kivi (Tamar) Perlman, Sara (Jesse) Asher and Shim Perlman; and sister of Shira (Shaya) Elefant;
Shiva is being observed at 3501 Pinkney Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21215Motzai Shabbos: Maariv 8:58PM Visiting : 9:40 -12:00am Sunday: Shacharis 8:30amBila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 2, 2024 - As missionaries continue to visit homes in our community, distributing books and pamphlets today in Greengate as well as other neighborhoods, please be advised of this and share this information with members of your household.
The Chairman of the European Jewish Association (EJA), Rabbi Menachem Margolin, is demanding the immediate release of a British rabbi who was arrested in Ireland for performing circumcision.
Rabbi Margolin is calling on the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins, Prime Minister Simon Harris, and the Speaker of the Irish Parliament to intervene for the immediate release of the certified Mohel who was arrested yesterday in Dublin, Ireland, without bail, for performing circumcision.
The certified mohel, Rabbi Yonathan Avraham, 47 years old, father of 10 children, works legally in England. He has decades of experience, performs circumcisions all over Europe, and is recognized as a leading expert and practitioner of this important rite. In Ireland, though, he was arrested in a raid ...
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is blaming former President Trump for the latest negative jobs report — nearly a full term after he left office.
"Donald Trump failed Americans as president, costing our economy millions of jobs, and bringing us to the brink of recession," Harris for President spokesperson James Singer said in a statement.
"Now, he’s promising even more damage with a Project 2025 agenda that will decimate the middle class and increase taxes on working families, while ripping away health care, raising prescription drug costs, and cutting Social Security and Medicare — all while making his billionaire donors richer."
Singer added: "We’ve made significant progress, but Vice President Harris knows there&rsq...
Vice President Kamala Harris has enough Democratic Party delegate votes in a virtual roll call to officially earn the party's nomination when the roll call ends Monday, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday.
"I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the close of voting on Monday," Harrison said during a campaign update video call on Friday.
"You returned your nomination petitions at lightning speed. You made your voices heard. And what you said was clear: We are not going back. We have to send Kamala Harris to the White House," Harrison said to the delegates in a call plagued by audio issues. "You demonstrated your ...
