Religion, politics, and a good measure of sex and violence combine in the ABC series “Of Kings and Prophets,” which debuted March 8 and chronicles the Old Testament story of David’s rise from shepherd to king of Israel, along with his complicated relationship with his predecessor, King Saul.
On Jan. 8, the United States Department of Transportation announced it was fining United Airlines $2 million in response to disability-related complaints from incidents in 2014, including not providing proper assistance for passengers with disabilities getting on and off airplanes and in moving through multiple airport terminals.
In the small and insular world of U.S. Academic Decathlon, Mathew Arnold has led a dynasty comparable to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 2016 presidential campaign is a real doozy and not only because of colorful personalities and bitterly fought primaries.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discussed Iran, the threat from Islamic State militants and the crisis in Syria in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement.
Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday his wife Jill and their grandchildren were dining on a Tel Aviv beach when a Palestinian killed an American tourist with a knife and wounded 11 other people on the seafront \”not very far\” away.
Amos Gitaï is one of Israel’s best-known filmmakers, and his latest project explores one of his country’s most tragic moments: the 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Moscow-born author and journalist Paul Goldberg first learned about the so-called blood libel — the hateful lie alleging Jews use Christian blood in their rituals — in a place where slander against the Jews is deeply rooted.
The transformative experience that followed one woman’s unspeakably tragic loss after her son is killed by terrorists is dramatized in the solo show, “The Blessing of a Broken Heart.”
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