U.S. home building fell last month after reaching a 12-year high in August, driven by a sharp decline in the construction of new apartments. Yet single-family home construction ticked higher for a fourth month. Read more on Yeshiva World News
When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major surveillance project, some protesters began having second thoughts about joining anti-government demonstrations in the Serbian capital.
A man has been shot to death by a police officer in New York City for the second time in three days.
Police say the latest shooting happened Thursday during a traffic stop in the Bronx. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A Mars lander’s digger is burrowing into the red planet again after hitting a snag seven months ago.
NASA said Thursday the mechanical mole has penetrated three-quarters of an inch (2 centimeters) over the past week. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Vaping-related illnesses in the U.S. are still rising, though at a slightly slower pace.
Health officials of Thursday said there have been 1,479 cases and at least 33 deaths in the mysterious outbreak. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promoted free expression Thursday in a speech at Georgetown University, but restrictions on news coverage of the event drew criticism that its rules undermined its message. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro’s government and its rights record. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Vice President Mike Pence says that Turkey has agreed to a cease-fire in Syria.
Pence spoke after a high-level delegation of U.S. officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’-doh-wahn) in Ankara, Turkey. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Juul Labs will stop selling fruit and dessert flavors for its electronic cigarettes.
The voluntary step announced Thursday is the company’s latest concession as it tries to weather a political backlash blaming its flavored-nicotine products for hooking a generation of teenagers.
Syrian forces on Wednesday night rolled into the strategic border town of Kobani, blocking one path for the Turkish military to establish a “safe zone” free of Syrian Kurdish fighters along the frontier as part of its week-old offensive. Read more on Yeshiva World News
U.S. home building fell last month after reaching a 12-year high in August, driven by a sharp decline in the construction of new apartments. Yet single-family home construction ticked higher for a fourth month.
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