Iran claims strike on an Omani island in the Strait of Hormuz, says tanker navigation gear there was helping 'the enemy'

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it struck Didamar Island, a small Omani island in the Strait of Hormuz, going after radar and radio equipment that guides oil tankers along the strait's southern route, Fox News reports.

Our take: When Tehran attacks Oman's soil to stop oil shipments, the blockade has to hold.

Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris: Senate should take a 10-day recess so Trump can make recess appointments that last a year

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris (R-Md.) is calling on Senate Republicans to take a 10-day recess during the lame-duck session so President Trump can make recess appointments before Democrats take control of Congress in January, the…

Our take: Use every day that's left. If confirmations stall, recess appointments are a legitimate tool.

Brooklyn man charged with drawing a swastika on a door at the Lawrence JCC in the Five Towns

Nassau County police arrested Saul Amantecatl Sanchez, 26, of Brooklyn, on Tuesday. He is accused of drawing a Nazi swastika on a door at the Marion and Aaron Gural Jewish Community Center in Lawrence, N.Y., in the heart of the Five Towns Orthodox…

Sen. John Kennedy: Republicans will work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving to confirm Trump's nominees, then push reconciliation

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) went to the Senate floor Wednesday and said Republicans are ready to work every day until the end of the year, holidays included, to confirm President Trump's nominees before Democrats take control of Congress in January.…

Our take: No holidays until the job is done. That's the right call.

Teen who fired on two Toronto-area synagogues gets 2 years. He was paid to do it, and the people who paid him are still unknown

A teenager who opened fire on two Toronto-area synagogues in March was sentenced Tuesday to two years in custody plus one year of community supervision. That is the maximum Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act allows for these offenses, JNS reports,…

Our take: The trigger-puller got the maximum. The people who paid him haven't been found.

Flatbush building collapse: 1 dead, at least 10 hurt, 4 critical as FDNY searches rubble for anyone still trapped

A three-story building in Flatbush, Brooklyn, partially collapsed just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring at least 10 others, ABC7 New York reports.