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Worried About Flying On A 737 Max? Your Options May Be Few
At some point early next year, air travelers will need to decide if they’re willing to take a flight on a Boeing 737 Max.
If...
Photos Of The Day: What A Lulav And Esrog!
These Chol Hamoed Sukkos photos require no explanation. One was taken near the entrance to Shar Yaffo of Jerusalem's Old City.
(YWN Israel Desk –...
Scrutiny Of Vaccine Exemptions Banishes Some From Schools
Carl and Kerri Schwartz say they have good medical reason for not vaccinating their disabled 11-year-old son, Thorn, and until recently his local public...
Meetings Set To Discuss Higher Cancer Rates In 4 NY Regions
The state Health Department is holding public meetings in four New York regions with higher rates of cancer.
The department did studies to identify factors...
Suspected ‘Price Tag’ Attack In PA Village Near Modi’in Illit
Police suspect a 'price tag' attack in the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Dir Amar near Modi'in Illit during the night.
Police view the act...
Former Pompeo Aide Testifies; Senate Talks Impeachment Trial
The swift-moving impeachment probe pushed onward Wednesday as a former top State Department aide testified that the Trump administration’s politicization of foreign policy contributed...
Pence’s Mission To Turkey Could Be His Most Significant Yet
Vice President Mike Pence departs for Turkey to undertake arguably his most significant mission yet, seeking to halt a weeklong assault on Syrian Kurds...
Trump Rule May Mean 1 Million Kids Lose Automatic Free Lunch
Nearly a million children could lose their automatic eligibility for free school lunches under a Trump administration proposal that would reduce the number of...
Chicago Teachers To Strike In Nation’s 3rd Largest District
Chicago parents and community groups are scrambling to prepare for a massive teachers’ strike set to begin Thursday, prompting the city to preemptively cancel...
Biden: Syria Withdrawal Proves Trump Is A ‘Complete Failure’
Seeking to leverage his experience in foreign policy, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ripped Donald Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. military forces from...
California Earthquake Alerts To Become Available Statewide
Earthquake early warning alerts will become publicly available throughout California for the first time this week, potentially giving people time to protect themselves from...
Detectives Across US Grill Serial Killer, Close Cold Cases
Keep him talking, don’t interrupt him and, no matter what, don’t ask why he killed his victims.
Those were the instructions Texas Ranger James Holland...
Workers Celebrate Deal With GM, Show Union Power In Industry
On the picket lines at a General Motors transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio, passing cars honked and striking workers celebrated a tentative contract deal...
Aging, Thin Pipe Likely Cause Of Philadelphia Refinery Fire
An aging, failed elbow pipe that hadn’t been inspected in almost 45 years appears to be the initial cause of a June 21 fire...
WATCH: The Song For Siyum Hashas
As we approach the series of the 13th Siyum Hashas events, to be organized around the Jewish world by the Dirshu organization during the...
Parents Of Killed Teen Reject Trump’s Attempted Introduction
The grieving parents of a British teenager who was killed in a car crash involving an American diplomat’s wife felt ambushed when President Donald...
Probe Uncovers High-Level Unease Over Trump, Giuliani Moves
The House impeachment inquiry is exposing new details about unease in the State Department and White House about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine...
Scientists Discover Big Storms Can Create ‘Stormquakes’
Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they’re calling them “stormquakes.”
The shaking of the sea floor...
קטע וידיאו – הושענות הושענא רבה תש”ל – מהרה”ק מצאנז קלויזענבורג זי”ע, סניגורן של...
דברי מליצה ישרה ולימוד זכות על בני אל חי בעת אמירת הושענות היוצאים בקדושה ובטהרה ובהשתפכות הנפש מפי רבינו הגה"ק, סניגורן של ישראל...
VIDEO/PHOTOS: President Rivlin Visits The Chief Rabbis & Receives Brachos
(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE)
During a visit by President Reuven Rivlin to the sukka of Rishon L’Tzion HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Yosef Shlita, the...
High Court Weighs State Role In Prosecuting Immigrants
The Supreme Court is trying to sort out whether states can prosecute immigrants who use fake Social Security numbers to get a job.
The justices...
THE VERY FIRST WRITTEN BROCHO FROM THE MASHPIA HAGADOL ‘REB MEILECH’ BIDERMAN, SHLIT”A
THE VERY FIRST WRITTEN BROCHO FROM THE MASHPIA HAGADOL‘REB MEILECH’ BIDERMAN, SHLIT”A Avrohom Elimelech Biderman1 Hoshea StreetBnei Brak B”H 22 Tammuz 5779 I hereby express my praise of the...
Another Man Is Arrested In Probe Of Giuliani Associates
A Florida man wanted in a campaign finance case involving associates of Rudy Giuliani is in federal custody after flying Wednesday to Kennedy Airport...
HaGaon HaRav Edelstein Visits Jerusalem and Telshe Stone [VIDEO]
As is his minhag on Sukkos, HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein Shlita arrived in Yerushalayim on Wednesday morning, the second day Chol Hamoed Sukkos, to...
Russia Offers To Mediate In Syria, Asserting Its Role
Russia offered Wednesday to mediate a resolution in northern Syria, further asserting Moscow’s role as a regional force, ahead of a mission by U.S....
TRAGEDY: 14-Year-Old Niftar From Lightning Strike On Chol Hamoed Trip, One Of Five Family...
YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of 14-year-old Asher ben Mazel Hazut (חזות). Asher is one of five members of the...
10,000s Attend Sukkos Birchas Kohanim at the Kosel [VIDEO & PHOTOS]
Tens of thousands of mispallalim took part in Birchas Kohanim at the Kosel on Wednesday, as it is always held on the morning of...
WATCH: New Animated Musical For Kids
Why Parents Love The Kneidles.
Because "The Kneidles" is a one of a kind, 60 minute long, Animated Musical for kids that is packed with...
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Fire On Jerusalem’s Ben-Yehudi Street Leaves One Man In Critical Condition
Eight fire apparatus responded to a Wednesday morning fire on Jerusalem's Ben Yehuda Street as smoke was seen emanating from a residential building. A...
Trump Says US Troops ‘Largely Out’ Of Syria Region
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. troops are “largely out” of a region of Syria where Turkish forces are attacking the Kurdish fighters...
