While negotiators have been meeting through the night and continuing talks at this hour, the nationwide general strike continues this morning, Thursday, February 09, 2012, day two. This means Ben-Gurion

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to approve licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first approvals in over 30 years. The reactors are being built in

A test program designed to speed up security checks for frequent fliers will be rolled out at the nation’s busiest airports by the end of the year, including Kennedy Airport,

The push for a ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes for Iraq veterans is gaining new traction after New York City hosted its blow-out celebration for the New York

President John F Kennedy ordered an aide to buy him as many Cuban cigars as he could just hours before he authorised the U.S. trade embargo – which subsequently made

Just when you didn’t think Congress could get any worse in the eyes of the public, it has. Gallup said in new poll released Wednesday that a mere 10 percent

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Once again, representatives of the fanatic Neturei Karta sect have traveled to Iran, taking part in an event in Tehran, a conference addressing the film industry.

NYC Councilman David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) successfully led a group of Borough Park and Bensonhurst residents in their effort to force developers to increase the number of parking spaces at

Upon hearing of the seriousness of the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita dedicated his shiur to the well-being

Addressing the Knesset today, Tu B’Shevat 5772, the 63rd birthday of the Israeli parliament, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin addressed efforts to compel chareidim to serve in the IDF. Rivlin, a

The FBI has joined the investigation into what caused a Cornwall industrial park to go up in flames last month. Investigators are still trying to determine if the Jan. 15

There has been a deterioration in the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita. The senior physicians overseeing the rav’s medical treatment did not have good

According to the general manager and chef of Morrell Caterers on Long Island, people paid a premium for Kosher foods at over 200 weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and other

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn issued her sharpest criticism of how the New York Police Department has carried out its stop-and-frisk policy, saying the tactic has sometimes “sown distrust” in

HaGaon HaRav Simcha HaCohen Kook Shlita, chief rabbi of Rechovot, was interviewed by Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) regarding the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita.

A gunman opened fire in a Middletown, N.Y. courthouse Wednesday, shooting and wounding a court officer before he was shot several times and killed, a law enforcement source tells NBC

Rabbi of the Kotel and Holy Sites Shmuel Rabinowitz called it “chilul kodesh” (desecration of the holy), referring to a siddur picked up at the Kosel by IDF Chief of

A day after being critical of the idea, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is drafting a bill that would override Mayor Michael Bloomberg and allow churches to stay in city

A car slammed into a store on Avenue J, Wednesday morning, but thankfully no one was seriously injured. The accident happened around 9:30AM, when a vehicle backing up lost control,

Testimony will continue today in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Lakewood police officer. Ocean County prosecutors say Jahmell Crockam fatally shot Patrolman Christopher Matlosz on Jan.