State Police say they pulled over 197 drivers on the Thruway during January in an effort to enforce the new “move over” law. The law effective Jan. 1 requires drivers

Despite acknowledging there are “no credible or specific threats” to the safety of the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis on Sunday, the TSA is training thousands of fast food sellers

Starting in September, schools in Litchfield will no longer get Jewish holidays off. In a 5-to-3 vote, the school board ruled not to observe Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Supporters

Cell phone and Wi-Fi service is headed to more subway stations in New York City. Six stations are already wired for service and starting in July or August, 30 more

Lawyers defending four men convicted of plotting to bomb New York synagogues asked an appeals court to consider an unusual argument–that the government improperly exploited a love relationship between the

Maran Hagon Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman underwent tests at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, Thursday afternoon, after not feeling well for a few days. Sources tell YWN that for the past

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday warned Washington that Iran would respond to any strikes on its nuclear program, saying the consequences would be “10 times more detrimental” for

Hackers claim to have intercepted and leaked a sensitive conference call between cybercrime investigators at the FBI and Scotland Yard. Anonymous has released a roughly 15-minute-long recording of what appears

January 2012 has seen a decrease in the number of attacks compared to December 2011: 56 attacks, as opposed to 81 in December. The decline is especially salient in the

Today, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that he believes “the cyber threat will equal or surpass the threat from counter terrorism in

During a visit to Sderot on Thursday, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said nothing can justify the launching of rockets and mortars from Gaza, adding that Israeli civilians should not have

It may not come as much of a surprise that a survey of subway station platforms released on Thursday found peeling paint, broken staircases and perilously exposed wiring. And rats.

The Ma’avar (Transition) group which assists youths who abandon the path of a Torah lifestyle adjust to secular society is filing a lawsuit against the state. The organization this week

In a decision by the ruling Hungarian government, Emih–the Jewish community represented by Chabad in Hungary–will begin to receive funds as part of Hungary’s annual restitution payments. The funds geared

In his address to the Herzliya Conference on Thursday morning, IDF Chief of Intelligence Major-General Aviv Kochavi spoke of the threats faced by Israel on a daily basis. Most of

Yair Lapid, who recently announced his decision to enter the political arena, posted responses to questions on his Facebook page. One reader asked his opinion regarding negotiations for a final