A powerful blizzard roared out of the southwestern United States early Monday, threatening residents from Arizona to Kansas with a foot or more of snow. Combined with strong winds and

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he and his investment company are investing a combined $300 million into the microblogging site Twitter. Alwaleed said Monday the joint investment with

Four days after a woman was crushed as she was stepping onto an elevator in a Midtown building, the location remains closed. Suzanne Hart, 41, died inside the lobby of

Health authorities have grown alarmed at mounting signs of disorder and danger to patients at a Brooklyn hospital already reeling from major financial problems and allegations of political corruption. On

Kim Jong Il, the second-generation North Korean dictator who defied global condemnation to build nuclear weapons while his people starved, has died, Yonhap News reported. He was 70. The news

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich showed no sign Sunday of letting up on his assault on “activist” federal judges. During an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gingrich suggested the

Gas prices in the United States fell more than 5 cents over the past two weeks as crude oil prices dropped, continuing a decline in pump prices that started in

Following intense negotiations by the American organization Admas Kodesh and the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe (CPJCE) with the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain (FCJE),

A delegation of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP) met with U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Daniel Shapiro today and called for a reassessment of the entire U.S. policy vis-�-vis the Israelis and Palestinians. “The two state solution will never work and will only lead to increased terror and bloodshed. By promoting the establishment of […]

The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/tsunami/meltdown disaster, according

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] People change their names for a variety of reasons, but this one may be one for the books. Rotem Guez changed his name to that of

President Barack Obama launched into a passionate defense of his policy on Israel, accusing critics of distorting the facts on his Middle East record. Again. Obama, speaking at a Union

Each morning at 8, Russ Shupak leaves his home in Toms River and starts a commuter’s version of the game Chutes and Ladders. Playing against thousands of opponents on two

Undercover police officers sold iPhones and iPads to dozens of people who thought they were stolen goods in a sting operation that yielded 141 arrests, the NYPD said Friday. Police

The Republican presidential candidates turned their fire on Rep. Ron Paul at Thursday’s debate, showcasing what’s become the Texas Republican’s Achilles’ heel in the Republican primary: his foreign policy views.

A senator is warning of a scam in which the value of gift cards can be stolen before the holiday is gift is open. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking

The Des Moines Register on Saturday endorsed Mitt Romney, citing his “wisdom, sobriety and judgment.” The editorial board of Iowa’s highest-circulated newspaper noted that it didn’t back the former Massachusetts

In a final tactical road march, the last U.S. troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait on Sunday morning, ending almost nine years of a deadly and divisive war.