New York City’s taxi commission chief says the scam thought to have cheated 1.8 million riders is smaller than officials first believed. The head of the city’s Taxi and Limousine
United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon visited Hamas-controlled Gaza on Sunday, following which he met with Noam and Aviva Shalit, the parents of imprisoned IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. The Shalits stated
Brooklyn – New York City Council candidate and education advocate David G. Greenfield announced a plan that would require every non-public school submit their entire staff to fingerprint criminal background
In response to their failure to stop health care reform from passing last night, the Republicans have set their sights on a new goal: Nancy Pelosi’s job as Speaker of
[ORIGINAL UPDATES BELOW] 9:00PM IL: It is now cleared to release that an IDF soldier was killed by mistaken gunfire in the Kissufim area. Golani Brigade forces operating in the
Attorneys general from at least 12 states say they will challenge the constitutionality of the healthcare reform bill passed by the House of Representatives Sunday night. The threatened action suggests
A blaze erupted on Monday morning in the Orot HaTorah Talmid Torah in the Rova Zayin area of Ashdod. Heavy damage was reported to the talmid torah’s storage area as
[Elizabeth Benjamin of the Daily News reports] A spokeswoman for Comptroller John Liu today chastised City Council hopeful Joe Lazar for distributing literature that seems to imply he has been
12:40PM EST: [UPDATE BELOW] An NYPD officer has just been shot in the Bronx at 3073 Park Avenue near 158th Street. The officer is reportedly in serious condition, and has
The link below is a documentary video created exclusively for Yeshiva World News Israel by Yaakov Rosen, highlighting the various issues surrounding the planned decision of the High Court to
It’s that time of the year again… the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through Pesach with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as
In a rare but welcome move, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel turned to Rabbi Pinchas Cohen, the Chief Rabbi of Netivot, instructing him to remove his kashrus supervision from the
Fifty-four families living with a child’s serious illness found comfort, support, information and inspiration at Chai Lifeline’s annual LH Financial Services Winter Retreat last weekend. The annual Chai Lifeline event
Passover is a holiday that looms above us. The mere thought of cleaning our homes, and the madness it entails can be a huge task. As a mother of five,
According to veteran Gush Etzion resident Rabbi Chanan Porat, image is high on the agenda for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, explaining that back on Tu B’Shvat, when learning the prime
Virginia’s attorney general said he plans to sue the federal government over the healthcare reform legislation, saying Congress lacks authority to force people to buy health insurance. The following is
Brooklyn – On the eve of Election Day, the Greenfield Campaign announced that it has postponed this morning’s campaign events to allow David Greenfield to spend some time with his
This will not stand. No one should be confused about the outcome of Sunday’s vote This is not the end of the fight it is the beginning of the fight.
State Senator Pedro Espada has come out in favor of tolls on some East River bridges. The majority leader now says he supports a $2 toll on the Brooklyn, Manhattan,
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