New York – Council Members David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) and Eric Ulrich (R-Queens) announced bi-partisan legislation yesterday aimed at protecting minors at New York City’s public libraries from predators who
The tail of the disabled Navy chopper left behind in the Usama bin Laden raid in Pakistan will be handed back to the United States sometime Tuesday, U.S. Sen. John
There’s a warning for parents of babies that are teething. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about benzocaine. That’s the numbing medication normally used in gel and
The White House is criticizing Syria for violence against protesters that is now spreading beyond its borders and into Israeli territory. “We regret the loss of life and our thoughts
Investigators trying to determine why an Air France plane crashed mysteriously two years ago have recovered the complete contents of the flight data recorder and the last two hours of
He’s been practicing his inaugural address before his harshest critic — his 14-year-old son — and getting some pointers about content and delivery. No matter what black-tie dinners are going
Police response times have increased every year since 2007–and it now takes an average of 8.4 minutes for officers to respond to residents calling 911 to report crimes. That’s 90
Here we go again. Another year, another attempt by Dov Hikind to pretend that he cares about an issue other than the Gaza Strip. Yesterday, Hikind issued a statement that
The space shuttle Endeavour, the youngest orbiter in NASA’s fleet, soared into the morning sky Monday to begin the final mission of its 19-year career. Endeavour blazed a path through
I have found that writing letters is often an important tool in conveying heartfelt messages. I usually reserve it for people who’ve strong defense mechanisms, those constantly defending themselves, their
Four-year-old Moses Englender was killed by the truck pictured above as he rode a tricycle in Brooklyn. The driver apparently could not see a boy whose head barely reached the
6:20AM EST: The following was written by Reb Meilech Bindinger, from the Tokyo High Court, Chamber 410: Dear Yidden around the world; We and the defence attorneys are upset to
Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was a prisoner in US custody for “sometime” before he was killed by the American military, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday. “I have
An alleged war criminal who has lived in Australia for decades suffered a stroke ahead of the resumption of court proceedings to extradite him, his son said Monday. Former Hungarian
A decades-long dispute between Russia and an Orthodox Jewish group over ownership of holy texts collected for centuries by influential rabbis and seized by the Soviet Union has jolted the
Spring Valley, NY – The large Orthodox Jewish community here sends most of its children to private schools but took control of the public school district six years ago. Now,
The following by Michael Goodwin appeared in Sundays NY Post: The winter of public discontent with Mayor Bloom berg has turned into the spring of white-hot anger. If he’s got
Chicago’s link to one of the deadliest international terrorist attacks takes center stage Monday when a local businessman goes on trial here for allegedly aiding in Pakistani terrorists’ plan to
If Bill Clinton had his way, there would be an Internet agency created by the U.S. government or United Nations to debunk malicious rumors that originate and spread online. “I
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the Bobover Rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Hesa Halberstam A”H, the wife of the previous Bobover Rebbe, HaRav Naftali Halberstam ZATZAL. The Rebbitzen had
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