The top communications regulator won support to pass contentious new rules for Internet traffic, a move likely to face legal challenges and create uncertainty about Internet regulation. The Federal Communications
8:50PM EST: Tragedy struck the Monsey Jewish community on Monday night, when a Frum woman was R”L struck and killed by a vehicle. Sources tell YWN that the middle-aged woman
5:05PM EST: According to an exclusive report by www.FlatbushScoop.com, the NYPD officer who forced an Orthodox man to write on Shabbos, is being transferred out of the precinct, and out
New York’s top court has rejected a Democratic state senator’s request for a full manual recount in his narrow loss to a Republican newcomer on Long Island. That ruling will
After months of investigation, Governor David Paterson has been given a $62,000 fine for unlawfully obtaining Yankees tickets. The State Commission on Public Integrity announced the fine today, after concluding
Brooklyn – This morning Councilman David G. Greenfield condemned the desecration of Brooklyn’s largest Jewish cemetery and offered a one thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and
On December 9, 2010, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Douglas Shulman, announced that the IRS is considering another formal “voluntary disclosure” program for U.S. taxpayers who own, or have an interest
On Sunday afternoon, dozens of Israel Security Forces from the GSS, and special police units wearing civilian clothes, raided a building under construction in the neighborhood of Kiryat Belz, in
(Photos of the desecration posted below) Police are looking for the vandals who toppled gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn, authorities said yesterday. The crime took place in Washington
An Israel Defense Forces soldier claimed Monday that three Arabs allegedly attempted to kidnap him from a petrol station near Jerusalem. The IDF soldier, who claimed that he was attacked
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Dr. Shlomo Adler Z”L, better known in London as “Malach Refoel”. Dr. Adler served the Jewish Community of London and beyond,
Seattle – “Israeli War Crimes,” the enormous advertisement reads. “Your tax dollars at work.” To the right of the image is a group of children — one little boy stares
While the blizzards play havoc with flight schedules in Europe, the ZAKA organization – best known for its immediate response in times of emergency and tragedy – moved into high
Police temporarily shut down Terminal A at Newark-Liberty International Airport on Monday as a precaution. A suspicious package was found at a security checkpoint at about 8 a.m. The suspicious
British counter-terror police arrested 12 men early Monday in a “large-scale, pre-planned, intelligence-led” operation, they said. The suspects, aged from 17 to 28, were arrested in London, Cardiff in Wales
Hempstead, NY – A major Long Island township’s appeals board has rejected a cell phone company’s proposal to install six wireless antennas on the roof of a Jewish community center.
The U.S. government on Friday proposed prohibiting commercial truck and bus drivers from using cellphones while behind the wheel. The Transportation Department rule would affect approximately 4 million drivers, who
The following is from the BBC: About 10 million turkeys are expected to be eaten in the UK the next 3 weeks with most people unaware of how the bird
An ex-con was busted after cops stopped him for running a red light in St. Albans, Queens, early this morning and found his vehicle was stuffed with a whopping 513
Clifton, NJ – After months of legal wrangling, a state judge on Thursday ordered the Clifton Zoning Board of Adjustment to hear an application by a Passaic-based synagogue on whether
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