Sen. Charles Schumer again criticized the Obama administration’s funding of New York’s anti-terror efforts Sunday, saying President George W. Bush had at times been better for the region than Obama.
12:00PM IL: [UPDATE BELOW] Transportation Ministry officials on Monday will be meeting with officials of the Civil Aviations Authority and the Airport Authority to discuss meteorological reports predicting the volcanic
NYC officials probing Saturday’s ferry crash are zeroing in on the propulsion system that had failed the vessel at least once before — and also revealed that the assistant captain
The guest speaker at the Agudath Israel of America’s 88th Anniversary Dinner, was Guy R. Cook, the Iowa attorney representing former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin. The two part video below
BlackBerry buff President Obama declared war on technology yesterday singling out Apples super-popular iPods and iPads for criticism. Obama whose election was credited, in part, to his skillful use of modern media, from smart phones to Twitter to Flickr — yesterday told college graduates that high-tech gizmos and apps are straining American democracy. […]
According to reports, officials in the Prime Ministers Office on Sunday reached a final decision, and they plan to move the bones at the proposed building site of the fortified emergency room at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. One such report was released by Kol Chai Radios Noam Zeigman, who reports Eyal Gabbai, the director-general of […]
Zablon Simintov is always guaranteed the best seat in his local synagogue here, but the privilege comes with a downside: he’s the last Jew in Afghanistan. The country’s 800-year-old Jewish
[Update below] Fox News reports: Speculation is building that President Obama is leaning toward Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his pick to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the
Gasoline prices at the pump have climbed more than 7 cents per gallon in the past two weeks, but could plummet soon with declining crude oil prices, according to a
If using a massive dome to cover the source of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico doesn’t work, crews are preparing for another option: clogging it. Engineers are
Meir Rabin, referred to as the chief suspect in the Holyland investigation, was released to house arrest following over a month in jail. He will be remanded to 20 days
Representatives of the Eida Chareidis met on Sunday with the Director-General of the Prime Ministers Office, Eli Gabbai, along with other officials seeking to address the conflict surrounding the new emergency room at Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. Also present was Rav Rosa of Zaka, who called on the government not to disturb the bones found […]
The suspect in the failed Times Square bombing was likely working with the Taliban movement in Pakistan, President Obama’s top terrorism adviser said Sunday. John Brennan, the assistant to the
On erev shabbos at 5:00am, Mishael Abramov zl headed for shul, walking to the Yismach Moshe Shul in the Hatikva neighborhood of Tel Aviv as was his daily practice. Two hours later, he was murdered RL in a violent robbery. At 7:00am, he opened the door of his home to air it out, beginning to […]
A bill in response to the recent wave of anti-chareidi statements released by public officials will be placed on the desk of Knesset secretariat, a bill dubbed the Gazit-Huldai Bill.
[Update Below] According to a Kol Chareidi report, a chareidi yeshiva bachur in Kiev was brutally murdered, stabbed to death and his body cut into pieces. The murder occurred two
The owner of a kosher food plant in Ogdensburg has sued the city for $11 million. Tubroburg LLC, owned by Menachem and Schneur Bistritzky, claims the city of Ogdensburg has
Phony $100 and $50 bills are flooding the city — and the feds want your help to stop the high-quality fakes. The funny money, on paper that seems genuine and
Whipping winds wreaked havoc across the tri-state on Shabbos. Sustained winds of 40 miles per hour knocked down trees and tore down power lines across the region. In Midtown, streets
The National Transportation Safety Board will continue its investigation Sunday into what caused a ferry to crash into the Staten Island terminal in New York. At least 36 people were
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