America’s obstruction of a Palestinian statehood drive at the UN has left President Barack Obama facing charges he watered down his Middle East peace push to appease disgruntled Jewish voters.
Free checking is going the way of the free checked bag. Only 45% of non-interest bank checking accounts are free, down from 65% in 2010 and 76% two years ago,
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly tells “60 Minutes” that the NYPD has “some means to take down a plane” in what he termed an “extreme situation,” during an interview
Mayor Mike won’t be joining the Buffett bandwagon. Bloomberg, speaking this morning on “Meet the Press,” blasted billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s call for the super-rich to pay more in taxes
Senator Charles Schumer is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate OnStar, a company that can track drivers and call emergency services in case of accidents, saying the service is
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Barack Obama and his Republican challengers for the White House are all friends of Israel. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday,
The tens of thousands who will be leaving Eretz Yisrael ahead of Rosh Hashanah began making their way to Ben-Gurion International Airport on Sunday morning (26 Elul), and the congestion
In the presence of Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, the rav of the Kosel and holy sites, the Kvitlach that have accumulated in the Kosel since Pesach were removed. They will be
Two Americans released from an Iranian prison have landed in New York after being held for more than two years on accusations of spying. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer arrived
Am Yisrael is requested to be mispallel on behalf of Hagon Rav Menashe Klein, the Ungvar Rebbe Shlita, who underwent a cardiac catheterization procedure in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in
Scores of protesters were arrested in Manhattan Saturday as a march against social inequality turned violent. Hundreds of people carrying banners and chanting “shame, shame” walked between Zuccotti Park, near
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he thinks President Barack Obama could win re-election next year in spite of the country’s high unemployment rate. Bloomberg cites the power of
In a story reported first by FlatbushScoop.com, the victim of a fatal shooting at 2701 Ocean Ave on Saturday night was the result of a fight over of an iPhone:
On Friday morning, YWN Israel reported that a car accident which had claimed the lives of a young father and his infant son was the cause of rock-throwing Arabs. We
The following is from the Brooklyn Eagle: Empire State Development (ESD) announced that Mesorah Publications, an internationally recognized publisher of Jewish literature known for producing ArtScroll, will retain 101 jobs
NYS Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has gotten dinged again – this time not by Democratic voters, but by party functionaries. As noted here previously, anti-Silver insurgents won election as Democratic
While acknowledging the hard-hit black community and budding criticisms in its ranks, President Barack Obama said in a speech Saturday night to the Congressional Black Caucus that he wouldn’t give
All around the world, ashkenazic communities will begin reciting Slichos this Motzei Shabbos. As we approach Rosh Hashana standing in a world that needs our Tefilos more than ever, it
Some American Muslims are not happy with the FBI’s apology for an incident in which a trainer at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., told 37 agents in an April
Orlando – Former Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain won the Presidency 5 straw poll here Saturday, delivering a blow to Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s frontrunner status and a victory for
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