Radio host, Guardian Angels founder and Gotti family nemesis Curtis Sliwa was once the victim of a drive-by shooting. Now he hopes to have drive-through prostate cancer surgery. Sliwa announced

With the unrest in the Middle East, some economists say $5 a gallon gas will become the norm. At first you might have thought your eyes were playing tricks on you, but they werent. Gas prices hit $4.99 for premium in Stamford on Wednesday, reports CBS 2s Scott Rapoport. Drivers say its all part of […]

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued new orders requiring that air traffic control supervisors oversee the arrival and departure of planes carrying the vice president and first lady. The

A same-gender marriage bill may have been defeated in the State Senate less than two years ago, but advocates say enough time has passed to change the stakes, pointing to increased public support and new members of the State Senate. The opposition is down to 36, which is a record low. So that’s a seat […]

There is evidence to refute the claim that President Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii, and therefore is not eligible to be president of the United States, but “birthers”

In a refreshing bit of news for a federal agency besieged by the embarrassment of sleeping and inattentive air traffic controllers, the Department of Transportations move to impose new airline passenger protection rules is meeting with widespread praise among industry groups. There are four major components to the rule changes, which were announced Wednesday. Airlines […]

Forget the talk about allowing trucks on the Garden State Parkway. New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James Simpson says it won’t happen. Simpson made the announcement today following press reports over

Montgomery County police are investigating four vandalisms in Rockville and Potomac they say may be hate crimes. Fourteen windows were shattered with a BB gun early Monday, said police spokesman

President Obamas approval ratings are plummeting, and the timing is terrible for the White House. Even as Obama skewered Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and the House GOP budget plan, his approval rating dipped in a Gallup poll to 41 percent, the lowest number yet of his presidency. A Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday shows […]

A new government alert system that will change the way the nation perceives terror threats made its debut Wednesday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled the system, which is supposed

On this Erev Pesach morning of 5771 , YWN would like to thank our devoted readers across the globe for visiting YWN each day, patronizing our advertisers, and making our

Brooklyn — Councilman David G. Greenfield intervened today, on the afternoon of Erev Pesach, to prevent the towing of vehicles in the Boro Park section of his district. The Councilman

In the hospital during Pesach ….. Chesed 24/7 is there with you! Chesed 24/7’s Hospitality Rooms have been meticulously cleaned and prepared for Pesach – stocked with machzorim, matzos, grape

The focus shifted Monday to repairing damage and cleaning up debris after a wave of devastating storms that swept across the South killed at least 45 people in the last

Police investigating a reported missing person in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn found two women stabbed to death inside an apartment, according to police. A 57-year-old woman and a 27-year-old

Lucien Izraylov will not be among family members or friends when he recites Passover prayers or sits to enjoy his kosher meals. Instead, he will do it alone, with the

Republican Congressman Michael Grimm of New York, who last month became the first Republican Member of the House of Representatives to call for Jonathan Pollard’s release, recently sent an official

Today, April 17, 2011, the US national debt clock showed $14,281,988,839,404.12 in public debt. This means that with an estimated population of 310,403,719, each citizens share is $46,011.01. Furthermore, at the current spending rate, the debt ceiling will haveto beraised by mid-May to preventgovernmentdefault in early July. National debt is not good for our country, […]

Daniel Viflic, (Raphael Daniel Aryeh ben Tamar) the 16-year-old boy injured in the anti-tank missile attack on a school bus in the Negev on last week, was unfortunately just Niftar. He had been hospitalized in Beershebas Soroka Medical Center since the terror attack, and his condition slowly deteriorated until his Petira just a few minutes […]

Moshe Berman, the developer behind many Jewish iPhone apps, has posted an update to his Sefiras HaOmer app for iPhone and iPod touch, Ultimate Omer 2. Ultimate Omer 2 is

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