The U.S. election is over but the Ecuadorean Embassy in London is maintaining an internet blackout on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who sought refuge there four years ago, the anti-secrecy

[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] This appeal is endorsed by prominent Rabbonim. A terrifying fire has made one family’s difficult circumstance even more dire. During the past Succos Yom Tov a serious fire

The fact that Hillary Clinton most likely won the U.S. popular vote but won’t be president has some people wondering, “Wait, why do we do it this way?” Thank —

Donald Trump’s victory came as a surprise to many Americans, the nation’s pollsters most of all. Heading into Election Day, most national surveys overstated what will likely be a narrow

FBI Director James Comey faces a complicated path under a Donald Trump administration. Does he try to serve out the remaining seven years of his term under a president who

It took a day and a half after his election win for Donald Trump to return to Twitter. In the final days of the campaign, the New York Times reported

Bernie Sanders is leaving open the possibility of another presidential bid, saying in a Thursday interview that he wants to focus on helping the party rebuild its base after Donald

Donald Trump inherits a much sturdier economy than the one Barack Obama carried into his second term four years ago. Back then, the scars of the Great Recession were still

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times This coming Shabbos, the 11th of Cheshvan, is the yahrtzeit of Rochel Imeinu. Aside from observing the yahrtzeit, it is

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] It is now a veritable rescue operation – but for a pair of Talis and Tefillin. The Tallis and Tefillin, owned by a melamed, were lost

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday refused to let a group of journalists travel with him to cover his historic first meeting with President Barack Obama, breaking a long-standing practice intended

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 3.57 percent from

Serious deal-seekers are already planning their Thanksgiving weekend shopping, and experts believe that once again the holiday itself may offer better deals than Black Friday the day afterward. Amid the

[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] See what Rabbi Shafier from The Shmuz has to say about living “out of town” vs “in town” and about Rochester in particular. See our website www.TorahRochester.com for

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] An interview appeared in the Israeli Yated Neeman with HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky Shlita, during which the Torah giant discusses the need for one to be

Donald Trump agreed on the importance of the U.S. military alliance with Australia and the importance of the U.S. military presence to the security of the Asia-Pacific region, Australia’s prime

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] B’chasdei Hashem a report of another Palestinian terror attack that did not occur, this time on the Jerusalem light rail. One Arab male who was armed