YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of Dr. Menachem (Mendy) Friedman Z”L. Dr. Friedman was a well-known Internist in Flatbush. Tragically, he was suddenly Niftar just before
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] Purim is almost here. It’s a harbinger of Spring and along with it comes the incredible Mitzvah of Tzedakah that helps to define us as a nation. On
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Vice President Mike Pence appealed for total GOP congressional support for a White House-backed health overhaul during a brief visit Saturday to Kentucky, where the Republican governor and junior senator
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. Secret Service did a “fantastic job” apprehending a “troubled person” who got onto the White House grounds after climbing a fence on
An outspoken Manhattan federal prosecutor known for fighting public corruption was fired Saturday afternoon. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara tweeted that he “did not resign” and added, “Moments ago, I was
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] Purim is almost here. It’s a harbinger of Spring and along with it comes the incredible Mitzvah of Tzedakah that helps to define us as a nation. On
[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] For the past few years, battei midrash that were once empty on Purim night have been filled to capacity, as thousands of men in Eretz Yisrael streamed in
Please note that YWN will be updated throughout Purim with any major news stories, and will resume normal postings after Purim. Please be aware, that the NYPD will have zero
A spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the U.S. president on Friday invited him to visit the White House to discuss resuming peace talks, the first contact between the
As congressional investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election are ramping up, so is the political division, raising questions about whether lawmakers’ work will be viewed as credible. The
Lawyers for retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn told President Donald Trump’s transition team that Flynn might need to register with the Justice Department as a foreign agent, according to a
The New York City medical examiner’s office, citing diplomatic protocol, will not release the cause and manner of death for Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, who died suddenly last
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As her family stopped to greet friends at the door of Magen David Yeshiva, the site of Chai Lifeline’s New York Purim party, seven-year- old Elke
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of Montreal, the Bob Ament branch, held its 35th Annual Siyum Mishnayos on March 2-5, Shabbos Parshas Teruma, at the Yeshiva Gedolah Mercaz
Congressional investigators are demanding documents and contacting witnesses in a wide-ranging probe of the Defense Department’s troubled anti-propaganda efforts against the Islamic State. The investigation by the House Oversight and
After the Zika virus epidemic that spread through the America’s last year, U.S. officials are keeping a close eye on another mosquito-borne virus. An outbreak of yellow fever in rural
A 2-year-old boy in England wasn’t very impressed with a chance to meet Queen Elizabeth II and showed it by throwing a tantrum in front of her majesty. Little Alfie
With Purim just days away, I really wanted to keep this week’s email light. I really did. But sadly, I can’t. Because this week has been one of the roughest
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