Embracing his clemency powers like never before, President Barack Obama is planning more commutations in his final days in office after a dramatic move to cut short convicted leaker Chelsea

[VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A woman fell into a 7-meter-deep pit near Kibbutz Tzora earlier this week. Firefighters responded as did the area search and rescue team –

Officials at a Mississippi military base say a jet has crashed on a training flight, and that two people on board the plane were able to safely eject near the

The suspect in the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer was captured Tuesday night after eluding a massive manhunt for more than a week, authorities said. Orlando police Chief

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] It is now cleared to release that a policeman was killed in the Wednesday morning 20 Teves vehicular ramming attack in the southern Bedouin community of Um Chiran.  Two people were killed in the attack, including the policeman. The terrorist was eliminated by security forces. Another policeman sustained moderate injuries. The […]

With coverage for millions of people at stake, Rep. Tom Price is facing pointed questions about President-elect Donald Trump’s health policies — and his own investments in health care companies — from senators considering his selection as health secretary. While Price, an orthopedic surgeon-turned-lawmaker, is largely a known quantity on Capitol Hill, Trump’s bottom line […]

The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman knew about the attack ahead of time and then hindered the criminal investigation when she lied to FBI agents after the shooting, prosecutors

It’s going to rain on Donald Trump’s parade. About the time Trump raises his right hand Friday at noon to take the oath of office as the 45th U.S. president,

The White House said Tuesday that the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba will still be open when President Barack Obama leaves office, conceding that a core campaign promise will

The Knesset Economic Committee on Tuesday 19 Teves authorized a large fine for drivers who run a red light, approving the NIS 1,500 fine. Also, approved by the committee is

As the shock of Donald Trump’s election victory is giving way to analysis about how his presidency will affect Americans’ lives, our digital freedom of speech deserves special consideration. The ability to express ourselves freely is a fundamental right guaranteed to us all. There are three major elements that determine how free we are in […]

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai on Sunday 17 Teves unveiled the city’s AutoTel program, which will permit persons to rent one of 260 small vehicles positioned around the city for short periods of time measured in minutes. According to City Hall, the program is set to go live in the fall of 2017. While implementation […]

Two days from now, Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, will arrive at the White House for morning tea with President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. Upstairs, in the

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Police during the night of 19 Teves operated in the Shuafat refugee camp in the Jerusalem district. In fact, hundreds of police, border police and Yassam police took part in ‘Operation 700’ in the refugee camp, resulting in the arrests of nine suspects and carrying out 14 searches. Those taken into […]

Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized but the 92-year-old is “fine” and expected to go home in a few days, his chief of staff told area media early

As Donald Trump approaches his inauguration, young Americans have a deeply pessimistic view about his incoming administration, with young blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans particularly concerned about what’s to come

The Israel Innovation Authority’s MAGNET program, uniting technology and industrial companies with academic research institutes for long term development of technologies in a variety of fields, has greenlighted the establishment of two new consortia: A consortium for developing a platform for generic technologies to produce adaptable smart fabrics: Developing functional textiles with added value, that […]

With the U.S. increasingly looking inward and China eager to take a lead on the global stage, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday cast his country as a champion of

Security authorities have completed their work at the scene of the fatal vehicular terror attack earlier today,  and officials have begun with the demolition of illegal buildings in the Bedouin community in southern Israel. A large police force is remaining in the area, protecting government agents who are carrying out demolition orders that were issued […]