Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, the incoming Trump administration’s pick for ambassador to China, has long promoted his state’s abundant agricultural products to China, but he would be thrust into the

Search and rescue efforts are underway for a Marine pilot who ejected about 120 miles off the coast of Japan on Wednesday. The pilot ditched his F/A-18 at approximately 6:40

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Fire investigators have determined the blaze that swept through the Maalot Yeshiva was caused by an electric short circuit. Officials point out such an incident, at night, can have significantly more serious consequences but the quick response led to only three light cases of smoke inhalation. (YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)

The Histadrut national labor union on Wednesday, 7 Kislev, declared a ‘labor dispute’ over the ongoing dispute with Bnei Brak City Hall. Doing so starts the countdown timer which permits launching a strike after two weeks. During the period of the ‘labor dispute’, both sides are expected to enter into intensive negotiations in the hope […]

The video was unambiguous: A white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black man in the back as the man ran away. But a South Carolina jury was unable to

The French Le-Monde newspaper reports that documents revealed by Edward Snowden show the NSA (National Security Agency) and Britain’s GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) intelligence and security organization have been monitoring Israeli activities, spying on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu as well as Foreign Ministry officials, Israeli defense companies, PA officials and MK Dr. Ahmed Tibi. These […]

Now Person of the Year as well as president-elect, Donald Trump said Wednesday he expects to select his secretary of state next week and former rival Mitt Romney still has

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his coalition have offered Amona residents to relocate about 80 meters from their current site and they would be relocated to another position on the

[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] BINA Stroke and Brain Injury Assistance, the only organization providing guidance and assistance to stroke and brain injury survivors in the Jewish community, will host its annual dinner on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Ohel David & Shlomo, located at 710 Shore Boulevard in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. and the program […]

Investigators said Tuesday a warehouse fire in Oakland that killed 36 people did not appear to have been set intentionally and may have been caused by a refrigerator or other

The rabbis who attended a secret meeting late one night this week were asked by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu not to reveal the context of the discussion that took place.

The phone rang, it was my wife Chavie, I knew she was calling with an update, but it was not one I was hoping for. “The neurologist is pretty certain that he has a diagnosis, but we will get more testing when we’re back in Montana” she said. My heart stopped, my mind raced, shivers […]

City workers have taken down two Donald Trump honorary street signs near his downtown Chicago hotel and condominium tower. Mike Claffey of the city’s Department of Transportation says the signs