Interpol urged all countries on Tuesday to obtain biometric data from fighters for the Islamic State and other extremist groups to help law enforcement track them down, especially when they return home. Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock said in an interview with The Associated Press that the international police organization only has biometric data — […]

Police accompanied by veterinary inspectors operating in the Israeli Arab municipality of Dir el-Assad uncovered ten tons of meat from illegal slaughter in a local butcher shop. The meat was

[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] President Reuven Rivlin on Monday evening 20 Cheshvan laid a wreath at a memorial ceremony at the Taj Palace Hotel, for the victims of

The Obama administration has green-lighted the sale of more than 100 Airbus planes to Iran, officials said Tuesday. It is the latest U.S. license for commercial activity with the Islamic

[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Each year thousands of people visit Hebron for the annual Shabbos Hebron to celebrate the reading Parshas Chayei Sarah. Because of the tie-in with the parsha,

President-elect Donald Trump changed his tune on several topics — among them climate change and prosecuting Hillary Clinton — in statements Tuesday to The New York Times and on Twitter. What he’s said in the past and what he’s saying now: CLIMATE CHANGE Then: “The concept of global warming was created by and for the […]

Ever feel like the taxi ride from the airport costs more than the trip there? It’s not your imagination. Airports across the country add surcharges of up to $5 a ride — typically passed directly on to travelers — for trips originating at their curbs. There are similar charges for limousine, Uber and Lyft drivers […]

The High Court of Justice on Tuesday, 21 Cheshvan, once again halted the evacuation of the Negev Bedouin community of Um el-Hiraq. The removal of the community was to have

President-elect Donald Trump is again distancing himself from the alt-right movement as its white supremacist members claim his election as a boon for their agenda. “I disavow and condemn them,”

Iran says it has transferred 11 tons of heavy water, which can be used in the production of nuclear arms, to Oman. The head of Iran’s nuclear program, Ali Akbar

Dr. Avraham Yitzchak is a member of Israel’s Ethiopian community and a real example for many as breaking several significant records. He became the first Ethiopian immigrant to attend medical school, to become a physician, and serve in the IDF as a doctor. Yitzchak has now been appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Southern Command […]

Late November is a time for family, thankfulness — and winter moths. The invasive insects that defoliate trees are expected to emerge in Rhode Island this week, not long after having been spotted in Massachusetts. Native to Europe, winter moths have damaged a growing number of trees throughout New England in recent years. They emerge […]

Chassidim and admirers of the Veretzky Rebbe Shlita were very excited for the Rebbe’s arrival to America. The Rebbe is a direct decedent of Zidichov, a 10th generation Ainikel of the Baal Shem Tov. The Rebbe is renowned for his genuine warmth, ahavas yisroel and a poel yeshuous.  Visitors to the Rebbe are taken by the Rebbes […]

Reporters at The New York Times tweeted details from a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump as it happened on Tuesday, contrasting it with an off-the-record session Trump held a day

Five minors were detained on Har Habayis by police on patrol in the early afternoon on Sunday, 19 Cheshvan on suspicion of prostrating themselves in tefilla and held in remand