Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided midair in southern New Jersey. Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were friends who both lived in
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems. Now, more than three decades later, the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip are following the token into retirement. The last day to buy or refill a […]
New York City officials on Monday announced plans for NYC Health + Hospitals to move forward with a partnership that would bring Maimonides Health into the city’s public health care system, a move they say is aimed at stabilizing one of Brooklyn’s largest hospital networks and expanding access to care. As previously reported by YWN, Hatzolah […]
Hamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, has officially confirmed the deaths of several senior figures months after they were assassinated by Israel, marking the terror group’s most comprehensive public acknowledgments of leadership losses since the start of the war. In a statement released Monday, Qassam confirmed that its commander, Muhammad Sinwar, and the head of […]
China’s military on Monday dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around the island of Taiwan, which Beijing called a “stern warning” against separatist and “external interference” forces. Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.” Taiwan’s aviation authority said more […]
Immigration to Israel declined significantly in 2025, with approximately 21,900 new immigrants arriving during the year, according to data released by the Immigration and Absorption Ministry. The figure represents a
Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things that […]
Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid announced on Monday that his party will file a petition tomorrow to the Supreme Court against what he described as “the theft of more than one billion shekels from the citizens of Israel.” “Yesh Atid will petition the Supreme Court tomorrow against the theft of more than one billion shekels […]
The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for a period of 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, though he said he would prefer an American commitment of up to 50 years to deter Russia from further attempts to seize its neighbor’s land by force. U.S. […]
Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand convened with their Chinese counterpart on Monday as the Beijing government, building on its expanding presence in global diplomacy, sought to play a stronger
Her devoted father learns and teaches in the Mir Yeshiva, and the Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Ezrachigives a special bracha to all who donate.
Israel-obsessed media personality Tucker Carlson has made a series of new incendiary anti-Israel and antisemitic remarks, alleging that Israeli influence and pro-Israel advocates in the United States are responsible for
Guatemalan authorities extradited a man identified as one of the leaders of the Lev Tahor sect—who holds dual Israeli and Romanian citizenship—to Mexico, where he is facing trial on charges related to organized crime and human trafficking, including allegations of forced marriages involving minors. Mexican officials said that Yoel Alter was transferred into Mexican custody […]
A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest as other areas of the country braced Monday for plunging temperatures, strong
A rock-hewn mikveh dating to the late Bayis Sheini period was discovered in recent days during excavations under the Kosel plaza, it was announced in a joint statement by the
A thug vandalized tefillin, siddurim and a tallis outside the Beit Yosef Knesset HaGadol in Givatayim early Monday morning, throwing them on the floor at the entrance to the shul.
High Court Justice Yitzchak Amit accepted the request of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and issued an interim order on Sunday evening freezing the government’s decision to close Army Radio. “After considering the issuance of an interim order,” Justice Amit wrote, “and after reviewing the position of the Attorney General’s Office and the government’s response, I […]
New York State is experiencing a record-breaking surge in influenza cases, with health officials warning that the outbreak could intensify in the weeks ahead as flu season approaches its peak.
A Jewish merchant who was arrested earlier this month in Damascus amid growing concern over possible religious targeting has been released and cleared of all accusations. Salem Hamdani, a longtime
Clashes broke out on Syria’s coast between protesters from the Alawite religious minority and counterdemonstrators Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, health officials said. The clashes came two days after a bombing at an Alawite mosque in the city of Homs killed eight people and wounded 18 others during prayers. […]
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