Apple’s latest quarterly results are likely to illustrate why investors are clamoring for the maker of the iPhone and the iPad to come out with another trend-setting device. The report,
Following is a statement released by Honenu addresses reports that Israel will be releasing over 80 convicted Arab terrorists from its prisons as a good-will gesture coinciding with the renewal of talks between Israel and the PA (Palestinian Authority). Following reports of the planned release of terrorists as a goodwill gesture towards Abu Mazen, Honenu, […]
If President Barack Obama’s new focus on the economy sounds familiar, that’s because he’s done it before. Since the first year of his presidency, Obama has been launching and re-launching initiatives on the economy. Some came with new policy proposals, others with catchy slogans. Remember 2011’s “Winning the Future” campaign? Or the “We […]
Nahariya resident 76-year-old Yona Midani was killed while traveling on Route 85 on Sunday, 14 Menachem Av 5773 in the Western Galil. A large rock flew off a passing truck
Council Member Stephen Levin is thanking pediatricians, community leaders, and the New York City Department of Health for their efforts to put an end to the measles outbreak in Williamsburg
Yeshivas Hararei Tzion, the first chareidi Mechina located in Camp Gadi in the Jordan Valley, is up and running. The school will open to talmidim on August 7, 2013, Rosh
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is endorsing Scott Stringer for New York City comptroller. Gillibrand’s choice means she is not backing former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer resigned his
The FAA says the front landing gear of a plane arriving at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collapsed shortly after the plane touched down on the runway. The Federal Aviation Administration
Gershon Mesika, who heads the Shomron Regional Council, took the initiative and succeeded in bringing rabbonim together for the sake of setting rules and lowering the tone following the recent bout of scathing statements that led to harsh responses and a great deal of sinas chinam. A number of rabbonim affiliated with Maran HaGaon HaRav […]
Beginning at around 7:45 a.m. this morning, the FDNY’s computer dispatch system for EMS calls began experiencing technical problems followed by intermittent outages totalling about 90 minutes of system downtime.
American motorists are bracing for further increases in gas pump prices this summer after average national prices rose 12 cents in the past week alone. AAA says drivers are experiencing
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio filed an amended petition in court today to prevent the shutdown of Long Island College Hospital and hold SUNY accountable for violating the Temporary Restraining
Two months following the chasenah of a grandson of the Belzer Rebbe Shlita, the rebbe gets a mazel tov again, this time on the engagement of a granddaughter. The kallah
Ashdods Lido Beach tuned into a rescue scene on Sunday night, the eve of 15 Menachem Av 5773 as EMS and marine search units were fighting the clock in an effort to find a 46-year-old avreich who went under the water after running in to save a child. Ichud Hatzalah EMT Moshe Weizman explained that […]
It appears the Chabad rabbonim who are counted among the 150 voters selecting Israels new chief rabbis are likely to select Rabbi Yaakov Shapira and Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu. Leading Chabad Rov/Posek Rav Tuvia Blau Shlita, who heads the Chabad community in Nvei Yaakov, published a letter calling on the Chabad rabbonim to vote for these […]
The family of Egypt’s ousted president lashed out at the military on Monday, accusing the generals of kidnapping Mohammed Morsi, who has been detained incommunicado in an unknown location for
A part of New York City’s massive emergency call system has stalled three times in a day. It forced call takers and dispatchers on to use paper and pencil to
How do Israel Air Force pilots see in the dark? Last week, the Valley Squadron headed out for a complex, week-long exercise in the dark. Throughout the unique training session,
While I am delighted that the measles outbreak in Borough Park and Williamsburg has been contained, we cannot allow ourselves to be lulled into a false sense of security. This disease can quickly and easily be transmitted again. Now is the time to be proactive and ensure that anyone who still has not been immunized […]
The MTA is investing millions of dollars to improve and increase service on its subways, buses and commuter railroads over the next year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday. The improvements
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