Parents who have been fretting over the low levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids’ favorite drinks. The Food and Drug
House approval of a scaled-back farm bill is setting up what could be an even bigger fight over food stamps and the role of domestic food aid in the United
With chareidim backing either Rabbi Yaakov Shapira or Rabbi David Lau for the next Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, the split vote is likely to benefit Rabbi David Stav. According
Nearly a week after Asiana Flight 214 collided with a rocky seawall just short of its intended airport runway, investigators have pieced together an outline of the event — what should have been a smooth landing by seasoned pilots turning into a disaster. With each new bit of information, the picture emerging is of pilots […]
Seeking support among his former colleagues in the New York delegation, Anthony Weiner has been so far unsuccessful in garnering support for his candidacy, the Daily News reports. Among those who were reached out for support, is NYC’s Democratic powerbroker Congressman Jerrold Nadler. “I don’t think he’s one of the most qualified candidates and I […]
The Bayit Leumi party is made up of factions, and one of those factions is Tekuma. Tekuma members include Housing Minister Uri Ariel, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Rabbi Eli
In an effort to save yeshivos, the Shas and Yahadut Hatorah parties on Wednesday, 3 Menachem Av 5773 sent a letter to the Bayit Yehudi party. The opposition MKs called
Housing Minister (Bayit Yehudi) Uri Ariel on Wednesday, 3 Menachem Av 5773 presented his plan to alleviate the nationwide housing shortage – “massive building in Yehuda and Shomron”. Ariel stated during a session of the Knesset Finance Committee that “in order to alleviate the crisis, we must begin massive construction in settlement blocs in Yehuda […]
If businesses get an extra year to meet a new health care mandate, why not everybody else? Republicans, seizing on the White House delay for employers, are demanding that the
Investigators have found no evidence of mechanical problems with Asiana Flight 214, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, putting the focus of the safety probe into
Israel’s soldiers spend their days defending the citizens of Israel from external threats. Many also contribute hours of their time as volunteers in communities throughout Israel. We present to you three of the volunteer organizations proudly supported by the IDF and its soldiers. Gesher El Hanoar is an organization which helps at-risk youth living without […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As the sunset marking the end of the month-long Muslim Ramadan festival approached over the A Sa’ira Cemetery, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat was honored
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A food store on Hoshea Street in the Geula neighborhood of Yerushalayim was robbed on Wednesday, 3 Menachem Av 5773. The robbers sprayed pepper spray at the checkout clerks and grabbed the money and fled. Police are investigating. YWN PHOTO LINK: Click HERE for photos. (YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem / […]
Bnei Brak Mayor Rabbi Avraham Rubinstein will be HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky’s Shlita driver for a week. This is because of the petira of Rav Shmuel Epstein ZT”L, the father of the rav’s driver R’ Yeshayahu Epstein, who is sitting shiva. Rav Yeshayahu is the rav’s aide and driver, taking care of many of his […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] While pundits were doubting his ability to collect enough signatures, in 4 days, to make the ballot, a beaming Eliot Spitzer reported 27,000 collected signatures, just an hour before the deadline outside the board of Elections. “Against the odds and all predictions–and in light of some who tried to thwart the […]
President Barack Obama’s choice as chief U.S. envoy for Europe defended her role in the talking points created after last year’s deadly attack in Benghazi, Libya, at a Senate confirmation
As a result of the budget cut in military spending, 4,000 career personnel will be dismissed, hundreds of tanks will be taken out of service, two air force combat squadrons
In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain’s second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of
A Jewish prisoner release bill brought to Knesset by MK (Shas) David Azoulai was voted down on Wednesday, 3 Menachem Av 5773. Supporters of the bill called for the release of Jews in prison for murder, referring to them as “nationalistic prisoners”, with one bereaved fathers holding up signs “release my son, not my son’s […]
Summer travelers should pack plenty of patience: More flights are running late this year than in 2012. The U.S. Department of Transportation says that only 79.4 percent of domestic flights
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