New York’s medical community worries that adding 1.1 million people to insurance rolls under the federal health care overhaul will overwhelm primary care physicians, many of whom are already swamped.
More than 100,000 people have signed up to use New York City’s new bike share system since it launched a little less than four weeks ago, officials announced Saturday. The
Hillary Clinton has fed speculation that she might run for the White House in 2016 by telling an audience in Canada that she would like to see a woman president in the United States in her lifetime. Let me say this, hypothetically speaking, I really do hope that we have a woman president in my […]
By meeting a privacy oversight board on Friday, President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans worried about losing their privacy after revelations that the U.S. government engaged in a vast
Facebook Inc has inadvertently exposed 6 million users phone numbers and email addresses to unauthorized viewers over the past year, the worlds largest social networking company disclosed late Friday. Facebook blamed the data leaks, which began in 2012, on a technical glitch in its massive archive of contact information collected from its 1.1 billion users […]
A former National Security Agency contractor wanted by the United States for revealing highly classified surveillance programs has been allowed to leave for a “third country” because a U.S. extradition
There’s no love between the two Republican mayoral hopefuls Joe Lhota and john Catsimatidis. The disdain between the two men, with the McDonald campaign always chiming in to castigate Mr.
A man in police custody described as a Sudanese national began stabbing passersby in the Nvei Shaanan area of southern Tel Aviv a short time ago. The attack occurred close to 11am, Sunday, 15 Tammuz 5773. The motive for the mans actions is unknown as this time. At least four people have been injured, one […]
After enduring a Shabbos accompanied by significant pain, Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita on Sunday morning was admitted to Jerusalems Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Family members of the Gadol Hador wanted the rav to go to the hospital on Shabbos, but he refused. It appears he was in so much pain that he did […]
The investigation surrounding the alleged illegal actions of Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yonah Metzger seems to be widening as police report additional suspects will be questioned this week. On erev Shabbos
The Republican Party’s road map for winning presidential elections looks hazier than ever as GOP lawmakers and others reject what many considered obvious lessons from Mitt Romney’s loss last year.
State lawmakers have passed legislation to let New York City keep using mechanical voting machines in this year’s primary and runoff elections. City primaries are scheduled Sept. 10 for mayor,
Having developed one of the most sophisticated surveillance networks in the United States, the New York Police Department is now expanding its use, giving local precinct commanders new powers to fight street crime with high-tech tools previously used only in counterterrorism operations. The technology, having been inspired and engineered with a sense of urgency after […]
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nations largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, praised the state of South Carolina as it nears passage of a tax-credit scholarship program for students with special needs. Passage of the program would make South Carolina the 23rd state to enact private school choice, pending Governor Nikki […]
An Israeli civil rights law centre has threatened legal action against key staff at Sydney University’s Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, alleging they are breaching the Human Rights Act
President Barack Obama is holding his first meeting with a privacy and civil liberties board Friday as he seeks to make good on his pledge to have a public discussion
A Meshulach was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Madison Avenue late Thursday evening, TLS reports. At about 11:15 PM, the man was crossing Madison Avenue
The Jerusalem Magistrate Court has ordered Israel Broadcast Authority and its advertising company to pay the Kahana family 15,000 NIS in compensation. The court simply approved a deal reached between
12% of Israelis during the last year had to forgo a medical treatment or pharmaceuticals due to the cost. Among the lowest 20% of wage earners, that number stands at
As the elections for the new Chief Rabbis of Israel nears, Shas is working to maximize its position, albeit working at a disadvantage, seated in opposition in Knesset today. Shas
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