Glenn Beck roused the National Rifle Association’s annual convention this weekend with his attacks on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but he also aroused criticism by a major Jewish

Coca-Cola says it will work to make lower-calorie drinks and clear nutrition information more widely available around the world, intensifying a push against critics who say its drinks pack on the pounds. The Atlanta-based company, which makes Sprite, Fanta and Minute Maid, already offers diet drinks in most markets. But they’re not always as readily […]

Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself “the healthiest fat guy you’ve ever seen,” disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential

U.S. hospital charges for the same procedure vary widely, in some cases by tens of thousands of dollars, even within a particular town or city, according to data the U.S.

Seventeen-year-old Kelsey Raffaele’s last words were over a cellphone to a friend: “I’m going to crash!” The car she was driving had clipped a snow bank and spun into oncoming

Syria’s Internet and phone lines started working again on Wednesday evening, residents said, after a day-long blackout left much of the population cut off from the outside world. Communication networks

With Shavuos and the (imminent) arrival of warmer weather I am excited to be drinking more crisp & refreshing white wines.  Among the whites I most enjoy both for quality and price are the Baron Herzog Chenin Blanc.  With its aromas and flavors of sweet tropical fruits every sip is like a tropical vacation.  And we’re […]

The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only and not linked to any decision on

The alleged spy buried his face in his hands inside a Gaza jail as he admitted passing intelligence to Israel during its battles with armed Palestinian groups. “My handlers in

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that there was “a growing body of limited but persuasive information” showing that the Syrian government had used and was continuing to

Speaking with Kol Chai Radio, Kiryat Ono Chief Rabbi Ratzon Arussi announced that if the deal between Shas and Bayit Yehudi to endorse Rishon L’Tzion Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar Shlita and Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Shlita falls apart, he will enter the race for Sephardi chief rabbi. Rav Arussi, who is also a member of the […]

The sister of Amanda Berry, one of the three women freed after being held captive for about a decade at an Ohio home, has made a brief statement saying the

House Republicans insist the Obama administration is covering up information about last year’s deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, rejecting administration assurances to the contrary and

Lightning struck a plane heading from Detroit to LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday, and the captain declared an emergency as a precaution before the plane landed safely in New York. American

It is not altogether common to see a 33-year-old man walking through the streets with large quantities of children’s toys, much less one wearing a military officer’s uniform. Yet when the IDF Website met with Major Maor Cohen, the officer was carrying boxes of Legos – those popular construction toys that epitomize childhood for millions […]