Los Angeles may boast some of the best weather among U.S. cities while scoring high in celebrity sightings, but the Southern California metropolis remains unable to shake off its more
The CIA added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a U.S. government terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions, U.S. officials told The Associated Press
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz has chalked up a victory with the cabinet decision to pass his Open Skies program intended to increase competition and lower the price of visiting Israel
As a result of a work dispute in the Foreign Ministry, requests to renew diplomatic passports for ministers, MKs and senior civil servants have been ignored. Requests from state employees
Two U.S. officials briefed on the Boston marathon investigation say the Russian government contacted the FBI and the CIA separately in 2011 with concerns about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the
Bayit Yehudi has given Shas party leaders an ultimatum regarding deals pertaining to the election for new chief rabbis, the daily Maariv reports. Maariv reported on Wednesday 14 Iyar 5773
About half of American voters have a positive opinion of President Barack Obama — and about the same number think positively about his predecessor, George W. Bush. Fifty-two percent have
Prominent dati leumi rav Rabbi Yuval Sherlow in an address to an assembly in Orot Yisrael College in Rehovot on Wednesday, Pesach Sheni 5773, questioned why the dati leumi community “enters into a coalition for the sake of Israel with those who do not adhere to laws of nidah and eat treif but for some […]
President Shimon Peres Monday, 19 Iyar 5773 leave for a special visit to the Vatican at the invitation of Pope Francis. During the visit President Peres will meet with the
If the proposed state budget is passed as it appears today, it will result in less income for many families. There are also costs that will make a night in
For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world’s mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than investors started dumping stocks — eventually unloading $134 billion worth. Turns out, some investors are not only […]
On the evening of 3 Nissan 5773 in the Shomron near Ariel, Adele Biton was gravely injured in a rock-throwing attack that has left her in a comatose state. Adele’s family is about to celebrate her third birthday at her bedside as her condition is still listed as grave. The rocks thrown by an Arab […]
An effort by House Republicans to highlight problems with President Barack Obama’s health care law by bailing out a program for people with pre-existing medical conditions appeared to backfire Wednesday.
Officials in the IDF Personnel Branch report that the last induction of new recruits, March 2013, lacked sufficient recruits willing or suited to serve in combat units. Officials admit that
Flight delays in the United States linked to the furlough of thousands of air traffic controllers have not been as bad as expected so far, the head of the U.S.
Less than a day after Finance Minister (Yesh Atid) Yair Lapid announced he will cut over 300 million NIS from yeshiva funding, Housing Minister (Bayit Yehudi) Uri Ariel announces he
Police, EMS organizations, and many other agencies are involved in preparing for the over a quarter of a million people expected to make their way to Meron over the Lag B’Omer weekend. Many have already arrived in the region, in line with tradition, and area roads will be shutting down to private vehicles well in […]
Rabbi Zushe Horowitz, rav of the Kehillos Chassidim in Elad approved a protest outside the home of a women deemed to have overstepped the communities tznius standards. Several tens of
U.S. officials say the Boston Marathon explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 260 were triggered by a remote-controlled detonator. Two officials on Wednesday said the bombs were not very sophisticated. One of the officials described the detonator as “close-controlled” — meaning it had to be triggered within several blocks of the bombs. […]
This week, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel issued a letter of support for Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, Rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin. Rabbi Teichtal has been the center of controversy since he was charged for performing a circumcision on his infant son, including Metzitzah B’peh. In the official letter, the Chief Rabbinate declared their […]
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