Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he expects New York to have a new anti-corruption law by the end of the legislative session, but stressed the vast majority of lawmakers are
A 142-page pamphlet released by the IDF Rabbinate addressing the mitzvah of mezuzah has left-wingers angered. The pamphlet, addressing Halachic issues pertaining to a mezuzah and its place in the
Their rivalries have helped to define American politics for more than a quarter-century. And sometimes the complex relationships among the only five people alive who know what it’s like to
According to Israel Police there were 940 vehicular accidents in Israel involving injuries in March 2013. This includes 28 accidents resulting in fatalities and 94 with resulting in serious injury,
A sharp decline in the price of oil this month is making gasoline cheaper at a time of year when it typically gets more expensive. It’s a relief to motorists
States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that overwhelmingly passed a test vote in the Senate Monday. Under current law, states can only require stores
U.S. lawmakers will question senior security officials this week about whether the FBI mishandled information on one of the Boston bombing suspects who was flagged by Russia two years ago
According to a report not-yet-released by State Comptroller Justice Yosef Shapira, former Minister of Housing (Shas) used undue influence to direct decisions made by Israel Lands Administration officials to favor
Two U.S. officials say preliminary evidence from an interrogation suggests the suspects in the Boston Marathon attack were motivated by their religious views but were apparently not tied to any
Former congressman Anthony Weiner is back on Twitter. The Democrat, who resigned in disgrace two years ago after tweeting a inappropriate picture of himself, has launched a new Twitter account: @anthonyweiner. Weiner’s first post Monday was decidedly tame: a link to a 20-page policy statement outlining “64 Ideas to keep New York City the Capital of the […]
The Transportation Security Administration on Monday delayed a controversial policy change that would have allowed small knives to be carried onto airplanes for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.
Finance Minister Yair Lapid revealed some of the essence of his 2013-2014 biennial budget today, 12 Iyar 5773. The minister announced he plans to cut 18 billion NIS in government spending, explaining some of the areas to be targeted include the military’s budget, salaries of government employees, child allowance payments and infrastructure. The government will […]
A decision to charge the Boston Marathon bombing suspect in a civilian rather than a military court means he will face the same legal process as other federal criminal defendants
Shas is working to pass a bill that would permit Chief Rabbi Moshe Shlomo Amar Shlita to run for a second 10-year term. Hence it is dubbed the Amar Bill.
An Illinois law enforcement agency is investigating allegations that the son of Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan holds a police department badge but hasn’t worked a shift in more than four years. Director Kevin McClain of the Illinois Police Standards and Training Board says his agency started a preliminary investigation, prompted by a Chicago Sun-Times report. […]
A poll released on Sunday 11 Iyar 5773by the Geocartography Research Institute on behalf of the Ariel Conference for Law and Mass Media shows 80 percent of the public support
Investigators haven’t found any ricin in the house of Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge, according to testimony
Seeking to get a firsthand look at the dire living conditions in southern Tel Aviv, MK (The Movement) Elazar Stern decided to visit the area, home to many Israelis, foreigners
In a rebuttal to the terrorists and a tribute to stellar medical care, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts one week ago who
The IDF last week approved the establishment of a new Nachal Chareidi (Netzach Yehuda/97th Regiment) regiment alongside the current one as part of the plan to accommodate a larger chareidi
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