A Swiss hospital announced Friday that it has lifted a moratorium on religiously-motivated circumcisions imposed in July in the wake of a court ruling in neighbouring Germany. From now on
City Comptroller John C. Liu today called on Mayor Bloomberg to reform NYPD policy to allow Sikh officers to serve without having to forsake their turbans and beards. In a
[By Debbie Maimon] The Government Brief opposing Sholom Rubashkin’s petition to the Supreme Court to review his case (Writ of Certiorari), finally submitted last week after four extensions, was surprisingly
Forecasters are predicting more showers and intense thunderstorms across the tri-state area as tropical-like air hangs over the state. Storms packing powerful winds and heavy rain swept across parts of
The manhunt continues for a suspect wanted in the shooting of a New York City police sergeant working with an anti-gang unit in Queens on Wednesday night. Police recovered a
After days of silence on Harry Reid’s disputed claim that Mitt Romney hasn’t paid taxes for a decade, a top aide finally spilled details on the supposed source of the
US regulators directed five of the country’s biggest banks, including Bank of America Corp and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, to develop plans for staving off collapse if they faced serious
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Two hundred Bike4Chai cyclists rode triumphantly through the gates of Camp Simcha Special this afternoon amid the roars and cheers of 300 chronically ill
It isn’t as if there is a chance they will win. Courts as high as the U.S. Supreme Court have ruled that states and the federal prison system are required
More than 1 million GE and Hotpoint dishwashers are being recalled after a series of fires. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall Thursday of machines sold from
Following the story first reported by YWN on Wednesday night, when two Hatzolah members were illegally ticketed while responding to a life-threatening emergency, the local media has jumped on the
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations — the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, representing close to 1,000 congregations — commended Congressional leadership for spearheading a letter to Germany
Mitt Romney has reached the halfway mark in filling his $800 million campaign war chest, a leading fundraiser for the campaign said on Thursday. Woody Johnson, the owner of the
In what was truly a historic event, a Siyum HaShas was held in Kever Rachel in PA (Palestinian Authority) occupied Beis Lechem. A seuda followed in the Ateres Shalom Hall
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, in conjunction with the Ocean County Association of Chiefs of Police, announced today a simple yet effective way to drive home the message to drivers
The drought that’s drying up the Heartland isn’t just an American problem. It’s causing food prices to surge worldwide. Food prices jumped 6% in July, after three months of declines,
Unwilling to accept the appointment of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu as the head of Magen David Adom’s Vaad Rabbonim, Israel’s Reform Movement is challenging the appointment. Seeking to influence the major
The Knesset Health Committee approved a bill seeking to reduce the price charged for calling an ambulance if the patient is not transported to hospital. The new arrangement will set
A federal review cites poor judgment by a security guard who found a bag outside a government building in Detroit last year and stashed it under a desk where it
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