We are merely a few days away from the February 27th Master Fundraiser Forum and Rabbi Simcha Scholar, M.B.A., M.A., Executive Vice President of Chai Lifeline, comments that he is eager to address the crowd as well as hear from the other presenters. “In order to be successful in raising funds within the Jewish community, […]

A Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody was given a hero’s funeral Monday, with thousands thronging his gravesite and Palestinian police firing a 21-gun salute. Palestinian

Illinois’ pile of overdue bills could nearly triple to $21.7 billion in five years unless the state takes action to curb its public pension costs, a financial watchdog group reported

Turkey accused Syria on Monday of attacking Syrian towns with bombing, shelling and Scud missiles and called at a meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council for perpetrators of atrocities

Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where

On the eve of his first trip abroad, John Kerry invented the Central Asian country of “Kyrzakhstan.” He was attempting to praise U.S. diplomats’ work in emerging democracies in the region, and said “they support democratic institutions in Kyrzakhstan and Georgia.” Unfortunately, the secretary of state seems to have conflated Kyrgyzstan, one of the U.S.’s allies […]

Now in week four, the final week of the presidential mandate to build a coalition, it appears Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will have to seek the 14-day extension in the

The number of people in America on Food Stamps remains at an all-time high, and now a new program is allowing Fido, Garfield and their peers to get in on

Tennnnnn-hut, ladies! The next time Uncle Sam comes calling, he’s probably going to want you, too. The Obama administration’s recent decision to lift the ban on women in combat has

High-tech leaders including the former heads of AOL and Mozilla are organizing a “virtual march for immigration reform” aimed at pressuring lawmakers to enact sweeping changes to the nation’s immigration

Retailers are preparing for a triple whammy as the restoration of the payroll tax, surging gas prices, and stagnant employment and wages take a bite out of consumers’ disposable income, leaving them with less cash to spend on clothing, groceries, and eating out.  As a result, more than three years after the recession officially ended, […]

The high-stakes Gulf oil spill trial has started with a lawyer criticizing BP by saying company executives put enormous pressure on drilling managers to cut costs and rush the job. Jim Roy is an attorney for individuals and businesses affected by the spill. He says BP repeatedly chose speed over safety. The federal government and attorneys for a couple of Gulf coast states […]

Hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk. Delays await at airports. Padlocks are ready at national parks. The nation will suffer greater risk of wildfires, workplace deaths, and even

Park Geun-hye took office as South Korea’s first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion she had known as the daughter of a dictator, and where she will respond

Many Republican governors who worked to thwart much of President Barack Obama’s first-term agenda are shifting gears and softening their rhetoric now that his run was extended for four more

Whether you’re employed and insured, elderly and on Medicare, or poor and covered by Medicaid, the Florida Medical Association says there’s a growing shortage of doctors — especially specialists — available to provide you with medical care. And if the Florida Legislature goes along with Gov. Rick Scott’s recommendation to offer Medicaid coverage to an […]

In a one-on-one interview at his home in Houston, Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz tells David Brody  that President Obama is, “the most radical president we’ve ever seen.” But he also adds that when it comes to our current economic troubles, “an awful lot of Republicans, failed to stand for principle and contributed to getting us […]

The White House and Republicans kept up the unrelenting mudslinging Sunday over who’s to blame for roundly condemned budget cuts set to take effect at week’s end, with the administration

The law will ban smoking in some public places such as subways and schools from June 1, and come into force a year later in other places including restaurants and

Days before resuming talks over its disputed atomic program, Iran said on Saturday it had found significant new deposits of raw uranium and identified sites for 16 more nuclear power