National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre renewed his call Thursday for armed guards in schools and urged gun owners to “stand and fight” for the Second Amendment. In a speech

More than half the U.S. diplomatic posts overseas may not fully meet security standards, a senior U.S. official told a hearing on Thursday that follows an attack on the mission

According to a BDI report, 41,500 businesses closed their doors in Israel in 2012, representing a 6% increase from 2011 and a 12% increase from 2008. There was a 7%

The Obama administration on Thursday assured U.S. lawmakers that it is on track to enroll millions of people in new state health insurance markets, but it quickly came under fire

Medical examiners on Thursday positively identified the remains of a fugitive former Los Angeles policeman wanted for a grudge-driven killing spree, formally ending the largest manhunt ever conducted by Southern

U.S. states could collect millions of dollars in online sales taxes, with members of both parties in Congress sponsoring legislation on Thursday that would resolve states’ decades-long struggle to tax

The week BaKehilla Magazine reports that a question was presented to HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita regarding a case that occurred in Lakewood, New Jersey. The case involves a “perfectly healthy driver” who after realizing there was no parking available, and he was running late for minyan, he took a designated handicapped parking space. Those […]

According to a Kuwaiti news report, Ben Zygier, the Australian national who reportedly took his own life in an Israeli solitary confinement cell in 2010 was involved in a major

Republicans have, for now, blocked Chuck Hagel’s nomination to become defense secretary. The Senate came up two votes short of the 60 needed to move Hagel’s nomination forward as lawmakers

This is not at all how it looked in the brochure: Pulled by a tugboat at a maddeningly slow pace, the ill-fated cruise ship Carnival Triumph finally drew within sight

At 10:05 Thursday morning 4 Adar 5773, sirens were heard around Israel signaling a preparedness training event in the nation’s schools and city halls around the nation, seeking to determine the level of operational readiness in the event of a national emergency. The exercise was run by the IDF’s Homefront Command in coordination with other […]

The Illinois state Senate voted on Thursday to legalize same-gender marriage in President Barack Obama’s home state. If approved by the state House and signed by Democratic Governor Pat Quinn,

What does a veteran of the IDF, a sixty-year-old man from Denver, and a yeshiva student from New York City all have in common? They were all participants in last

Senator Frank Lautenberg, the New Jersey Democrat who at 89 is the U.S. Senate’s oldest member, said on Thursday that he will not seek re-election next year. Newark Mayor Cory

Former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman was appointed the temporary chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee pending the formation of the new coalition. Lieberman was compelled to step

The Lakewood Police Dept. will be announcing a reward for information leading to the arrest of the hit and run driver who struck a Lakewood Chaveirim member on Feb 9

While American Airlines and US Airways were expected to announce plans to merger early Thursday, it will be several months — if not years — before passengers see any significant impact. Passengers with existing tickets on American or US Airways — and members of both frequent flier programs — shouldn’t fret. No changes will come […]