Declaring “now is the time” to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, President Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined broad proposals for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a clear path
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday proposed a $70.1 billion budget for fiscal 2014, his last as mayor, that closes a $1.1 billion deficit without tax hikes or
A cold front moving into the New York City metropolitan area will bring heavy rain and strong winds on Wednesday with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
The tenders for areas of Ramat Beit Shemesh closed on Sunday, 16 Shevat 5773. In Ramat Beit Shemesh Gimmel-2 tenders were advertised for 1,840 housing units. The construction in that
Today, Jeff Leb, political director for the Orthodox Union’s Teach NYS Partnership, testified in Albany before a joint legislative committee on key issues related to New York State’s budget and its impact upon Jewish and other nonpublic schools. Mr. Leb’s appearance comes in the wake of the Orthodox Union and Teach NYS partnership announced earlier […]
The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate floor. The roll […]
The National Rifle Association will argue that greater restrictions are not the answer to gun violence at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, which is likely to stoke skepticism that legislation
Prime Minister Binymin Netanyahu on Monday evening 17 Shevat 5773 met with international quartet envoy Tony Blair. The Prime Minister said: “The Middle East doesn’t stop for elections, everything continues.
The Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Stanley Fischer on Tuesday, 18 Shevat 5773 informed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of his intention to step down on June 30, 2013,
During a Yahadut Hatorah faction meeting earlier this week a decision was made to break into two teams as efforts continue to create a chareidi/dati bloc in Knesset. One team
U.S. single-family home prices rose in November, building on a string of gains that point to a housing market that is on the mend, data from a closely watched survey
Kings County District Attorney Charles Hynes today announced the sentencing of Eion Klass, 36, to 35 years in prison for killing a liquor store clerk during an attempted robbery. He
Meeting with members of Yahadut Hatorah in his home on Monday night 17 Shevat 5773, the Belzer Rebbe Shlita addressed the issue of ‘sharing the burden’ and the related issues that will face the chareidi community. The rebbe told the MKs that the Moetzas Gedolei Hatorah of the two factions, Agudas Yisrael and Degel Hatorah […]
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States would boost humanitarian aid to Syria and urged other nations to do more to help the United Nations, which is struggling
On Monday YWN-ISRAEL reported on the serious overcrowding that exists in many hospitals throughout Israel, the result of the winter flu season. Health ministry officials are urging all those who
Veteran northern Israeli residents are more or less accustomed to spending a period of time inside bomb shelters every few years as the history of the modern Israeli state has
Italian Coast Guard divers searching for a missing American F-16 and its pilot were focusing on Tuesday on waters where a fishing boat found debris believed to belong to the
A couple that resides in the center of the country, in their 60s, merited a handsome lottery jackpot in a Motzei Shabbos drawing. They were pleased when 16 million NIS
Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as
Joining many Yesh Atid faction members, there is a group of Likud activists urging Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to assemble a coalition government that does not include Shas, the daily Mekor Rishon reports. They envision a “centrist, Zionist, liberal coalition and by definition, this would not include Shas.” In the letter the activists sent to […]
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