Leaders of Yahadut Hatorah met on Wednesday, 20 Teves 5773 to continue mapping out its election strategy, placing an emphasis on efforts in Yerushalayim. It was decided that Yahadut Hatorah
Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead
A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday. Mamie Rearden of Edgefield, who held the title as the
Shas co-leader Aryeh Deri has been summoned to appear before a Yerushalayim beis din in a case filed against him stemming from his support of the Oslo Agreement. Deri joins
Every day, throngs of riders stand on the edge of danger in the nation’s busiest subway system, waiting on platforms with nothing between them and the tracks. Dozens of subway
If you had to flip a coin over whether Congress will raise the debt ceiling, here’s the ultimate one – a freshly minted trillion-dollar platinum coin. A formal petition has
The U.S. Congress that expired this week might have steered the nation away from the “fiscal cliff” of potentially devastating tax hikes and spending cuts, but it did not do
It’s official. A tally of the Electoral College vote affirms President Barack Obama’s re-election. Vice President Joe Biden presided over a Joint Session of Congress Friday as four members of
Health officials say 2012 was the nation’s worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades. About 42,000 cases were reported last year, the most since 1955. But the Centers
U.S. regulators proposed new food safety rules on Friday that aim to make food processors and farms more accountable for reducing foodborne illnesses that kill or sicken thousands of Americans
The European Union has proposed a time and place for further talks on Iran’s nuclear programme, but Iran has yet to respond, an EU spokesman said on Friday. Iran said
A grand jury indicted a New York man arrested on Saturday after police found an explosive compound, bomb-making manuals and weapons in a Greenwich Village apartment he shares with his
New Yorkers can now have the city’s finest in the palm of their hand with a new app available for iPhones and iPads. The New York City Police Department’s free app is simply called “NYPD” and lets users read breaking news and view the same alerts that are released to the media. Users can also submit […]
In a move that will most likely earn the party additional votes, Labor Party leader Shelly Yacimovich announced on Thursday morning 21 Teves 5773 at a press conference that the
A child died and three other people were injured in an early-morning fire in Lakewood, New Jersey, Friday. The fire broke out at the home on Sterling Avenue just after
A London-based “business and human-rights” organization recently claimed that while IKEA stores in Israel facilitate the delivery of products to residents of “illegal settlements,” they refuse service to Palestinian population
As a result of a new agreement, 16,000 children enrolled in a Beis Yaakov or ????? kindergarten will be entitled to free medical treatment in a Terem clinic if they
A pilot was removed from an American Eagle flight Friday morning and taken into custody at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol. American
After the Hiddush organization challenged Shas’ use of the Maran Shlita app for android, along with promising voters brachos from Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, Shas is pulling the app and the ads promising voters brachot. Central Election Committee Chairman High Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein was not pleased with the smartphone app or the […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved $9.7 billion in initial federal funds for victims of Superstorm Sandy, wi th New York and New Jersey lawmakers still seething over
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