Councilman David G. Greenfield and Deputy Comptroller Simcha Felder are demanding an apology from Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his insulting reference to Orthodox Jews during a recent interview with Atlantic

The following is a press release from Senator David Storobin: “The people of my district and the entire Jewish community are deeply offended and appalled by the comment Mayor Bloomberg

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to four years in jail on Friday for tax fraud in connection with the purchase of broadcasting rights by his Mediaset television

President Obama has spent far more lavishly on White House state dinners than previous chief executives, including nearly $1 million on a 2010 dinner for Mexico’s president, according to documents

Mitt Romney is trying to close the deal with voters by focusing on their economic concerns, an area where polling shows the Republican nominee has an edge heading into the

Sandy may combine with a second storm coming out of the Midwest to create a system that would rival the�New England hurricane of 1938 in intensity, said Paul Kocin, a�National Weather Service�meteorologist in College Park,�Maryland. The hurricane currently passing the Bahamas has killed 21 people across the Caribbean, the�Associated Press�reported, citing local officials. �What we�re […]

Givati Company Commander Captain Ziv Shilon [bas Margalit] underwent another surgical procedure on erev shabbos. The young officer was injured seriously in a bomb attack along the Gaza border earlier

Local Jewish voters may feel frustrated in this crucial election year that they do not live in a key swing state like Ohio wherein their vote could swing the election

The operator of Japan’s quake-struck Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Friday it could not rule out the possibility that it may still be leaking radiation into the sea. A

Upon hearing of the agreement between Likud and Yisrael Beitenu, Shas� Aryeh Deri stated �this is not just another agreement, but this is the creation of a new entity, Likud Beitenu�, seeking to stress the significance of the deal, which will pull Likud away from its traditional coalition partners, the chareidim, and move towards more […]

This Friday morning, tens of thousands of residents in Midwood & Boro Park woke up to find the fifth print edition of Yeshiva World News on their doorsteps. This free

One of the chareidim involved in shabbos protests against Jerusalem City Hall operating the Karta parking lot was convicted by the Jerusalem Magistrate�s Court. R� Shimon Knifflomker was found guilty by Justice Shulamit Dotan of disorderly conduct and assaulting an officer. The indictment was filed against the defendant on motzei shabbos Parshas Ki Seitzei 5769. […]

The U.S. economy expanded at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by an uptick in consumer spending and a burst of government spending. Growth

27 avreichim have been summoned by police for questioning in the investigation of a Jerusalem psychiatrist who allegedly sold medical opinions to avreichim to permit them to obtain a psychiatric

A debate over how freely the U.S. government can eavesdrop on international communications reaches a climax on Monday in the country’s highest court. At issue is a law passed by

A Ministry of Transportation official announced that at long last, the planned upgrade for Route 38 feeding Beit Shemesh and Ramat Beit Shemesh will move ahead. When the two lane

President Shimon Peres conducted a work meeting on Wednesday afternoon with the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton. The meeting took place at