Iran started on Friday six days of naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA news agency reported, maneuvers aimed at showcasing its military capabilities in what is

A Senate Democrat says he believes “odds are better than people think” that a deal can be reached to avoid automatic tax increases and spending cuts next week. New York’s

Police are looking for a woman who was seen mumbling to herself before she allegedly pushed an unsuspecting man to his death in front of an oncoming No. 7 train

Forecasters say a winter storm system will blanket the city with a light, fresh coat of white snow this weekend, creating ideal conditions for sledding and strolling in temperatures that

Amid partisan bluster, top members of Congress and President Barack Obama were holding out slim hopes for a limited fiscal deal before the new year. But even as congressional leaders

Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn’t care much for his popular “Stormin’ Norman” nickname. The seemingly no-nonsense Desert Storm commander’s reputed temper with aides and subordinates supposedly earned

The New York Court of Appeals has agreed to review a decision that blocked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to raise over $1.4 billion by selling 2,000 new

In a City Hall meeting in Elad in the presence of city officials and representatives of the IDF Homefront Command, officials were briefed on the city’s efforts to maintain a

A graduate student union at the University of Toronto recently voted to endorse the BDS campaign against Israel. Over 150 graduate students earlier this month endorsed the measure which was

Oil terminals in the New York Harbor are expected to operate through a dock workers strike scheduled for later this week, traders and sources close to port operations said on

New York City faces an $811 million budget shortfall in fiscal year 2014 and lowered revenue projections in part because of Superstorm Sandy, the city’s Independent Budget Office said on

Itamar Ben-Givir, the veteran right-wing activist who is number five on the Otzma Yisrael ticket and also the party’s representative to the Central Election Committee, blames the committee’s decision on

Americans blame Republicans in Congress more than congressional Democrats or President Barack Obama for the current “fiscal cliff” crisis, as the deadline approaches for action to avert big tax increases

Former President George H.W. Bush’s family sought privacy and provided no new details Thursday about his medical condition, a day after his spokesman said he’s in intensive care after being

More than 475,000 people have signed petitions asking the White House to crack down on Westboro Baptist Church after the group, known for holding hateful demonstrations at funerals, threatened to

Once a less worrisome border, the demarcation between Israel and Egypt today has become an area of concern for military and intelligence communities. The IDF has responded by establishing the

Beginning back in 1988, the Women of the Wall (???? ?????) organization’s members and supporters have been arriving at the Kosel every rosh chodesh, wrapping themselves in taleisim, some wearing

Following up on the meeting held on 2 Iyar 5772, the Chief Rabbinate Religious Council has given its approval to Operation Menucha B’Kovod, which is being implemented under the supervision

Prominent Mekubal HaRav Nissim Moiel has come out with a stern warning against anyone who compromises the kovod of Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita. According to a Kikar Shabbat report, the elderly Mekubal is pained and fearful over the events surrounding the general elections vis-�-vis the quid pro quo between Shas and other parties, […]

It’s one of those ‘only in Israel’ deals but with general elections about a month off, there are those seasoned chareidi and secular politicians who are looking a bit ahead,