Wireless carriers are balking at U.S. regulators’ move to allow political donations by text message, a plan that could reshape the nation’s campaign finance system by giving cell-phone users the

Vice Premier (Likud) Moshe Ya’alon, a former IDF chief of staff, met on Sunday, with MK (Kadima) Yochanan Plesner for their first working meeting since the establishment of the new committee which is drafting the chareidi conscription bill. Ya’alon stated the current situation presents “a historic opportunity for change” but cautioned that they must act […]

The Tri-State area is finally getting a break from the heat and humidity after heavy rain and strong winds swept through the region over the weekend. The sudden storms that

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may be tight-lipped about his ambitions for a run at the White House, but his hand may have been tipped by another influential Democrat: his

Cellphone carriers released a report documenting that they responded to an unprecedented 1.3 million demands for subscriber information last year from law enforcement agencies, The New York Times reported. The

Yahadut HaTorah MKs are currently of the opinion that breaking away from the coalition government would not be a wise move since doing so would simply be “giving a prize to Kadima”. Cabinet Secretary Tzvi Hauser on Monday morning, told Israel Radio’s Reshet Bet that while he cannot say what exactly will be the final […]

According to a Channel 2 News report filed by Sivan Rahav-Meir, the “Million Man March Against Chareidi Draft Gezeira” is being planned for on or around erev rosh chodesh Av. The report states that askanim in the chareidi tzibur are working to unite all chareidim to agree to take part in the rally which is […]

Ra’anana City Hall is compelling a food vendor operating at the city pool complex to open on shabbos to accommodate city residents wishing to avail themselves of the pool and its services on shabbos, the daily HaMevaser reports. A Meretz Party city councilman sent a letter to the city inquiring as to the kiosk/restaurant operating […]

The mastermind behind the firebombing of an Outremont Jewish boys’ school almost six years ago is in trouble with the law again, about a month after being released from prison. Omar Bulphred, 27, was arraigned last Friday on eight charges, five of them relating to loitering and prowling on private property near someone’s home, most […]

President Barack Obama will call for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for families earning less than $250,000 a year, according to a White House official, seeking to spare

A case against Tzfas Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu for alleged racist statements attributed to the rav was closed due to a lack of evidence. The investigation was based on

At least 147 people have lost their lives in a torrent of rising water in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region near the Black Sea after a deluge of rain – nearly five months’ worth – fell overnight Friday. More than 5,000 homes have been evacuated and President Vladimir Putin declared Monday to be a day of […]

The cabinet on Sunday, approved two important decisions regarding immigrant absorption. According to the first decision, the Government will increase – and provide budgets for – projects to encourage immigrant absorption in the field of education, at an overall cost of 40 million NIS. The Government is thereby ensuring the continuation of its joint projects […]

President Barack Obama has invited Egypt’s newly elected Islamist president, Mohamed Mursi, to visit the United States in September, an Egyptian official said on Sunday, reflecting the new ties Washington

The countdown is on for the doomsday virus that’s capable of knocking out your computer, but there is a way to stop the devastating bug from wiping out everything on

The El Al Israel Airlines Pilots Union today notified its members that negotiations with management over labor conditions, sponsored by the Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel), have broken

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Sunday strongly condemned the Obama administration’s performance on the Syrian crisis and called for efforts to arm rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad to hasten his departure. “My question to the Secretary of State and the President of the United States is, how many more have to die before we take […]

A docking cruise ship on Manhattan’s West Side caused a bit of a stir Sunday when a wake jostled an exhibit at the nearby Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

The mounting pressure on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu suggests one thing with certainty; that a new draft bill will soon become reality in Israel that will result in an increased

New York City’s homicide rate is rising as fast as its sweltering temperatures. There have been a staggering 16 murders in the past five days — including seven since Friday night. They have claimed a variety of victims, including children, clubgoers, a shopkeeper and a husband. While murders are still on pace for a record […]