Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don’t get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth storm inexorably gathering in the eastern U.S. will afflict a

Hurricane Sandy raged through the Bahamas early Friday, churning relentlessly on a course that could see it blend with a winter storm and reach the tri-state area early next week

The U.S. Navy on Friday ordered all ships in the Norfolk, Virginia, area – including the nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier – out to sea beyond the reach

Virginia declared a state of emergency on Friday, neighboring states readied utility crews and New York City said it may shut down mass transit as authorities along the U.S. East

Nitzan Darshan-Leitner, an Israeli attorney, has done what none of her colleagues dared to take on – taking terrorists to court. She singlehandedly has taken on terrorism, compelling them to

Tnuva and Strauss announced they are raising prices of dairy products, Tnuva up to 4.8% and Strauss up to 5%. Strauss is raising everything, including cottage cheese, which became the

The Iron Dome defense system is lauded a success by all, and in Wednesday’s 8 Cheshvan 5773 day of rocket fire, the system downed eight katyusha rockets heading to major

Both Israel and the United States have shifted gears, preoccupied with elections. While Iran is still a media item, it has been shifted into the context of an election issue

Chemi Sal, who produced the annual Yitzchak Rabin memorial event for the past 16 years announced he is pulling out and will not oversee the motzei shabbos event planned in

Federal forecasters say when Hurricane Sandy turns in to what some call “Frankenstorm,” it will smack the East Coast harder and wider than last year’s damaging Irene. The National Oceanic

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,

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