YWN has confirmed that newly elected Republican State Senator David Storobin will be running for re-election this November in the so-called “Super-Jewish” seat. Senator Storobin will be running on the

A panel of Democratic contenders for New York City mayor on Tuesday said the city’s current executive Michael Bloomberg had not done enough to lift minorities and women and criticized

Wal-Mart officials are in the Town of Thompson store working around the clock in an effort to clean up the serious health violations that were cited five times in recent

The Knesset Finance Committee held a session to discuss the state’s recent decision to grant limited recognition to religious leaders affiliated with Israel’s Reform and Conservative Movements. During the session,

It was a day of honor, respect and sadness at One Police Plaza in Downtown Manhattan on Wednesday as Officers Peter Figoski and Alain Schaberger were posthumously awarded with the

General elections may have been pushed off with the deal that brought the Kadima party into the coalition government, but newcomer Yair Lapid continues to promote his social agenda, and he feels that current realities vis-�-vis the housing reforms are unacceptable, catering to the chareidi community at the expense of others. Lapid, who heads the […]

President Obama’s support among Jewish voters in the state of New York has dropped 22 percentage points in only a month, according to the results of a just released poll.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday accused Russia of providing attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. The statement put the Pentagon in an awkward position, as the

Galei Yisrael Radio’s Menachem Tucker interviewed Arela Yachter regarding pashkavilim against him, accusing him of compromising kovod kevarim and being mechalel shabbos in the escalating dispute between Asra Kadisha and

The yahrzeit for HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Eliyahu ZT”L will take place on Thursday, 24 Sivan 5772. The yahrzeit coincides with a bipartisan letter to President Barak Obama calling for Jonathan

Officials in Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Yerushalayim report that they have succeeded in stabilizing the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita, who remains in

Following the tragedy, the fatal car accident that claimed eight lives of the Atias family in Tiveria last month, Israel Police is moving ahead to train its 100 (equivalent of

The false distress call about a yacht exploding off Sandy Hook, N.J., which prompted an extensive search costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, came from a radio line in New

The fight over national security leaks in the Obama administration took a sharply partisan turn Tuesday with the introduction of a Senate resolution by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) calling for

The Ministerial Legislative Committee has approved a bill presented by Yahadut HaTorah MKs Gafne and Maklev for the establishment of an external appeals committee which will address fines pertaining to

The Flatbush Shomrim Patrol is grateful for the dedicated law enforcement professionals who made two prompt arrests in connection with a violent Shabbos morning attack against a man on his

Senior military and intelligence community officials in Israel are carefully monitoring the fighting in Syria. While many experts predict the imminent downfall of Bashar al-Assad, there are growing fears that

Based on the Central Bureau of Statistics data released this week, 1.4 million visitors arrived in the months January – May 2012, 6% more than the same period in 2011