Heavy precipitation in the late winter and early spring caused tree pollen to explode in the last week or so in the tristate area. Allergy sufferers and asthmatics are feeling
Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said Tuesday that his terror movement is willing to give Israel a one-year extension on recognizing a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as
A protest took place earlier in Bnei Brak, in front of the Ponavez Yeshiva as the nation marks Independence Day. According to published reports, most of the participants are not
Border chiefs at London’s Heathrow Airport have been left stunned by the discovery of immigration papers belonging to German-born scientist Albert Einstein that go back to the time he escaped
The state of Indiana has decided its Jewish prisoners can keep kosher with help from the correctional system’s kitchen. On Monday, the state of Indiana dismissed the appeal of a
The Israeli flag flown at the Ponavez Yeshiva in Bnei Brak every year on Yom Ha’atzmut. (Reposted from YWN archives 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, & 2006) (YWN World Headquarters –
One of Osama bin Laden’s sons went missing in the midst of the Navy SEAL raid that took the life of the al Qaeda leader more than a week ago,
The following is from Reuters: Israel’s kosher cellular phone market has a new model, a device with a Yiddish interface to help devout Jews combine tradition with modern technology. Hundreds
A recent string of car break-ins in Brooklyn have not been your typical smash-and-grab jobs. Instead of stereos and other loose valuables, thieves have been snatching airbags right out of
Senior firearms officers from the Metropolitan Police’s elite CO19 Unit visited NW London to engage with the Jewish community. The evening started with a high level tour of Shul’s in
Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional.
More than 28 percent of U.S. homeowners owed more than their properties were worth in the first quarter as values fell the most since 2008, Zillow Inc. said today. Homeowners
Microsoft Corp. is close to a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies SA for between $7 billion and $8 billion—the most aggressive move yet by Microsoft to play
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that he will give up his salary until the nuclear crisis in the country is over. He also said he would review the
On average, uninsured families pay only about 12% of their hospital bills in full. Families with incomes above 400% of the poverty level, or about $88,000 a year for a
Sixty-three years ago, when Israel declared its independence, the dream of a state for the Jewish people in their historic homeland was finally realized. On that same day, the United
While the celebration of the 63rd Israel Independence Day – Yom Ha’atzmaut – is controversial in many circles, hundreds of people, charedi and secular alike, gathered by the Haas Promenade
If you get an urgent message on your cell phone from President Obama later this year, it’s not a prank. Under a new emergency notification system being announced tomorrow by
5:00PM EST: (ALL UPDATES BELOW) Lakewood Hatzolah is currently on the scene of a major MVA on Monmouth Avenue near East County line Road. A School bus reportedly collided with
Two single-engine Piper airplanes collided in mid-air and crashed into a heavily wooded area in New Hampton Monday afternoon. Two people were killed and a third was seriously injured, authorities
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