Brooklyn State Sen. Kevin Parker was convicted of misdemeanor charges but cleared of felony Tuesday afternoon in the beating of a photographer. A Brooklyn Supreme Court Jury at 12:50 p.m.
A pair of teenage thrill seekers have been charged with hate crimes for assaulted a Hasidic man outside a Brooklyn yeshiva yesterday, authorities and sources said. The teens, 14 and
This holiday season, Bronx State Sen. Jeff Klein is reminding mischief makers that state law has been expanded to make it a Class “E” felony – in most instances –
A group of Chabad Yeshiva Bochurim who were stuck in an 8-mile-long traffic jam got out of their car and started dancing yesterday on Interstate 80, about 3 miles east
Ever wondered how “Sufganiyot” are made? Join YWN Israel together with the fine bakers at the Yesh Bakery in Modi’in Illit for a quick two-minute narrated tour of how sufganiyot,
This Chanukah, a fire prevention program was welcomed by hundreds of students at Talmudical Academy and Bnos Yisroel in Baltimore, Maryland. This innovative, exciting program was presented by “Maccabee Aish”
A Japanese discount chain has said it will remove a Nazi costume from its shelves after receiving a complaint from a Jewish group in the US. The costume is on
WCBSTV Reports: For the second time in two weeks, residents in Williamsburg, Brooklyn said a Hasidic Jewish man has been assaulted near the intersection of Wallabout Street and Harrison Avenue,
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – NJSP say the driver of a school bus told them she lost control and hit a guardrail and some trees off the Garden State Parkway near
As the flames in the north died down, former Shas chairman Aryeh Deri came up with a surprising proposal to counter the storm surrounding the yeshiva student law: Recruit yeshiva
Interior Minister Eli Yishai is fending off criticism and laying blame on the government for neglecting the Fire and Rescue Services ahead of a state comptroller report on the matter
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested Tuesday on a Swedish warrant, London’s Metropolitan Police said. Assange was arrested at a London police station at 9:30 a.m. and will appear at
The campaign to save the slaughter of kosher meat in the UK has passed another hurdle after European ministers today passed draft legislation which will not introduce controversial labelling. This
Over the past two years, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has dealt with the fallout of bank bailouts, pushed for broad new financial rules and navigated complex economic relationships with
The fate of a Brooklyn lawmaker arrested on assault charges is in the hands of a jury. Brooklyn State Senator Kevin Parker is accused of six charges stemming from the
A USAirways flight from Newark to Phoenix was diverted to Pittsburgh this morning after a passenger’s small dog got loose and bit a flight attendant and another passenger. Flight 522
President Barack Obama on Monday announced a deal with Republican leaders that would extend Bush-era tax cuts for two years and unemployment benefits for 13 months while also lowering the
An infant was R”L found dead today, and the Israeli Police want to make an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The 1-year-old girl was pronounced dead earlier Monday
Washington, D.C. – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the expansion of the Department’s national “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign to hundreds of Walmart
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