Workers scored a key victory Wednesday in their struggle to gain the upper hand in the weeks-long crisis at the Fukishima Daiichi nuclear power facility, though a top Japanese official
Yigal Amir, who assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, will remain in solitary confinement, the Petah Tikva District Court ruled. The ruling will be reexamined in July. A hearing on the
Customers of Verizon Communications had their email addresses exposed in a massive online data breach last week, according to an email to customers obtained by Reuters. In what could be
An email sent to certain members of the media and New York state officials threatened violence against state office buildings, the state legislature and school buses. A warning was sent
Leading Gedolim in Eretz Yisroel are calling on the Charedi public not to volunteer in Magen David Adom, stating that serving in the rescue organization leads to serious religious prohibitions
While congress battles over the budget, President Barack Obama is hitting the road and returning to New York City Wednesday. He was just in the city a week ago to
The IDF military attache in Washington, D.C. held a moving ceremony on Sunday (Apr. 3) saluting wounded American soldiers (currently in recovery) who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. The ceremony
Who wouldn’t want their parking ticket torn up on the spot? The New York City Council wants to give drivers a 10-minute grace period at muni-meters, but the ticket-happy Bloomberg
As the Westchester Board of Legislators is poised to call on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to expand its 10 mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around Indian Point, the federal agency
The push is on for President Barack Obama to return to the Middle East. This time to Israel. Mr. Obama met Tuesday at the White House with Israeli President Shimon
Sometimes, honesty is not the best policy. The city is tightening the screws on its system for awarding property-tax exemptions — a move one lawmaker attributes to his discovery that
President Obama will be expanding his town-hall-style sessions to the next frontier, White House officials said on Tuesday: Facebook. Mr. Obama will hold a town-hall-style meeting with Facebook’s chief executive,
Radioactivity in fish exceeding health guidelines was detected for the first time off northern Japan as Tokyo Electric Power Co. dumped tainted water into the ocean to gain control of
Senator Sean Kean (R- 11) and Senator Robert Singer (R- 30) have announced that they will run on the same ticket in the newly configured 30th Legislative District. Singer will
Tokyo – Recovery is still a rarely-talked about concept in Japan, but with Passover quickly approaching, members of the devastated nation’s small Jewish community are making plans to celebrate the
With Tax Day approaching, wealthy Americans might want to take extra care with their returns. Government statistics show the IRS followed through in a big way last year on its
Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday that it had completed inspections of its older Boeing 737s and had found small cracks in a total of five passenger planes. The airline conducted
The following are the headlines (Tuesday 04/05/11) on FlatbushScoop.com and BoroParkScoop.com, both affiliates of YWN: Flatbush Headlines: VIDEO & PHOTOS: Fire Destroys Home On East 26th Street VIDEO: Missionary Center
Many political figures are furious with Interior Minister Eli Yishai following his decision to invite Judge Richard Goldstone to visit Israel. The minister invited the South African judge on his
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