A truck has crashed into a bus stop near the Akko train station a short while ago, killing one person R”L, and injuring seven pedestrians, four of them seriously. MDA
A disagreement over funding for a rabbinical seminary is causing friction between Germany’s orthodox Jewish community and the government. Orthodox leaders have pressed the government — so far unsuccessfully —
One of the largest Israeli retailers, “Co-op,” will soon be opening in Russia. The company intends to open its first major kosher food supermarket in Moscow by the end of
For the past three days, the giant cruise ship Carnival Splendor — with a small city of nearly 4,500 passengers and crewmembers aboard — has been without power 55 miles
The following is a NY Times article: The tall man in the velvet fedora and knee-length black jacket with ritual fringes peeking out takes long, swift strides toward the Western
A short while ago, in a joint IDF-ISA operation, IAF aerial vehicles and IDF ground forces fired toward a building in the central Gaza Strip, in which armed militants were
Rahm Emanuel has been traveling to different parts of the city in recent weeks, meeting residents and talking about his mayoral plans. Today, he was in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood
Clifton, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish congregation is again suing the city, demanding a fair hearing for its proposal to develop a house of worship at Virginia Avenue and Dwasline
The following is from the NY Observer: Israel is the fastest growing real estate market in the world right now. Foreign investors — including many a New Yorker — are
Hundreds of students protested at Tel Aviv University on Thursday against a bill granting yeshiva students millions in state funds. The students attempted to block a major junction outside the
Former President George W. Bush refused Wednesday to comment on the controversial proposal to build a mosque and community center near Ground Zero in New York City — saying he
The number of times the New York City Police Department stopped, questioned and sometimes frisked people dropped slightly in the third quarter compared to numbers from the same period last
Corpses, cancer patients and diseased lungs: These are some of the images the federal government plans for larger, graphic warning labels for cigarette packages. The images are part of a
Nearly a year after he announced his ill-fated decision to prosecute the five alleged 9/11 conspirators in a New York civilian court, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday that
The New York City Police Department says 2009 saw the lowest number of police-involved shootings and shots fired since record keeping began in 1971. There were 105 shootings and 296
FIRST REPORT 5:00PM EST: Highly credible sources tell YWN Israel that an Israel Air Force (IAF) F16 fighter jet has crashed. The crash occurred at approximately 9:20PM IL, in the
New York City – Today, after Rep. Anthony Weiner (D – Queens and Brooklyn), a member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee, pressured YouTube to remove content featuring the terrorist Anwar
An explosive device found in a cargo plane in England last month probably would have exploded over the Eastern Seaboard of the United States if it had not been discovered,
New York – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has set grace periods for using unlimited MetroCards before the fare hike. Unlimited ride Metrocards purchased before fares increase on December 30th must
A flight attendants union with 2,000 members is upset over what it calls “invasive pat-downs” recently implemented by the TSA. “We’re getting calls daily about peoples’ experiences, our members are
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