Under pressure from American and British officials, YouTube on Wednesday removed from its site some of the hundreds of videos featuring calls to jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born, Yemen-based
The FBI says it’s investigating a package at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport “out of an abundance of caution.” FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said Wednesday night the
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a two-year high while Treasury 30-year bonds slid and the dollar fell as the Federal Reserve planned to expand asset purchases by an
Republicans are likely to urge the Obama administration not to shred documents as they transition to the House majority. Before the election, GOP officials on Capitol Hill privately discussed the
He was trying to create a little West Bank on Long Island, prosecutors say. A former Brooklyn car service driver is accused of writing threatening, anti-Jewish notes on torn up
We regret to inform you of the passing of Shaul (Shelly) Kammerman Z’L, who passed away a short time ago at a Brick nursing home. Shelly was famous for making
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After his party suffered big losses on Tuesday night, President Obama told reporters that “it feels bad.” “The toughest thing over the last couple of days is seeing real terrific
During a joint IDF-ISA operation today, November 3rd 2010, a senior leader belonging to the terror organization “Army of Islam” was targeted. During the targeted operation, the senior leader, Shati-resident
Thirty boys living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses shared a magical Shabbos with the residents of Highland Park/Edison last weekend. The event was part of Chai Lifeline’s Friends ‘n
There has been some back and forth on Yeshiva World forums (homepage and Coffee Room) whether Rep. Anthony Weiner is Jewish or not. Many people claimed that his mother is
University City, Mo (KSDK) – Police are investigating the cause of a Wednesday morning crash involving an out of control car that drove through two yards, sideswiped a synagogue, struck
YWN photographers Hillel Engel & Shimon Gifter spent last evening at the Democratic celebration party in the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan. Videos include Andrew Cuomo Victory Speech, U.S. Senator Schumer,
Three Iowa Supreme Court justices lost their seats Tuesday in a historic upset fueled by their 2009 decision that allowed same-gender couples to marry. Vote totals from 96 percent of
Please be Mispallel for Hagon HaRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Or in Yerushalayim, who was hospitalized in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan overnight. He exact
President Obama, shown in a phone call last night to House speaker-in-waiting John Boehner, holds a press conference today at 1 p.m. ET to discuss how his administration plans to
Republican Rick Scott spent more of his own money than any politician in Florida history, but needed a wave of conservative activism to push him across the finish line early
The winds of political change are howling in Albany – but not when it comes to Assembly Speaker-for-life Sheldon Silver. He faced no opposition in his lower Manhattan district on
Albany, NY – Control of the state Senate remains up for grabs as election results continued pouring in on Wednesday. It could be unclear for days which party will hold
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