A Japanese court has acquitted Yoel Ze�ev Goldstein of Bnei Brak, who together with friends was imprisoned for smuggling thousands of ecstasy pills in his luggage. Goldstein was arrested after a search of his baggage revealed 90,000 pills inside a false double wall. The bochrim have always maintained they thought they were transporting antiquities given […]

For the television reporter, clad in his red cagoule emblazoned with the CNN logo, it was a dramatic on-air moment, broadcasting live from Long Island, New York during a hurricane that also threatened Manhattan. �We are in, right, now�the right eye wall, no doubt about that�there you see the surf,� he said breathlessly. �That tells […]

The Libyan convicted in the 1988 bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner over Scotland appears to be “at death’s door,” according to a report. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was found at what

Woodbury, NY – Big chunks of New York state�s main highway remain closed as flooding brought on by Hurrican Irene gradually recedes. As of 6 a.m. Monday, the New York State Thruway remained closed in both directions between Nyack and Harriman and from Amsterdam to Canajoharie. NYS Thruway both directions from milepost 30.1 to 45.2 […]

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday fired back at swipes former Vice President Dick Cheney has taken at other members of the Bush administration in his new biography.

Millions of unsuspecting E-ZPass users are secretly getting slapped with the higher cash rate instead of receiving the electronic discount on a slew of costly local roads and crossings, including

The following is a NY Times article: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was a ubiquitous scold, appearing on camera four times in 24 hours to tell grizzled urban dwellers that, yes,

Eight victims of the southern Tel Aviv terror attack are admitted to Ichilov Hospital on Monday morning. The most seriously wounded, a border police officer is on a mechanical respirator

Hurricane Irene could cost U.S. state and local governments billions of dollars in damages, but funds from the federal government might ultimately cover much of this expense. It is too

MK Yisrael Eichler on Sunday turned to Minister Matan Vilnai, who is responsible for the homefront, calling for fortification of mosdos Torah in Ashdod in light of the renewed rocket

Seven people were wounded during the night when a lone assailant stole a taxi and drove it into a group of border policemen manning a checkpoint, and then continuing to

Subways are set to start running by Monday morning’s rush hour, ending a 42-hour shutdown caused by Hurricane Irene. Gov. Cuomo and Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Jay Walder said Sunday

Lakewood, NJ – A family is lucky to be alive this evening after the car they were driving in was struck by a falling tree. The family � with several young children in the vehicle � was driving on North Lake Drive when a large tree came crashing down on the car, crushing the windshield […]

Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau has removed restrictions on travel in Sullivan, with precautions, and the Declaration of a State of Emergency for Sullivan County will be rescinded effective at 5:00 AM on Monday, August 29, 2011.� The County of Sullivan is continuing communications with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather […]

Airlines haltingly began to resume some flights on Sunday in the northeastern United States after the destruction left by�Hurricane Irene, but travelers still faced widespread cancellations into Monday and backups well into next week. Almost all flights were canceled in Philadelphia and Boston on Sunday, while the three big airports in the New York area […]

Fallsburg Police Chief Simmy Williams reached out to YWN to relay the following urgent message to our readership: Do not go outside unless it’s absolutely necessary. “I understand that today

Tireless askanim are working behind the scenes to ensure that everything is being done on behalf of Yaakov Yosef ben Raizel and Yoel Zev ben Mirel Risa Chava. Yoel Zev