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
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has circulated across the internet an encrypted “poison pill” cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and Guantanamo Bay. One of the
Barring a steep drop in crude prices, U.S. motorists can expect to see gas prices exceeding $3 per gallon, if they are not seeing such prices already, according to a
Terrorist suspects arrested two weeks ago in Belgium and Holland planned to target the Jewish community with a major terror attack, a Jewish magazine said, quoting information obtained by a
Please be Mispallel for a 22-year old Yeshiva Bochur who is in critical condition Sunday night after being involved in a skiing accident in Vermont. Sources tell YWN that the
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rabbi Nachum Laskin ZATZAL, the longtime Chaplain at the Otisville Correctional Center. Rabbi Nachum Laskin served as the Chaplain of the
New images (link posted below) uncovered by Haaretz and taken by a amateur photographer reveal the final moments of what may be the most dramatic moments of the wildfire that
[Newer updates posted first] 10:05AM EST: Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services announced that they have obtained control over the Carmel wildfire– three days after it first erupted. Firefighting teams will
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New York Republicans regained control of the state Senate after Jack Martins was declared the winner of a disputed race in Nassau County today by State Supreme Court Justice Ira
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