A panel of Rep. Charlie Rangel’s peers in Congress are continuing the ethics trial against him after a fiery and frustrated Rangel excused himself, arguing he would not represent himself

Inside each and every one of us is a passion, a particular, individual trait or talent which bears our name, etched and carved across it. There are those who have

Just what you don’t want to hear at this time of year: sky-high interest rates on retail credit cards. Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, 9th District, Brooklyn- Queens, released details of

The following is a Ynet report: Ultra-Orthodox conversion officials clarified Sunday evening that the 7,846 members of the Falash Mura slated to immigrate to Israel from Ethiopia will have to

The Supreme Court on Monday discussed an appeal filed by Yigal Amir, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s murderer, over the decision to leave him in solitary confinement for six additional months.

The number of listeners to YWN Radio is Boruch Hashem growing rapidly. Most folks find it enjoyable while working to have Jewish music streaming live all day, while others listen

How’s this for strange bedfellows: Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani will co-chair Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition committee on public safety, the Daily News has learned. Sources in the Cuomo transition say

Nearly two weeks after Election Day, New York is having a “hanging chad” moment. Republican and Democratic Party leaders in Washington have dispatched lawyers and staff members to help candidates

Bank lawyers prosecuting the 80,000 foreclosure cases in New York are all but admitting that the cases they have filed over the past number of years have been riddled with

General Motors will unveil a hybrid version of its popular Buick LaCrosse sedan this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show. But don’t expect GM to call it a hybrid.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said today that he believes President Barack Obama will restore the American Dream for the middle class. “He’s going to surprise a lot of people with

It’s the biggest civilian employer after Walmart, but apparently the U.S. Postal Service is not too big to fail. Today, the Postal Service said that without Congressional action, it could

Bichasdei Hashem, the Tosher Rebbe Shlita, has been released from the hospital, and has been brought back to him home in Kiryas Tosh, YWN has learned. People around the world

By a narrow margin of about 4,300 votes, Arizona voters approved a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana, state election officials said Sunday. With all precincts reporting, the “yes”

The Gothamist reports: Usually the animal activists are the ones tossing the red paint, but last night a woman’s home was targeted, allegedly because she’s the founding member of the

A Russian Yeshiva Bochur remains in U.S. custody after reportedly swimming across the St. Lawrence River to Morristown, N.Y., on Tuesday night. Details surrounding the incident, however, remain murky. As

[SEE VIDEOS BELOW] Does everyone remember the story with the Dibuk from Brazil in December of 2009? The one that the Mekubal from Yerushalayim made a grand scene about, by

The following is a Ynet article: An Israeli student at the University of Genoa in Italy was harassed and threatened by Palestinian students last Tuesday, only to be ignored by

The city’s top cop will play a key role on Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team, the Daily News has learned. Cuomo has tapped Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to serve on

A secret history of US government World War II-era operations has concluded that US intelligence services created a ‘safe haven’ in the United States for German Nazis and their collaborators

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