More than 28 percent of U.S. homeowners owed more than their properties were worth in the first quarter as values fell the most since 2008, Zillow Inc. said today. Homeowners
Microsoft Corp. is close to a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies SA for between $7 billion and $8 billion—the most aggressive move yet by Microsoft to play in the increasingly-converged worlds of communication, information and entertainment. A deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, though […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that he will give up his salary until the nuclear crisis in the country is over. He also said he would review the
On average, uninsured families pay only about 12% of their hospital bills in full. Families with incomes above 400% of the poverty level, or about $88,000 a year for a
Sixty-three years ago, when Israel declared its independence, the dream of a state for the Jewish people in their historic homeland was finally realized. On that same day, the United States became the first country in the world to recognize the State of Israel. As Israelis celebrate their hard-won independence, it gives me great pleasure to extend […]
While the celebration of the 63rd Israel Independence Day – Yom Ha’atzmaut – is controversial in many circles, hundreds of people, charedi and secular alike, gathered by the Haas Promenade
If you get an urgent message on your cell phone from President Obama later this year, it’s not a prank. Under a new emergency notification system being announced tomorrow by Mayor Bloomberg and federal officials, anyone carrying an “enabled” mobile device within range of a cell phone tower would be alerted what to do in […]
5:00PM EST: (ALL UPDATES BELOW) Lakewood Hatzolah is currently on the scene of a major MVA on Monmouth Avenue near East County line Road. A School bus reportedly collided with
Two single-engine Piper airplanes collided in mid-air and crashed into a heavily wooded area in New Hampton Monday afternoon. Two people were killed and a third was seriously injured, authorities said. The crash occurred at around 2:50 p.m.State Police BCI Captain Joseph Tripodo said both planes crashed into the woods. “We have two fixed-wing aircraft; […]
On Saturday evening, YWN published an article from the Jerusalem Post which reported that the Chasidic newspaper, Der Zeitung, had altered an iconic photo released by the White House last week. The photograph showing President Barack Obama and staffers in the White House Situation Room carefully watching the raid in progress by US forces in Pakistan on […]
NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio wrote a letter to NYPD Chief (of Transportation) James Tuller regarding the recent ticket and towing blitz which took place in Williamsburg over Pesach. More than 41 cars were towed and more than 100 given summonses, even though it was Pesach.Parking was scheduled to be suspended Tuesday and Wednesday for […]
Pakistan will allow the United States to question or take into custody the apparent wives of Osama bin Laden only if their “country of origin has been asked for permission,”
The following is from Forbes: There’s an awful lot of loose talk these days about the significance of Twitter in the world of news. It broke the story of Bin Laden’s death! It emboldened Egyptians to overthrow their tyrant! And so on. So it’s sobering to see how small a role Twitter actually plays in […]
The long wait for Newt Gingrich to say what everyone already knew is almost over. The former House Speaker will announce his presidential candidacy Wednesday on Facebook and Twitter, according
USA Today reports: Sales of new bikes rose 9% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2010, and sales of road bikes — commonly used in commuting — jumped 29%, says Scott Jaeger, senior retail analyst with Leisure Trends Group, a Boulder, Colo.-based retail tracking firm. Sales of gas-powered […]
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is still thinking of running for president – and says President Barack Obama’s successful operation to target and kill Obama bin Laden hasn’t dissuaded
The killing of Osama bin Laden ignited President Obama’s voter approval ratings, but that doesn’t guarantee his reelection in 2012. Barring an unforeseen but high-profile foreign-policy failure, the elimination of America’s Public Enemy No. 1 will neutralize any Republican suggestion that the president is weak on national security. But this only underscores the fact that […]
Iranian media on Sunday reported that Iran refuted US claims that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in an operation in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad last Sunday. Refuting the official version given by the US administration, Iran’s Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said that Iran has reliable information […]
Pakistani media aired the name of a man they said is the Central Intelligence Agency’s station chief, prompting questions about whether the Pakistani government tried to out a CIA operative
Two terrifying rail security breaches occurred within hours of each other in New York City as authorities remained on alert for an al Qaeda attack, the New York Post reported
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