There was some rotten business at the UN this morning. Diplomats were evacuated from the UN Security Council and General Assembly for a “suspicious odor” likely the result of a burst sewer line, officials said. The sewage-like smell wafted through the halls forcing the diplomats – who often metaphorically hold their noses during their daily […]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to accede to Jonathan Pollard’s personal request and will, in the coming days, officially and publicly appeal to US President Barack Obama regarding Pollard’s release.

The use of food stamps has increased dramatically in the U.S., as the federal government ramps up basic assistance to meet the demands of an increasingly desperate population. The number

A bomb was discovered on a Rome subway train at around 10 a.m. today, the city’s ATAC metro service said in an e-mailed statement. The ANSA and Apcom news agency said the device was found inside a train during a stop in Rebibbia, on the outskirts of Rome. The area was cleared and bomb disposal […]

There was a kidnapping scare in Lakewood on Tuesday morning, after a young boy told her mother that his 9-year-old sister “was picked up in a private car, and not

A Qassam rocket exploded near a kindergarten in a kibbutz within the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council on Tuesday morning just as dozens of parents were bringing their children to school.

Police Department ran an antiterrorism exercise simulating an attack on the city. A team of terrorists unleashed a coordinated series of bombings and gun attacks around the city in the

 CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports the latest terror attack to America involves the possible use of poisons – simultaneous attacks targeting hotels and restaurants at many locations over a single weekend. A key Intelligence source has confirmed the threat as “credible.” Department of Homeland Security officials, along with members of the Department […]

The top communications regulator won support to pass contentious new rules for Internet traffic, a move likely to face legal challenges and create uncertainty about Internet regulation. The Federal Communications Commission is set to approve on Tuesday Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposed rules governing net neutrality—a concept aimed at preventing Internet providers from interfering with web […]

New York’s top court has rejected a Democratic state senator’s request for a full manual recount in his narrow loss to a Republican newcomer on Long Island. That ruling will

On December 9, 2010, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner, Douglas Shulman, announced that the IRS is considering another formal “voluntary disclosure” program for U.S. taxpayers who own, or have an interest in, a foreign bank account. As YWN recently reported, the foreign bank account contagion is in the process of spreading to jurisdictions beyond Switzerland, including […]