In a sharp escalation of hostility along their disputed sea border, North Korean and South Korean forces traded fire Tuesday, a deadly skirmish that jacked up diplomatic tensions in a
The following Op-Ed by Rafi Sela, an Israeli airport security consultant, was printed in todays NY Times: The problem with the Transportation Security Administration is that it is both the
In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st century, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text messages and even stream video
Iran’s parliament planned to impeach President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was blocked from doing so by the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing domestic newspaper reports. Members of parliament are also seeking debate on the impeachment, the newspaper said. Ahmadinejad is accused by those favoring his removal of 14 violations […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Mrs. Irene Klass, Publisher of the Jewish Press. she was Niftar late Monday evening at Maimonides Hospital. She was in her
Relatives of two New Yorkers murdered in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, have sued Pakistan’s intelligence agency and the Kashmir-based terror organization that was reportedly behind the operation. Gavriel Holtzberg HY”D, originally from Brooklyn, and his pregnant wife, Rivka HY”D, were gunned down when terrorists stormed the Chabad Lubavitch center in a commando-style […]
Two F-16 fighter jets briefly took to the sky over Washington on Monday after a small passenger aircraft violated the capital’s airspace restrictions, according to military officials. A portion of
After many hours of debates and political drama the Knesset approved in second and third readings the referendum law which requires a public majority and the votes of 60 Knesset
On Monday, the Orthodox Union, wrote a letter to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, regarding the proposed ballot initiative in San Francisco that would effectively ban Bris Milah, reported on YWN.. The following is the text of the letter: November 22,2010/14 Kislev 5771 Hon. Gavin Newsom, Mayor City Hall, Room 200 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett […]
The developers behind the proposed Ground Zero mosque have applied for about $5 million in federal grant money set aside for redeveloping downtown Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents raided the offices of three hedge funds as part of a high-profile insider-trading investigation, and more could be on the way, according to people familiar
After a raid uncovered that three Charedi organizations have embezzled millions from the government, police revealed Monday that 40 other establishments were involved in the case. Six men were arrested
New York City won the ignominious prize of worst rush-hour traffic Monday, beating out Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Montreal in a study released before the crush of Thanksgiving traffic.
Americans preparing for Thanksgiving travel face the highest gasoline prices in more than six months, with prices at the pump topping $3 per gallon in New York and on the
Governor David Paterson is expected to announce a deal later today to bring an Indian-owned casino to the Catskills. Approving construction in Sullivan County would satisfy a land-claim settlement with
After decades of silence, former U.S. Secret Service agents assigned to protect President John F. Kennedy have come forward to offer their accounts of what happened 47 years ago today.
The Jerusalem Magistrates’ Court has extended the remand for the six Charedi organization members who are under suspicion for defrauding the State out of millions of shekels. The remand was
Following-up on the highly successful separate boys and girls Camp Kaylie summer pilot programs, Camp Kaylie is capturing the community’s imagination and registration for the Summer 2011 official opening. To help further drive awareness, Camp Kaylie is offering $1,000 Scholarship prizes in a unique Bumper Magnet competition – which translates into $1,250 for either the […]
A powerful Delta 4 rocket roared to life and climbed away from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sunday evening on a high-priority mission to boost a National Reconnaissance Office
Britain’s education department is to look at how it can check Islamic weekend schools after the BBC reported it had uncovered more than 40 of them teaching anti-Semitic views and extreme punishment for sodomy and theft. The BBC said its “Panorama” program, which will air on Monday evening, had found a network of weekend Islamic […]
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