(Webcast in extended article) This year, for seventh year, tens of thousands of viewers from around the world will be able to view the International Kinus HaShluchim banquet live on
NY1 Reports: With the leadership of the State Senate still up in the air, Governor David Paterson tells NY1 he may not hold a special session of the legislature as
Sick Islamic terrorists tried to bring down a US cargo plane using two exploding DOGS, it was revealed today. The Kamikaze canines – whose stomach had been stuffed with bombs
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Reb Reuven Dovid Mandel Z”L, (brother of HaRav Manis Mandel ZATZAL). Students of Yeshiva of Brooklyn have fond memories of R’
Some foot soldiers in the state Assembly are whispering about something that hasn’t been tried in 10 years — a long-shot attempt to dethrone Sheldon Silver as speaker. A few
YWN regrets to inform you of the untimely passing of 23 year-old Chosson, Yossi Kreiman Z”L of a sporting accident in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. Yossi was scuba-diving with
A leading Senate Republican voice on defense issues said Saturday the United States should consider neutering Iran’s navy and air force if Tehran does not halt its nuclear program. Sen.
You may recall that during President Obama’s vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, on August 27 he took in a round of golf at the Vineyard Golf Club in Edgartown, playing golf with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Democratic lawyer, business man and éminence grise Vernon Jordan; and White House trip director (and former golf pro) […]
Mayor Bloomberg blasted Congress and Americans looking to blame their problems on China, during a visit to Hong Kong yesterday. American lawmakers know bupkis about the Asian giant — and could set off a trade war, Bloomberg ranted. “If you look at the US, you look at who we’re electing to Congress, to the Senate […]
(Full list of street closures in full article) With more than 43,000 participants, 2.5 million spectators and a course that stretches over 26.2 miles and 5 boroughs, the New York
New York City Fire Department officials are telling children it is time to change the batteries in their homes’ smoke alarms, with the return of Daylight Standard Time. Daylight Saving
A private bill calling to raise workers’ salary by 350% on Saturdays was presented by Knesset members on Monday in attempt to prevent working on Shabbos. The bill proposes fighting
Lakewood, NJ – One person was killed in a four-car accident that happened about 4 p.m. Shabbos afternoon police said. One person involved in the accident was airlifted to Jersey
When Israeli solider Gadi Yarkoni lost his sight in Lebanon 15 years ago, it only took a short time before he decided he wasn’t going to live in the dark anymore. “After I got blind, ten months after it I said to my wife and my friends, I said, ‘I need a guide dog because […]
A man was shot by a police officer this morning, shortly after he allegedly broke the windshield of a police car in Brooklyn. An on-duty New York City Police Department officer saw the man smash a cobblestone into the windshield and driver’s-side window of a police car, which was parked in front of a NYPD […]
Keith Olbermann, MSNBC’s primetime firebrand host, has been suspended indefinitely for violating the ethics policies of his employer earlier this year when he donated to three Democrats seeking federal office,
(YWN will carry the convention live via webcast – Photos & Videos from last year posted below) An army of staffers, electricians, chefs and delivery crews are making final preparations
Imagine having to wait more than an hour for an ambulance to show up in a medical emergency, or being told that you can’t stay with your three-year-old child at the emergency room. Such is the state of emergency medical care in Moscow, leading the city’s Jewish community to muster its resources in support of […]
President Barack Obama will not be protected by a vast armada of 34 US warships when he visits Mumbai this weekend, officials said, calling reports from India on security preparations
Sources tell YWN, that the bomb squad in Yerushalayim is confirming a suspicious device to be explosive. The drama unfolded on Friday afternoon, when someone called the police for a
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