Kach activist Haim Pearlman was arrested Tuesday night by the Jerusalem Police on suspicion of involvement in the murder of a number of Palestinians. He is also suspected of attempted

Four US Senators want the state department to investigate whether BP played a role in last year�s release of a terrorist convicted in the Lockerbie bombing. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison after he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. The doctor who examined him now says he was paid off by […]

A man and his young son were uninjured when he lost control of his car on Kearsing Parkway and crashed into a retention pond, Ramapo police said this morning. The�36-year-old father, a resident of Monsey, was traveling west toward Route 306 Tuesday evening when he lost control of his 2002 Buick, police said. His car […]

Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama�s chief spokesman, got into hot water this week for daring to speak the truth � that the Democrats could lose control of the House of Representatives in November. But it could be even worse than that. Contrary to pretty much every projection until now, Democratic control of the Senate is also […]

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly on Tuesday announced that the NYPD is equipping police cars with a scrolling blue colored message display board mounted on the existing police light bar. �The first ten vehicles outfitted with the message boards were deployed earlier today to Manhattan and highway units in the Bronx, Queens […]

8:44PM EST: YWN regrets to inform you of a horrific tragedy�which is still unfolding. What we have confirmed is that�a grandfather in his 60’s, a resident of Chicago’s Frum community, was flying a private plane in Michigan which crashed, and R”L killed him, and 3 grandchildren – two 17-year-old’s, and one 15-year-old. A 13-year-old grandson […]

A van that served as shelter for two men in Brooklyn caught fire early Tuesday, killing one and critically injuring the other, police and fire officials said. Police Commissioner Raymond

The Obama administration has sent a fourth bill for $99.7 million to BP and other responsible parties relating to the energy company’s oil spill, according to a statement from the

Hoping to succeed where Washington has largely failed, New York City�s comptroller, John C. Liu, and six large unions plan to begin a campaign on Wednesday to press the biggest banks to do more to prevent foreclosures in the New York area. Liu said the group would send Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and […]

A state senator running for New York attorney general was a passenger in a car involved Monday night in what witnesses called a hit-and-run accident. The senator, Eric T. Schneiderman,

The captain of a Libyan vessel attempting to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza has abandoned course and agreed to sail to an Egyptian port after receiving an ultimatum from

Last week Governor David Paterson vetoed hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding for many Jewish groups including Agudath Israel of America, Ohel and countless JCC’s in New York. Each

[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Community Leaders along with top NYPD brass got together at the Misaskim headquarters to congratulate newly appointed Chief Philip Banks, as chief of the NYPD Community Affairs

President Obama today has tapped Jacob Lew as the new director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Jack Lew has been serving to date as the Deputy Secretary of State for Management, but he won�t need much time to prepare for his new, cabinet-level post � Lew served as the last OMB […]

France’s lower house of parliament Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a ban on any veils that cover the face — including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. The

“Congratulations to New Jersey’s long suffering taxpayers. Thanks to an effective, bipartisan effort between the state’s governor, Assembly and Senate, New Jersey home owners will now benefit from a welcome

Brooklyn – Councilman David Greenfield announced today that he successfully secured millions of dollars for new and improved parks throughout the 44th Council District. Greenfield, who represents Midwood, Bensonhurst and Boro Park, has made introducing more recreational space a top priority. �Our community has the most children and the least parks,� explained Greenfield. �Building new […]

A 23-year-old Russian who came to light during the recent spy case is in federal custody, CNN reports. The man is not suspected of passing any classified information to Russia,