The skies over Beit Shemesh were dark, black in some areas, for many hours as the forest in the area of Moshav Tirosh and Moshav Sdei Micha burned for many

Magen David Adom Eli Bin and the organization�s financial director Ofir Dan were summoned for questioning on Tuesday on suspicion of tax and customs crimes, questioned for eight hours. Allegations point to improprieties regarding NIS 176 million, but while suspected of law-breaking, Bin is not suspected of pocketing funds. Towards evening the two were released […]

Thousands of French citizens who collaborated with the Nazis during the Second World War will be unmasked when police reports from the era are finally made public and published online.

A petition was filed on Tuesday, 17 Tammuz, with the Jerusalem District Court in its capacity as the area administrative court against Jerusalem City Hall plans to hand over an

Baruch Rofeh Cholim, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yosef Shlita has been released from Shaare Zedek Medical Center, where he was hospitalized in the cardiac unit since Sunday, reportedly after sustaining a �cardiac incident�. It is now reported that the rav was treated for pneumonia. During his hospitalization, many many prominent rabbonim visited, praising the rav�s efforts […]

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to give first-time homebuyers three more months to close on their purchases and land an $8,000 federal income tax credit. But the Senate had

NYS lawmakers have voted to prohibit the New York City Police Department from keeping personal information in its database on individuals who have been stopped and frisked by police without

A sacred Torah scroll has been found, apparently left on a ShortLine Coach USA bus and company officials have enlisted the aid of officials in the Village of Kiryas Joel

US President Barack Obama knew about the FBI operation to smash an alleged Russian spy ring before meeting President Dmitry Medvedev last week, but did not raise it at the

An Albany plan to limit charitable tax deductions for those making $10 million a year or more was attacked as �devastating� by Mayor Bloomberg�one of the nation�s most generous philanthropists. Gov. Paterson and the Legislature appear ready to slice the deduction from 50 to 25 percent for those in the eight-figure league. Around City Hall, […]

City Hall, NY – Following months of negotiations, New York City Council Member Stephen Levin has brokered an agreement with Community Preservation Corporation Resources (CPCR) on the New Domino development.

With a letter to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) enclosing two virulently anti-Semitic “histories,” including a newly written volume claiming Jews for centuries have worked to financially undermine Black people, Minister

The following was submitted to YWN by Lakewood Police Chief Rob Lawson: Recently, we have� several complaints from residents concerning thefts of cash and jewelry in which the suspect is the �cleaning lady� hired by the homeowner. In the majority of the cases in which we can immediately identify the suspect, we have been very […]

�The entire world today is compared to a boiling bubbling vat that only requires the slightest spark to ignite. At any moment, a world war may erupt chas v�sholom and only those who cling to Hashem and his Torah will merit surviving�, Kikar Shabbat quotes the Shomrei Emunim Rebbe Shlita as telling a number of […]

A Guyanese man facing federal charges in connection with a plot to blow up fuel lines and planes at John F. Kennedy Airport has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

In response to a ruling of the High Court of Justice declaring funding for kollel members illegal since it discriminates against university students, the Knesset Finance Committee on Tuesday is

The U.S. Justice Department�s claims that it broke up a Russian spy ring are �regrettable� and reminiscent of the Cold War at a time when relations are improving, Russia�s Foreign Ministry said. �Such actions are completely unfounded and serve unseemly goals,� the ministry said today on its website. The allegations are �in the spirit of […]

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen believes that even if stricter sanctions are imposed on Iran, Tehran will continue towards building nuclear bombs. He told an Aspen Security Forum on Monday that �there is no reason to believe Iran� and that if Iran reaches nuclear independence �it would be incredibly […]

[Update on YWN story posted Monday] ALBANY � As a result of several years of efforts by Agudath Israel of America and the unwavering support of New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, it appears that rabbinical college students in New York State will, for the first time ever, be eligible to receive Tuition Assistance Program […]