Two weeks ago, the Ohr Meir Foundationembarked on a brand new Disney adventure. The group of girls, ages 8-19, who have been in remission from cancer for at least six months, were spirited away for a spectacular Disney cruise. For four days they tasted the sweetness of a carefree childhood that had been taken from […]
Scott Rothstein, South Florida Ponzi schemer extraordinaire, received a 50-year prison sentence Wednesday after a hearing in federal court in Fort Lauderdale. U.S. District Judge James Cohn, an Alabama native
12 of the 15 nations of the United Nations Security Council voted to approve a fourth round of sanctions against Iran in todays (Wednesday, June 9th) UN Security Council session. The session began at 10:00am local time. Turkey and Brazil opposed another round of sanctions, and Lebanon abstained. While Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told […]
There is no doubt that the international community remains focused on pressuring Israel into making major concessions to the PA (Palestinian Authority) in the hope of filing away yet another peace agreement. Such concessions include in no small part PA demands that the eastern capital serve as the capital of the State of Palestine, demanding […]
Pikesville, Md. – Baltimore County Police searched a home with connections to a cultlike religious organization. It started late Tuesday night. Officers investigated a first degree assault of an 18-year-old girl. She was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. Officers thought something wasn’t right, so they went back to the home on […]
All over town, BP gas station signs are being vandalized with brown paint – even atop 30-foot poles. “It appears they put it inside water balloons and throw them at
As Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues playing the worlds champion of human rights, four professors from Bar Ilan and Georgetown Universities have sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu seeking official Israeli recognition of the Armenian genocide and an official call to Turkey to bring an end to its occupation of Cyprus. […]
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been released from federal prison six months before he was scheduled to be set free. According to CNN, Abramoff was transported from the Federal Correctional
The following information represents a national survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted June 3-4, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. 1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about an incident involving ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip? 39% Very closely 31% Somewhat closely 22% Not very closely 6% Not at all 2% […]
New Jersey – Two members of the state Assembly have sponsored legislation to allow commercial advertising and sponsorship on the states toll plazas, including the Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway. They say sponsors would line up to place commercial advertising and signs at plazas on some of the nations busiest toll roads, […]
Taliban fighters are burying dirty needles with their bombs in a bid to infect British troops with HIV, The Sun UK reports. Hypodermic syringes are hidden below the surface pointing
The man behind last year’s crisis and shakeup in Albany politics was threatening yet another New York State government shutdown. State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada said he would rather
The United Nations Security Council will be convening today, Wednesday, to vote on another round of sanctions against Iran, sanctions that US Secretary of State Clinton calls the toughest ever. While US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates signaled he remains confident that the stiff sanctions will pass, Clinton, who was speaking to reporters from Ecuador, […]
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Mrs. Malka Rosenbaum A”H (62), the wife of Rav Kalmen Rosenbaum, who is the long time Menahel of Torah Day School of Atlanta – after an illness.Amongst her many Mitzvos and Chesed which she was known for, was that she raised the level of “Taharas Hamishpacha” […]
Federal Bureau of Investigation officials in New York are increasingly employing tools and techniques used to hunt terrorists to take aim at a different kind of criminal: white-collar con artists
The Brooklyn district attorney’s office announced Tuesday it would not retry a man wrongfully convicted of murdering a rabbi 15 years ago – canceling a hearing into allegations of misconduct
Estimates of the turnout for the Monday night levaya of Rishon LTzion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu ZTL begin at 100,000, climbing to hundreds of thousands. What was evident to all, those who attended and the many who were unable to reach the area of the ravs beis medrash in Kiryat Moshe area of the capital is […]
9:25PM EST: Lakewood, NJ -In a hotly contested race, followed closely by just about every resident of Lakewood, powerhouse incumbent and NJ State Sen. Robert (Bob) Singer, has defeated Hershel
In mid-February 2008, fresh from winning a bunch of Super Tuesday primaries, Barack Obama granted an interview to “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Croft. “When you sit down and you look
On Sunday June 6th, the halls and outdoor courtyards of the Bnos Bracha Girls Division of Yeshiva Ktana, were filled with exuberant adults and children of all ages, eagerly gathered for The 3rd Annual Community Wide Health and Safety Fair, co-hosted by the Bikur Cholim of Passaic-Clifton and Hatzolah of Passaic/Clifton EMS. Once again, the […]
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