Chief of Staff Lt.- Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi responded to criticism of the IDF hesder yeshivas program, saying “yeshiva students come to the IDF armed with faith and a strong desire
The New York City Council was supposed to hold a hearing this Tuesday about a renewed campaign by Wal-Mart to open its stores in the city. But it had to
7:00AM EST: The Manhattan-bound, upper level of the George Washington Bridge is closed. An accident at around 3:15 a.m. involving seven tractor trailers and a car lead to a fuel
Bernard Madoff may not be allowed to attend his son’s funeral. On Sunday, New York City’s medical examiner officially ruled Mark Madoff’s death a suicide by hanging. His body was
The winter storm that smacked the Chicago area left a bit of snow accumulation, frigid temperatures and flight cancellations in its wake Sunday. Steady snowfall and powerful wind gusts combined
As wind speeds continue to increase across the country, bringing with them large amount of sand, the country braces itself for the rainfall that has followed, though in the beginning,
Chanukah 5771 has past us by, and YWN presents our annual photo roundup from Gedolim, Admorim, and politicians celebrating Chanukah. This year we present more than 50 albums, totaling more
Yeshiva World News is pleased to present to you a collection of videos from chanukah in America and Eretz Yisroel. Credits: Yehuda Boltshauser / Naftali Charlop / Yissochar Dunoff /
As the country stands in shock of the devastation that the wildfire in Northern Israel caused on the Carmel forest, and the dozens of lives that were R”L tragically taken,
A fire on Delta flight 268 departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City forced it to make an emergency landing, officials said. The fire broke out
The Mashgiach, Hagon Rav Don Segal Shlita has been admitted to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital, with what appears to be a pneumonia. Sources close to Rav Segal told YWN that they
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided Sunday not to hold a government vote on the military conversions bill. Netanyahu discussed the matter with Shas Ministers Eli Yishai and Ariel Atias for
The New York State Thruway Authority and New York State Police Troop T has announced that 3,008 Thruway motorists were ticketed during the statewide seat belt enforcement initiative Buckle Up
Tensions over tickets have reached a boiling point at a Brooklyn precinct where officers are considering a day-long summons boycott. “We’ve talked about it,” said one police source familiar with
It was an extraordinary sight, even by White House standards. Two presidents at the podium in the White House press room, discussing Democratic infighting over a tax cut extension plan.
A Brooklyn yeshiva teacher yesterday gave harrowing testimony of how he was brutally attacked on Thanksgiving by two teens, saying they briefly knocked him unconscious, then ripped off his Hasidic
Mark Madoff, the eldest son of convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, killed himself in his Manhattan apartment early Saturday morning – two years to the day after his father was
Two Palestinian terrorists were killed in exchange with IDF forces Saturday night along the Gaza border fence. One Israeli soldier was wounded in the encounter. The two armed Palestinians were
A Queens councilman yesterday moved to outlaw the FDNY’s new plan to charge motorists for responding to accidents — calling the plan “nuts.” “I don’t think that people should have
Michael Bloomberg has delivered a passionate speech denouncing just about all the key players on the national scene –including Congress and The White house — for mismanaging economic recovery, he
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