Lakewood, NJ – The Township Committee has disbanded the Lakewood Downtown Merchants Commission less than a year after its formation, following claims by the mayor that its chairman had made

Mayor Bloomberg’s old dream to change New York elections has a new name – and may soon get new life. His operatives are quietly studying how to encourage the Charter

Like Sarah Palin and Carl Paladino before him, Bernard Kerik, who led the NYPD on 9/11 and now sits in a federal prison in Maryland, has come out against the

Lakewood, NJ – A person was fatally shot just before midnight on Cottage Place, YWN has learned. According to unconfirmed reports, the victim was riding a bicycle at the time

The head of Iran’s nuclear energy agency announced Saturday that the country had launched a “serious” nuclear fusion research program, according to state-run Press TV. Ali-Akbar Salehi, the chief of

Yemen – The supreme court on Saturday upheld the death sentence against a man convicted of killing a member of the country’s small Jewish minority, a judicial source told AFP.

After being placed into the Intensive Care Unit on Friday afternoon, it is being reported that Maran Hagon Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita is in stable condition, and feeling much better

Excessive heat and oppressive humidity created dangerous weather conditions across the New York area Saturday. The heat index reached well into the triple digits across the area, with highs reaching

The fierce thunderstorm that rolled through New York City and prompted a tornado warning Friday night was nearly fatal for one Brooklyn man. Fire officials said the 54-year-old was hit

Severe overnight storms in the Chicago area caused power outages, flight cancellations and flooded homes and roadways. About 50,000 ComEd customers were without electricity Saturday morning after lightning and heavy

BP vessels that evacuated ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie returned to the Deepwater Horizon well site Saturday to resume permanently capping the damaged well after a three-day stoppage. “It’s very

As the city medical examiner announced that a second death was related to the summer’s heat waves, the mayor and other city officials visited a senior center today to urge

The House Ethics Committee will hold a formal hearing on alleged violations by Rep. Charles Rangel, the New York Democrat forced to step aside as chairman of the House Ways

The Israel Defense Forces combat soldier who was declared missing Thursday morning after leaving his base during a training session, and turned up at his home at night, has explained

Imam Feisal Rauf, the central figure in the coterie planning a huge mosque just off Ground Zero, is a full-throated champion of the very same Muslim theologians and jurists identified

A weather system moving over the southern Bahamas has been upgraded to a tropical storm, with sustained winds now reported at 40 miles an hour, as it heads toward the

The Prime Minister’s Office announced Thursday evening that a compromise agreement has been reached by which the Knesset vote on the conversion bill will be delayed by six months while