The shutdown of New York State government was averted Monday night, but not without the hijinks voters have come to expect from Albany. And then it was over — three

The so-called budget lawmakers approved Monday is such a joke that Senate Finance Committee boss Carl Kruger couldn’t say how many billions of your dollars he and his cohorts were

Two Israelis, 22 and 18, were attacked in a nightclub in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin earlier in the week, German media reported. The attack involved an Arab man, and

A Kikar Shabbat poll involving 4631 participants reveals that 57% of respondents want Aryeh Deri back to head the Shas Party. The participants in the poll were given four candidates

Many Americans fear for their safety while flying, scared of the possibility of something going wrong with the plane’s maintenance. It turns out, however, the biggest safety issue you face

New York – In the fall of 2006, Sony Pictures chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and his pal Gary Ginsberg, now an executive vice president of Time Warner Inc., began

All injuries and loss of life R”L resulting from motor vehicle accidents are tragic, but this case is particularly heart-breaking, when the driver and the victim were both friends, classmates

North General Hospital in Harlem is set to close its doors this week. The hospital filed for bankruptcy today so that it can become an outpatient health center, in a

Dubai Police Chief Dahi Khalfan Tamim on Sunday labeled Mossad Intelligence Agency Director Meir Dagan a “loser” in response to notices released to the media over the weekend that Dagan

Baltimore County police are investigating what led to an incident in which a stolen vehicle plowed into a police car, injuring an officer. The incident began in Pikesville shortly after

Eight individuals were arrested Sunday for allegedly carrying out long-term, “deep-cover” assignments in the United States on behalf of the Russian Federation, the Justice Department announced today. Two additional defendants

YWN has just spoken with NYS Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who informed us that just 20 minutes ago, the NYS assembly passed a bill to release TAP (Tuition Assistance Program) funding

2:30PM EST: The Lakewood PD, EMS, and NJSP Bomb Squad are currently on the scene at a business on Prospect Street which was the target of a bomb threat. Sources

1:30AM EST: A prisoner has been found dead after hanging himself inside the NYPD’s 90th Precinct located at 211 Union Avenue – in the heart of Williamsburg. An intense investigation

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (UOJCA), expressed its deep disappointment with today’s 5-4 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a state government entity to deny the

Subway riders who commute between Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn were all adjusting to several new service changes Monday. The MTA discontinued the W and V subway lines over the weekend

Hazy, hot and humid conditions continue in New York and New Jersey. Many parts of the region awoke to temperatures in the low 80s. The heat and humidity could combine

Tragically, the to’eva community has managed to gain enough respectability to hold its annual parades in many cities and countries worldwide. One such event was held in the Big Apple,