A video showing children speaking in Arabic about sacrifice and chopping off heads wasn’t vetted before being posted on the Facebook page for the Muslim American Society’s Philadelphia chapter, and it does not represent their values, the executive director of the national group said Sunday. Executive Director Ayman Hammous said the Muslim American Society learned […]
Israeli crop protection service teams identified isolated details of locusts in four communities in the central Aravah. The Ministry of Agriculture is concerned about the flying of the grasshoppers, which
Capping a week in which her testy exchange with Attorney General William Barr went viral, Sen. Kamala Harris on Sunday told a crowd of thousands gathered at a dinner hosted by the country’s oldest NAACP chapter that Barr “lied to Congress” and “is clearly more interested in representing the president than the American people.” The […]
The Jewish community Staten Island offers a variety of different shuls for every type of community member. As part of the community’s efforts to encourage families to move to Staten Island,
The Trump administration warned China and Russia on Monday that the U.S. won’t stand for aggressive moves in the Arctic region, which is rapidly opening up to development and commerce as temperatures warm and sea ice melts. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a speech in Finland that the U.S. will compete for […]
U.S. health officials say at least 60 more measles cases have been reported, increasing a 2019 tally that is already the highest in 25 years. Officials on Monday said 764 cases have been reported as of last Thursday. It’s the most in the U.S. since 1994, when 963 were reported. New York has had the […]
Tragedy has struck the Lakewood community on Monday with the tragic Petira of a 21-month-old girl. Sources tell YWN that the child was found in a vehicle, apparently forgotten there
MK Betzalel Smotrich, who chairs the Ichud Leumi faction of Bayit Yehudi, was audible in his harsh criticism of Israel’s decision to once again accept another Hamas ceasefire, insisting that
A planned meeting on Monday between Yahadut Hatorah and Likud coalition negotiators was canceled at the behest of Yahadut Hatorah, as the chareidi lawmakers were angered after learning of the
“Reb Shayala”, the name alone represents the tzaddik who cared for every yid. With his Yahrtzeit on Wednesday, you can submit your names (no minimum donation required) for the tefillah
New York and New Jersey want to know how the Internal Revenue Service decided to stop requiring donor information from certain nonprofit organizations — among them big political spenders. Monday’s lawsuit against the tax agency, from New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, comes as Montana and New Jersey […]
Michael Cohen took a last swipe at President Donald Trump while reporting to federal prison Monday to start a three-year sentence for crimes including tax evasion and campaign finance violations
It has been a half year since the municipal election and Tiveria Mayor Ron Kobi hasn’t succeeded in passing a city budget and a coalition has not been formed. This
A Russian airliner that took off from Moscow was airborne for just 28 minutes before returning to make an emergency landing while still heavy with unburned fuel, which then ignited after a rough touchdown. Flames quickly engulfed the aircraft, killing 41 of the 78 people aboard. A day after Sunday’s horrifying accident at Sheremetyevo airport, […]
Boeing said Sunday that it discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 Max plane for several months that a safety alert in the cockpit was not working as intended, yet it didn’t disclose that fact to airlines or federal regulators until after one of the planes crashed. The feature was designed to warn pilots […]
Yeshivas Rinat Yisrael in Carmiel is facing a difficult situation following the Chodesh Nissan bein hazmanim. The yeshiva reports it is being targeted by angry secular neighbors, and the harassment
Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is proposing that all gun owners be licensed by the federal government, a process that would include an interview and safety training. National licensing is one of more than a dozen specific proposals in a sweeping gun control agenda the U.S. senator from New Jersey released on Monday. It’s his […]
An Alabama lawmaker who remarked “kill them now or kill them later” during debate on an abortion bill said he was trying to criticize politicians’ focus on abortion as they neglect social services. The comments by Democratic Rep. John Rogers of Birmingham drew widespread attention on social media — including condemnation from Donald Trump, Jr. […]
The second day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar passed with a minimal showing of Women of the Wall (WoW) at the Kosel on Monday. There was less than twenty women present,
Police say a child is dead after being found in a burning car in New York City, and a man is in custody. Authorities were called around 9 p.m. Sunday to a car fire at the intersection of Baisley and Rockaway boulevards. It’s in the Springfield Gardens section of Queens. Police say a girl was […]
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