Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he won’t vote to confirm judicial nominees unless GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Flake of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware went to the Senate floor on Wednesday and tried to bring the legislation up […]
Officials in Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva are B’chasdei Hashem reporting a significant improvement in the condition of the 19-year-old IDF soldier who was seriously wounded in a Hamas rocket attack against a bus. The soldier is no longer on a respirator, and he is conscious and communicating with his surroundings. It is expected that […]
A young Israeli woman (22) was killed while trekking in Bolivia on Wednesday. A 200 kilogram boulder somehow got dislodged, and crushed her leg. The woman, who was in critical
The first snow of the season will be a nuisance for some before changing to rain, but the snow could accumulate several inches north and west of the city, especially
There was a loud bang, and suddenly the Southwest Airlines jet rolled sharply to the left. Smoke began to fill the cabin, and flight attendants rushed row by row to
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has rattled the political system with his resignation, but perhaps none more than the chareidi parties. The chareidi parties in recent weeks have been working in
Shortly after 9/11, the CIA considered using a drug it thought might work like a truth serum and force terror suspects to give up information about potential attacks. After months
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Snow has begun accumulating in the Ukraine, including the area of the tziyun of Rav Nachman of Breslov ZT”L. United Hatzalah officials in Uman reassure persons traveling to the tziyun and the area, along with other kivrei tzaddikim in the Ukraine, that United Hatzalah and its volunteer services stand ready in […]
An elderly man is lucky to be alive on Wednesday, after he drove his vehicle into a construction hole in Brooklyn. According to published reports, the 89-year-old man drove his
Three police officers were wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, Wednesday night. The attack occurred at the entrance to a police station in the Armon Hanetziv section of the
Having spent a fortune to help elect Democrats this fall, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared lifetime allegiance to the Democratic Party and outlined an aggressive timeline for
The political turmoil left in the wake of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s resignation and withdrawal from the government is far from over. Following Lieberman’s resignation, the head of the Bayit Yehudi faction and Education Minister Naftali Bennett has submitted an ultimatum on behalf of his party to Prime Minister Netanyahu that demands that he receive […]
Widely shared messages on social media on Wednesday afternoon stated that Mesivta of Waterbury had closed. YWN reached out to the Yeshiva for clarification. The following is an official statement
The nation’s leading e-cigarette maker is halting store sales of some flavors to deter use by kids. The move by Juul Labs Inc. comes ahead of an expected U.S. government crackdown on underage sales of flavored e-cigarettes. Juul said it stopped filling store orders Tuesday for mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods and will resume […]
The awarding of Amazon’s second headquarters to two affluent localities has fanned intense speculation around a key question: For the winning cities, will the economic payoff prove to be worth
Our dear friend, Sarah, is in a fight for her life against a formidable illness. She’s made great advances with the help of Hashem, her doctors, Klal Yisroels’ davening and
Republican Kevin McCarthy easily won an internal party election Wednesday to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus, a familiar role for the underestimated scrapper whose top priority will be
President Donald Trump’s administration contends it has “broad discretion” to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over
Four Palestinian youths were arrested in the PA (Palestinian Authority) village of Fajar after throwing rocks towards Kibbutz Migdal Ohz, in the Gush Etzion area. They were also found to
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