New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marc Molinaro will debate Tuesday in their only scheduled exchange before next month’s election. Cuomo, a Democrat seeking a third term, balked at debating Molinaro for weeks before both sides agreed to Tuesday’s debate. The one-on-one event will be taped Tuesday afternoon and broadcast at 7 p.m. […]
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A fire broke out during the early morning hours on Monday, 13 Marcheshvan, in the Shuk HaCarmel area of Tel Aviv, claiming the life of a
Despite the terrible odds — one in 302.5 million for those keeping score at home — someone will eventually match all six numbers and win the Mega Millions jackpot, which now stands at an estimated $1.6 billion. It could happen as soon as Tuesday night, when the next drawing is held. That would leave most […]
Last week, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and Regional Coordinator Gavy Friedson was traveling through Newark Airport on his way back from a speaking engagement in Vancouver, Canada. Friedson had been
The Indianapolis Zoo is trying to determine why a lioness killed her mate. The zoo said Friday that an adult female, Zuri, attacked 10-year-old male Nyack in their outdoor yard
President Donald Trump is battling Democrats for control of Congress. But you might think it’s 2016 all over again. As the 2018 midterms shifted to the final two weeks of
YWN regrets to inform you of the passing of Rav Eliyahu Pesach Rominek, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohavei Torah in Far Rockaway. Rav Rominek was a Marbitz Torah for more
An Israel Police spokesman on Monday, 13 Marcheshvan, announced an arrest has been made in the burning of a Sefer Torah outside a Hadera shul, as reported by YWN-Israel. The suspect was arraigned on Monday morning. Police received the complaint on Sunday, with the information pointing to an intentional act R”L, someone burning the Sefer […]
The “amoral bully” is ready to campaign for the “dishonest politician” as President Donald Trump holds a Houston rally for Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday. The president’s appearance on behalf of Cruz represents a once-unthinkable show of support for Trump’s onetime rival for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and comes as Cruz faces a strong […]
Beit Shemesh With a week to the municipal elections nationwide, a Mega Kenos is planned for Beit Shemesh, with the participation of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita and Cabinet Ministers, ShemeshNet reports. The report states that five years ago, Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman ZT”L ZY”A participated in the Beit Shemesh election rally, […]
In May, YWN published a story of a Williamsburg child that was struck by a biker as the child exited a school bus. The bikers seem to have total disregard
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, were confronted by some angry diners at a restaurant on Friday night. TMZ obtained video of a man appearing to shout at McConnell, “Why don’t you get out of here? Why don’t you leave the entire country?” TMZ’s report says that the man […]
During his Elko, Nevada rally on Saturday, President Donald Trump took a moment to go after former VP Joe Biden, who was also campaigning in Nevada. Trump noted to his crowd that Biden was in Vegas, before calling him “Sleepy Joe Biden.” “We call him ‘1% Joe,’ because he ran at least twice, I think […]
As the date of the municipal elections in Israel get closer, the campaign has reached new levels. Tensions are running high specifically in Elad, as the Degel / Shas candidate
As the founding director of Agudath Israel of Maryland (AIMD), Rabbi Ariel Sadwin has been able to channel the organization’s efforts to accomplish in one short decade what many larger entities have not over longer spans of time. In recognition of Rabbi Sadwin and AIMD’s outstanding leadership in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, an estimated […]
The Levaya of Hagaon Harav Yitzchok Paler Z”TL took place at 1:00PM at Yeshiva Mekor Chaim in Lakewood. The Rosh Yeshiva was Niftar suddenly on Sunday night at age 67, following a massive heart attack. Yeshiva Mekor Chaim was founded in Brooklyn by the Rosh Yeshiva’s father, Rav Binyomin Z”TL, in 1965. In 2012, the Yeshiva […]
An Ecuadorian pizza deliveryman who was held up as an example of zealous U.S. immigration enforcement has been arrested in a domestic violence case. A criminal complaint alleges that Pablo
House Democrats are expected to reopen the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election if they win the majority in November. But they would have to be selective in
The Willowbrook community of Staten Island has formed a new committee to incentivize community growth. Comprising of representatives of the schools, Shuls, shops, Jewish Community Center, and other
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