An Israeli military court on Monday indicted a teenage Palestinian girl who was filmed last month kicking and slapping Israeli troops who refused to respond. Palestinians have since hailed Ahed
A strike was declared on Tuesday morning, 15 Teves, in the port of Ashdod. Mechanical and operating sector workers stopped handling ships and trucks in the port, protesting the port
(VIDEOS & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) New York Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says all of the seven adults and nine children hurt in a Bronx fire are expected to be
B’chasdei Hashem, the spokesperson for Shaare Zedek Medical Center reports “Significant improvement” in the condition of wounded security guard, Asher ben Saada Elmaliach, who was critically wounded when a lone
The glamour of his holiday break behind him, President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Monday night to face a hefty legislative to-do list, critical midterm elections and
The new year dawns with political storm clouds bearing down on New York lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The New York City subway system, beset by breakdowns and delays,
Thousands of avreichim, scholars and Torah learners – have already taken advantage of the once-a-year opportunity, and brought bracha into their home during the Annual Sales Event of Machon Yerushalayim.
Mike Pence’s office on Monday said the U.S. vice president still plans on visiting Israel this month, despite an apparent delay in the schedule. Pence had been scheduled to come
An outage in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s processing system briefly led to delays Monday night for international travelers arriving in the U.S. A spokeswoman for the agency says
It wasn’t exactly reefer madness Monday as California launched the first legal sales of recreational marijuana, but those who could find the drug celebrated the historic day, lining up early
An Israel Police Border Police spokesman reports that a border police medic treated a woman from the PA (Palestinian Authority) in advanced labor after she lost consciousness in her home.
The sky was sunny and the water was freezing at Coney Island, where several hundred people, cheered on by hundreds more, ran into the ocean Monday to mark the start
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) A unique and significant discovery was made during archaeological works in the Kosel Plaza, on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority and in association with the
The pain clinic tucked into the corner of a low-slung suburban strip mall was an open secret. Patients would travel hundreds of miles to see Dr. Andrzej Zielke, eager for
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Coalition Chairman MK (Likud) David Amsellem expressed objections to the Shabbos (Makolet) Law just hours before its scheduled vote. Shas MK Yitzchak Cohen fired back, “We
In Mid-November YWN published a “Mailbag” which caused a stir among Shuls, Rabbonim and members of the O.U. The letter-writer was protesting the inclusion of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
The police arrested six caregivers for the elderly on Monday, 14 Teves, in the center of the country, on suspicion of violence and abuse against elderly patients in nursing homes,
(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times) It is an issue that drew lots of attention in a very recent YWN Coffee Room discussion. The question posed
Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback – or no apparent reason at all. A surge of homicides in the starkly divided
(VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Haifa City Hall gave the order and a yeshiva located in the Achuza neighborhood of the city was evicted this past motzei Shabbos, as reported by
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