Plans to build a new Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York are moving forward, a sign that the interstate feuding that stalled the process over the last several years
A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump’s administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Thursday to a financial institution bribery charge. Stephen M. Calk, 54, was released on $5 million bail after making a brief appearance in Manhattan […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Betsy DeVos the “worst secretary of education we’ve seen.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar says DeVos “shouldn’t be in her job.” Beto O’Rourke’s take on DeVos: “We can do better.” In the hunt for a presidential nomination, those Democrats and others are increasingly taking swings at DeVos as a way to energize supporters, […]
The last day of Yom Tov should have been a wonderful ending to a beautiful Pesach in Israel. Instead, it turned into a nightmare no parent should have to experience.
Theresa May announced Friday that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June 7, admitting defeat in her attempt to take Britain out of the European Union and sparking a contest to become the country’s next prime minister. She will stay as caretaker prime minister until the new leader is chosen, a […]
In a case with significant First Amendment implications, the U.S. filed new charges Thursday against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, accusing him of violating the Espionage Act by publishing secret documents containing the names of confidential military and diplomatic sources. The Justice Department’s 18-count superseding indictment alleges that Assange directed former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning […]
Plunging ahead despite paralyzing partisanship in the nation’s capital, senior lawmakers of both parties Thursday proposed legislation to tackle surprise medical bills and other concerns, from prescription drug costs to uneven vaccination rates. The draft bill from Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., echoes a time when health care issues often led to […]
President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on the growing realization that the U.S. and
On Friday, the Ma’aras HaMachpelah in Hebron will be closed to non-Muslims to accommodate the third Friday of the month of Ramadan. This means that mispallalim visiting the holy site
Look at this image closely, and notice that the Sar HaTorah, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky is holding a pair of scissors. On Lag B’Omer, as is customary, many people give their three-year-old children their first haircut (Chaluka). Hundreds of children lined up at the home on Rashbam Street in Bnei Brak to have the Gadol Hador […]
Recently, hundreds of anti-vaxxers gathered at an event in Monsey. Lacking any legitimate Rabbonim to address the gathering, the audience was privileged to hear from a dishonest conspiracy-theorist claiming to be a Rabbi. But since Handler was the “Rabbi” at this event, the NY Times made sure to quote him in their coverage of this event. […]
Hate has once again reared its ugly face in NYC, this time in Staten Island. Hateful messages were found scrawled on the two Jewish locations. The words “synagogue of Satan” were found painted on the Chabad of Staten Island Shul, located on Harold Street. Across the street, the letters “SOS” were written with spray paint on […]
Hundreds of supporters for the fight against antisemitism congregated in Times Square on Monday to call for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s removal from the Foreign Affairs committee for her repeated use of antisemitic tropes and her recent support for Hamas while they were firing rockets on Israeli civilians. As expected, several dozen Neturei Karta folks gathered […]
New York state agencies have saved more than $29 million in recent years by cutting back on copy paper. The figure comes from a state report issued Wednesday that looked
Connecting to Greatness: Rav Shlomo Kanievsky Continues Global Campaign in US for Kiryas Melech Will Spend Shabbos in Passaic Rav Shlomo Kanievsky, currently on a whirlwind trip to the
This heart stopping footage was captured on security camera, and sent to YWN by the homeowner, photographer David Zer. It happened on Thursday, Lag B’Omer, on Kalish Street in Bnei
She’s calling for an “intervention” to save the nation from him. He says she’s “crazy.” The enmity between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deteriorated Thursday into rude-and-then-some questioning of his fitness for office and her sanity, with personal attacks flowing from both the nation’s top elected officials after a dramatic blow-up at […]
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A bus traveling in Shomron, heading to the city of Emanuel, was attacked by Arabs hurling rocks on Tuesday night. This attack occurred near Dir Istiya. As one can see, the windshield of the bus was smashed in the attack. A number of people sustained injury from glass shards. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photos: Hatzolah […]
Several hundred people gathered Wednesday night at the Chabad of Poway synagogue and Jewish community center in California to dedicate a Sefer Torah in memory of murdered community member Lori
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