U.S. health officials say a record number of tick-borne diseases were reported last year. The 2017 tally of more than 59,000 cases is a 22 percent increase from the previous
In a major new effort to curb smoking, a top U.S. health official pledged Thursday to try to ban menthol from regular cigarettes, outlaw flavors in all cigars and tighten
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee
Israel moved closer to early elections Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner, the Bayit Yehudi party, said it wants a vote “as soon as possible,” and will
Facebook said it’s making progress on detecting hate speech, graphic violence and other violations of its rules, even before users see and report them. Facebook said that during the April-to-September
Likud Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, known to be among those close to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, caused a storm on Thursday when he announced that there is a difference between Gaza
(PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) There was a fire in an apartment on Kedushas Levi Street in Betar Illit, which fire fighters report was started by a hoverboard that was left
Recently the Liska community mourned the petirah of Rebbetzin Nechama Friedlander, a”h, rebbetzin of the Liska Rebbe, Harav Yosef Friedlander, zy”a. A Sheloshim Seudah will take place on Thursday evening
Two El Al flights from New York to Israel had serious “Shabbos issues” on Friday afternoon. There is much confusion and disinformation going around, and the following are the exact
Women’s winning streak in this year’s elections has extended to statehouses across the country, two groups reported Thursday. More than 2,000 women will serve in state legislatures when those chambers
A former Nazi concentration camp guard on trial on hundreds of counts of accessory to murder has testified he was aware that inmates were dying but says he didn’t know
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday, 7 Kislev, sent a letter to his assistant, Dina Zilber, explaining he was making do with censuring her and she was not going to
Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic traits in
President Donald Trump and Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen never quite clicked personally as the president chafed at her explanations of complicated immigration issues and her inability to bring about
Russian President Vladimir Putin says arms control issues will likely top the agenda of his planned meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Putin says the leaders need to discuss the
The demand of Minister of Education Naftali Bennet to receive the defense portfolio led MK Yehuda Glick to sharply attack the conduct of the party and its leader. In a
Prime Minister Theresa May defied mounting calls to quit or change course Thursday over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, warning that abandoning her Brexit plan would plunge the country
Commuters beware: New York and Washington’s clogged streets and creaky subway systems are about to feel more pain as 50,000 more people descend on the two metro areas where Amazon
Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor said Thursday he’s seeking the death penalty for five suspects charged with ordering and carrying out the killing of dissident Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the
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