In a high-stakes NYC election, what can our community do to ensure that every potential vote is accounted for? There is one gaping area where thousands of votes are being

America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday. Describing extraordinary turmoil inside the nation’s health agencies, Monarez and former CDC Chief Medical Officer Chief Debra […]

New details about the improvised Qassam-type rocket discovered near the Chareidi city of Modi’in Illit were published on Wednesday by i24News. Contrary to initial reports, which said that rocket launch attempts failed and the rocket lacked a warhead, the terrorists succeeded in launching a rocket with a small warhead last week from close to residential […]

Nissim Saal has released his stirring rendition of Meloich, the timeless composition originally written and recorded by the legendary Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, ???. The recording is dedicated in memory of

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate to about 4.1%, down […]

Utah Valley University students returning to campus Wednesday clustered silently, staring down at the still-barricaded courtyard where an assassin struck down conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an attack that upended the nation. Care stations offering stuffed animals, candy and connections to counseling dotted the campus on the first of classes since the shooting more than a week […]

School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students. For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school program or day care. It’s a decision faced by many parents whose work or other obligations keep them from coming home […]

Former New York Governor and current NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo paid a visit to the Ohel on Monday morning in honor of the upcoming New Year. Cuomo was accompanied

President Donald Trump has vowed to do away with voting by mail, but some of his Republican allies in two Western battleground states are taking a more cautious approach. U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, one of two candidates with Trump’s endorsement in the Arizona governor’s race, does not support the elimination of mail voting altogether, though he previously questioned […]

Tensions continue to mount as Israeli authorities have stepped up arrests of bnei Torah seeking to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah. According to reports from Peleg Yerushalmi, approximately 25

Israel’s relationship with China plunged into crisis this week after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Beijing of joining Qatar in orchestrating a global media campaign to delegitimize Israel, allegedly powered by artificial intelligence and massive funding. Speaking Monday to a delegation of 250 American lawmakers, Netanyahu warned that Israel faces a “new siege” aimed at […]

Japan’s exports to the United States plummeted 13.8% in August compared to the same month the previous year, marking the fifth straight month of declines, as auto exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Finance Ministry data released Wednesday showed the rate of the drop in exports to the U.S. compared to the […]

by Rabbi Eliezer Sandler The concept of the Yissachar-Zevulun Torah Learning Pact goes back well over 3,500 years, to the time of Yaakov Avinu and his sons. It is named

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petirah of R’ Avraham Yaakov Maybloom Z”L, who was Niftar early this morning following an illness. Born and raised in Brooklyn, R’ Avraham was a talmid of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin, where he was deeply connected to his Rebbe, HaRav Shlomo Carlebach ZT”L. He went on to serve as […]

A driver rammed a car into a security gate at the FBI building in Pittsburgh early Wednesday, then removed an American flag from the back seat and threw it over

Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump’s call to help overturn the state’s 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he’s running for governor in 2026. The wealthy engineering entrepreneur might appeal most to business-oriented Republicans who once dominated GOP primaries in Georgia, but he is pledging a strongly conservative campaign even while […]

With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals about

President Donald Trump announced late Monday he is suing The New York Times for $15 billion, accusing the newspaper of defamation, libel, and acting as a de facto “campaign arm” for Democrats during the 2024 presidential race. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for Florida’s Middle District, names the Times Company, reporters Susanne […]

Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani has opened a commanding 21-point lead in New York City’s mayoral race, according to a new Marist University poll released Tuesday — cementing his position as the frontrunner just weeks before Election Day. The 33-year-old Queens assemblyman captured 45 percent of likely voters in the four-way contest, compared to 24 percent […]

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