An Ohio man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group plans to appeal his sentence.
Police in New York City say they’ve arrested a would-be mugger whose attempt to steal a Holocaust survivor’s purse was thwarted when the then-90-year-old woman fought back. Forty-nine-year-old Lillian Maduro
Time magazine on Wednesday named President-elect Donald Trump its Person of the Year. “It’s a great honor. It means a lot,” Trump said in a telephone interview on NBC’s “Today”
A U.N. agency says Iran is no longer in violation of its nuclear agreement with six world powers because it has reduced its store of heavy water. Heavy water cools
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The Kretchnif Rebbe Shlita of Kiryat Gat was among the injured in a motor vehicle accident in Ramot, Yerushalayim on Tuesday night 6 Kislev. A total
Heads of chareidi schools allege the Education Ministry is not keeping promises made with Yahadut Hatorah and Shas in coalition agreements. Last week, Shas leader Aryeh Deri turned to Education
President Barack Obama vigorously defended a counterterrorism strategy that relies on special forces and local U.S. partners to minimize America’s military footprint, drawing a sharp contrast Tuesday to the more
Following are the main points of the new rehabilitation project for Jerusalems Shuk, Machane Yehuda. The plan will basically convert the shuk to an entertainment center for adults and children, with a large portion receiving air conditioning and new parking arrangements. The air conditioning is planned for Eitz Chaim Street, the main closed street between […]
House conservatives intend to re-launch an effort Tuesday afternoon to force a vote to impeach Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen this week in the final days of this congressional
It was a meeting of Jews, Druse, Christians and Muslims to speak about the controversial Muezzin Bill that seeks to silence the loudspeakers in mosques nationwide. Among the participants in
HaGaon HaRav Adin Even Yisrael Steinsaltz was transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning 7 Kislev, apparently after suffering a stroke. The rav, 79, was very
[VIDEOS AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Border police found four storage facilities used for illegal egg storage in the Ras al-Amud area of the capital. The report states there were Tens of thousands of illegal eggs kept in unsanitary conditions. They also found a number of cages which contained parrots and pigeons. Officials from the […]
The OU Advocacy Center, the public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, has launched a petition on Change.org asking President-Elect Donald Trump to act upon his pledge to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — Israels capital city — soon after Mr. Trump takes office. Congress ratified this policy and […]
President-elect Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that he would cancel Boeing’s contract to build a new fleet of presidential aircraft to replace the aging Reagan-era models that currently shuttle the president
The good news for Chris Christie is that his Worst Year Ever is almost over. The bad news: It’s not over yet. And two new polls out Tuesday serve as
Bnei Brak Mayor Chanoch Zeibert is not having an easy time with representative of the Histadrut national labor federation, with the latter recently announcing a planned strike in the city
New York’s governor has launched an investigation into racial bias in the state prison system following an investigation by The New York Times. The newspaper reports that black prisoners were
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A festive ceremony was hosted by Rabbi Arthur Schneier and the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan last week to mark the consultative status recently awarded to
The Navy and U.S. Department of Energy have announced that they’ll build a $1.65 billion facility at a nuclear site in eastern Idaho that will handle fuel waste from the
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