Diplomats agreed Friday to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria’s civil war within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire fell short. The deal appeared

Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday, 2 Adar I, ruled in favor of approving non-Orthodox conversions. The court ruled that a Reform or Conservative Jew wishing to convert with a beis

[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A Republican Congressman’s smoky stunt during a debate on banning the use of electronic cigarettes on planes ended up being vaporized on Thursday, HuffPost reports. California

Possible Zika vaccines are at least 18 months away from large-scale trials, the World Health Organization said Friday, while advising pregnant women to consider delaying travel to areas where the

An Israeli Arab doctor has been sentenced to 20 months in prison by the Nazareth District Court on Thursday, 2 Adar I. Dr. Malak Jamil Mubarak Hatib, a dentist, transferred

In their latest debate, Hillary Clinton glossed over the big-money donors juicing her White House ambitions while Bernie Sanders offered disputed numbers behind his plan for a government-financed health system.

President Barack Obama says he’s considered going out in disguise, but hasn’t acted on the impulse. Obama says he realized doing that would probably be a bad idea. He says

Protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens from the government is a pillar of Ted Cruz’s Republican presidential candidacy, but his campaign is testing the limits of siphoning personal data from

The cabinet decision to allocate an egalitarian prayer area near the Kosel has led to many reactions, for and against. Among the cabinet minister whom have spoken out against the

Jerusalem city inspectors simply ordered the wrong marpeset destroyed, leaving an elderly invalid in a most difficult situation. Mrs. Vivian Menachem has had the marpeset in question for decades and

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) began a campaign Tuesday calling for nationwide supermarkets to implement their own Judea and Samaria, Israel-based sections in stores for Passover, as part of a campaign

Since taking office, Jerusalem Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Aryeh Stern Shlita has been waging a war against corruption in the city’s kashrus system. The rav’s efforts along with Bureau Chief Avinoam

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sees an opportunity emerging in presidential politics after Hillary Clinton’s blowout defeat in New Hampshire combined with Donald Trump’s ascension in the tumultuous

A security guard at Kever Rashbi in Meron was assaulted on Wednesday night the eve of 2 Adar I. Police were summoned and when they arrived at the scene, two

As Ferguson prepares to do legal battle with the Justice Department, the city’s leaders have acknowledged the possibility that they might someday disband the police department and cede law enforcement

Minister of Welfare (Likud) Chaim Katz visited the Shomron on Thursday, 2 Adar I, including a stop in the chareidi community of Emanuel, arriving with members of his staff. The

After an overwhelming loss in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton is staking a campaign comeback on her ability to woo black and Latino voters, placing outreach to those communities at the

Following the fatal terror attack in Beit Choron, which claimed the life of 24-year-old Shlumit Kreigman and left another resident wounded, the IDF feels it should assume responsibility for securing