The Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island were both been evacuated Friday afternoon as a precaution amid security concerns, the National Parks Service said. The evacuation of the monument began
Last week it was reported that former President Shimon Peres was hired by Bank Hapoalim as a consultant to promote the bank with major investors. Mr. Peres reportedly signed on
Attorney General Eric Holder bids farewell to the Justice Department after six years as the nation’s top law enforcement official. Holder is set to address employees at an afternoon ceremony.
Sources inform us that former New York Governor George Pataki will issue “The Pataki RJC Principles” at the Republican Jewish Coalition event tomorrow evening in Las Vegas where he is
“These conditions are inexcusable!” announced Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) while standing ankle-deep in one of the many potholes that are still found on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn nearly a month
The promoters of the new “KosherSwitch” are working hard to get the word out, promoting a light switch which they explain is endorsed by rabbonim, claiming it can be used
International travelers arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare airport should find shorter lines at passport control thanks to a smartphone app. The free Mobile Passport Control app was developed for U.S. Customs
[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] This article was written l’ilui nishmas the author’s father, Nosson Yoseph Ben Moshe whose yartzeit is 5 Iyar. It is the custom within Klal Yisroel to
As coalition negotiations continue, it appears Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is being increasingly generous in his offer to bring the Shas party on board. As reported earlier, while it appears
Bird flu is ravaging the Midwest, and federal experts say it could spread to the Northeast if birds in the Atlantic flyway become infected with a highly contagious strain. Chief
The Hamas regime in Gaza released messages denying any involvement in a rocket attack into southern Israel on Thursday evening, the eve of 5 Iyar. The rocket landed in an
PepsiCo says it’s dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi in response to customer feedback and replacing it with sucralose, another artificial sweetener commonly known as Splenda. The decision to swap sweeteners
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has pumped nearly $7 billion into New Jersey more than two years after Superstorm Sandy struck. FEMA says the money has reimbursed municipalities
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The annual International Bible Contest was held on Thursday, 4 Iyar, observed as Independence Day in Israel. Taking part in the event were 67 contestants from
The Polish government has demanded that toy producer Mattel recalls a party game and corrects a card that refers to “Nazi Poland,” officials said Friday. Poles find such language offensive
Sirens sounded in areas of southern Israel on Thursday evening, 4 Iyar, signaling a rocket attack from Gaza. Sirens were heard in Sderot as well as in other areas in
An airline passenger said he had trouble breathing, and others felt ill, but the airline said Thursday that an inspection found no mechanical faults after the jet made an emergency
A string of recent sightings in Manhattan has drawn new attention to the wily critters that have been spotted periodically in New York since the 1990s. Experts say New Yorkers
The chairman of a House committee investigating the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, has called former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to testify next month, setting up
The accidental killing of al-Qaida hostages in Pakistan by a U.S. drone, which President Barack Obama called a regrettable mistake, illustrates the limitations of U.S. intelligence even in a region
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