Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party’s post-World War II high during

[By Rabbi Yair Hoffman] Generally speaking, the Pope who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church, does not affect the observance of Orthodox Jewish halachic practice. In 1582, however,

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is doing what he can to hold party primaries as soon as possible as he tries to block former Interior Minister Gideon Saar from returning. Back

Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Uruguay to be resettled as refugees, the U.S. government announced Sunday ? a deal that had been

There appears to be disunity plaguing the higher echelon of the Shas party with elections nearing as some of the senior officials are threatening to leave. Seeking to allay the

Veto brinkmanship between congressional Republicans and President Barack Obama was virtually absent in his first six years in office, but it’s about to unleash itself on Washington. Until now, controversial

Syria’s state news agency says Israeli airstrikes have hit two areas near the capital, Damascus. SANA says the strikes hit Sunday near the capital’s main airport as well as the

A bill to dissolve the 19th Knesset passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday by unanimous vote. Elections are expected to be held on 26 Adar (March

If you have minor children, then probably the most important decision that you’ll have to make with regard to your estate plan is who should take care of your children

Betar residents on Sunday morning 15 Kislev joined search efforts for 46-year-old Ronen Levy, who has been missing since erev Shabbos. He was last seen on Route 375 at about

Two officers were injured as a California protest over police killings turned violent with protesters smashing windows and throwing rocks and bricks at police, who responded by firing tear gas,

It used to be that Democrats would mutter under their breath about President Barack Obama and the White House. Now, with the midterm elections behind them, some leading members of

Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party’s post-World War II high during

Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy has defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, denying her a fourth term and extending the GOP’s domination of the 2014 midterm elections that put Republicans in charge

Pakistani soldiers killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York’s subway system, the military said

President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the photojournalist’s life was in imminent danger. Shortly

Lander College for Men (LCM)-Beis Medrash L’Talmud in Queens will host a Chag HaSmicha tribute dinner this Sunday to celebrate the ordination of the 2011-2014 musmachim. LCM will also honor

Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement

An American photojournalist and a South African teacher were killed Saturday during a high-risk, U.S.-led raid to free them from al-Qaida-affiliated militants in Yemen, a turbulent Arab country that is