Kim Jong-un’s Uncle Executed
North Korea's state news agency announced that "traitor" Jang Song Thaek was executed for the crime of trying to overthrow the state.
Jang was...
Snow Continues to Pile Across Israel; Power Outage In Yerushalayim
Snow continued to fall across Israel this morning, reaching new regions of the country and causing major power outages and road closures. The...
House Passes Two-Year Budget Deal
The House passed a two-year bipartisan budget plan to night, the House's last action of 2013. The Senate is poised to pass the deal...
Yeshiva University Will Sell Off Buildings, Cut Programs To Relieve Budget Crisis
Yeshiva University announced sweeping budget cuts on December 10 in a sign of the deepening financial crisis at the beleaguered school. The cuts, first...
Israeli Study Sparks New Research Into Fighting Infectious Diseases In Babies
That babies are especially sensitive to bacterial infections isn't news. According to the World Health Organization, more than 2 million babies under six...
NYC to Get 3-5 Inches of Snow Over Shabbos
Fresh off the recent pounding from Winter Storms Cleon and Dion, another round of nasty winter weather is poised to spread through the eastern...
Retailers Hide Facial Recognition Cameras In Mannequins’ Eyes To Track Shoppers
Big Brother could be at your favorite store.
A growing number of stores are using discrete and sophisticated technology - including mannequins with facial-recognition cameras...
Pipeline Won’t Save Yam Hamelach, But Could Supply Needed Water To ‘Thirsty’ Neighbors
By Alexander Traiman
A recently approved trilateral plan to create a water pipeline connecting the Red Sea and the rapidly evaporating Dead Sea has everything...
ADL Commends Time’s Selection of Pope Francis As ‘Person Of The Year’
Time magazine's selection of Pope Francis as its "Person of the Year" drew praise from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
The pontiff, whose popularity has...
Woman Who Approved Obama’s Birth Certificate Dies in Plane Crash
Loretta Fuddy, the Hawaiian health director who made headlines two years ago for approving the hotly contested release of President Obama's birth certificate,...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Head: Rouhani’s Government “Infected by Western Doctrine”
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Jafari, has accused Hassan Rouhani's government of being "infected by Western doctrine, and a fundamental...
Worrisome Rise in Palestinian “Honor” Killings
27 women have been slain in "honor" killings in Palestinian-run areas this year, according to rights groups - more than twice last year's number...
Mandela Signer: I’m Mentally Ill
After worldwide outrage over the discovery that the South African sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's funeral was using fake signs, he has...
Google Execs Got Fuel Discount From Feds
Talk about playing favorites. A report by the inspector general of NASA says top executives from Google saved millions of dollars when they flew...
Ari Friedman Suing LA Clippers for $5 Million
Texts from spammers feel far worse that emails from spammers, or Facebook and/or Twitter direct messages from spammers. A person's private phone number...
Photos: Snow in the Holy City
{Matzav.com Newscenter/Photos courtesy of Bechadrei Chareidim}
Story About An Elderly St. Louis Woman Killing A “Knock-Out” Game Suspect Is A...
A story is bouncing around the internet about a 93-year-old St. Louis woman who shot and killed a man who was playing the knockout...
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Calls For Jonathan Pollard’s Release
Bill Richardson, who served as the governor of New Mexico and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, called for jailed Israeli spy Jonathan...
NY Event Raises $1 Million For Magen David Adom
Television journalist Katie Couric, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor headlined a Dec. 9...
Biden: Administration Helping Holocaust Survivors
The Obama administration is working to help Holocaust survivors in the United States, many of them living in poverty, by coordinating assistance, working...
