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Psychiatrist: Main suspect in Abu Khdeir murder fit to stand trial

Psychiatrist: Main suspect in Abu Khdeir murder fit to stand trial

Court-appointed psychiatrist says Yosef Haim Ben-David is only pretending to be insane; psychiatric opinion could lead to conviction, after judges already determined he is guilty.… Read More ›

IDF chief orders soldiers to carry weapons while off duty

IDF chief orders soldiers to carry weapons while off duty

In wake of murder of soldier who was stabbed to death while on break and unarmed, Eisenkot changes procedures requiring soldiers to leave their weapons… Read More ›

Report: Military Intelligence chief says without peace process, terror wave will grow

Report: Military Intelligence chief says without peace process, terror wave will grow

The security establishment has been dealing with terrorism that doesn’t appear to have an end or a clear definition, Channel 10 cites intel assessment as… Read More ›

Visiting GOP congressman from Florida: Israel has done its utmost to promote peace

Visiting GOP congressman from Florida: Israel has done its utmost to promote peace

“Having a partner and ally in the Middle East who will stand strong for our values is critical and important.”   Israel has done all… Read More ›

Veteran nuclear expert: Iran deal could make things worse

Veteran nuclear expert: Iran deal could make things worse

Dr. Ephraim Asculai releases book with accounts of Israeli Atomic Energy Commission’s early days.   A senior Israeli nuclear researcher cast doubt on the nuclear… Read More ›

Clash over Arabs moving into Jewish towns reflects deeper conflict

Clash over Arabs moving into Jewish towns reflects deeper conflict

High Court decision delays case over preventing Arabs from purchasing homes in Jewish Afula.   The High Court on Sunday did not reach a decision… Read More ›

In Jordan, Kerry urges Palestinians, Israelis to ease tensions

In Jordan, Kerry urges Palestinians, Israelis to ease tensions

In Amman meeting, PA leader Abbas tells top US diplomat Washington should intervene in Israeli-Palestinian deadlock   US Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia is facing a looming ‘catastrophe’

Saudi Arabia is facing a looming ‘catastrophe’

  Saudi Arabia is facing a looming disaster in the next three decades as the country is steadily running through its supply of nonrenewable groundwater… Read More ›

The biggest sign it’s time to quit your job

The biggest sign it’s time to quit your job

  There are a lot of good reasons to quit a job: Your values don’t align with those of your employer; you don’t get along… Read More ›

Here’s who Yahoo could approach as soon as Monday to buy its core business

Here’s who Yahoo could approach as soon as Monday to buy its core business

  Yahoo’s board announced on Friday that it hadcreated an independent committee to start looking for “strategic alternatives” to spinning off its core business —… Read More ›

A SEC filing reveals some uncomfortable truths about how stock trading works on Wall Street

A SEC filing reveals some uncomfortable truths about how stock trading works on Wall Street

  A new filing from the Securities and Exchange Commission sheds light on a few uncomfortable aspects of the stock research and trading business. The… Read More ›

Washington – Sanders In Congress: A Mix Of Victories, Quixotic Efforts

Washington – Sanders In Congress: A Mix Of Victories, Quixotic Efforts

  Washington –  Bernie Sanders came to Washington as an activist, not a legislator. The Democratic presidential candidate has preferred rabble-rousing to the schmoozing required… Read More ›

New York – Gas Prices Drop 5 Cents Over Past 2 Weeks, To $1.77 Share Tweet Share Mail

New York – Gas Prices Drop 5 Cents Over Past 2 Weeks, To $1.77 Share Tweet Share Mail

  New York – The average price of gasoline has dropped 5 cents over the past two weeks, to $1.77 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby… Read More ›

New York – Hamantaschen For Purim Inspires Dozens Of Variations Share Tweet Share Mail

New York – Hamantaschen For Purim Inspires Dozens Of Variations Share Tweet Share Mail

  New York – The most recognizable symbol for the Jewish holiday of Purim is a three-cornered cookie, called a hamantaschen. Purim, which begins March… Read More ›

Banned Islamist group suspected behind slaying of Hindu priest in Bangladesh

Banned Islamist group suspected behind slaying of Hindu priest in Bangladesh

  Dhaka, Bangladesh – A Hindu priest was killed and a devotee injured in northern Bangladesh on Sunday in the latest attack on minority religious figures… Read More ›

In Syria, dozens killed as bombers strike in Homs and Damascus, regime says

In Syria, dozens killed as bombers strike in Homs and Damascus, regime says

ISIS has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks in strongholds of the Syrian regime Sunday that killed at least 122 people and scores of others injured,… Read More ›

Kalamazoo Uber driver picked up fares between killings, source says

Kalamazoo Uber driver picked up fares between killings, source says

Kalamazoo, Michigan – The man accused of killing six people and injuring two more in a Saturday evening shooting rampage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, was an Uber… Read More ›

Rubio, Cruz jostle to claim ‘alternative-to-Trump’ vote

Rubio, Cruz jostle to claim ‘alternative-to-Trump’ vote

GOP frontrunner takes commanding win in South Carolina, says he’s going to make it all the way to the White House   FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP)… Read More ›

Trump’s campaign long ago spread beyond early-to-vote states

Trump’s campaign long ago spread beyond early-to-vote states

GOP frontrunner’s finance report shows he’s invested just $17.5 million in election bid, far less than competitors   WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s unorthodox bid… Read More ›

Clinton says Trump, Cruz ‘missed the mark’ on Israel

Clinton says Trump, Cruz ‘missed the mark’ on Israel

Democratic presidential frontrunner ‘will do everything’ to support Israel, recognizes need for Palestinian state   Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton lashed out at GOP candidates… Read More ›