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Peres remains in serious condition after suffering a stroke

Peres remains in serious condition after suffering a stroke

The former president was taken to hospital Tuesday evening after informing his doctor that he was feeling weak; he is said to be in serious… Read More ›

Netanyahu stalls release of report on stores open on Shabbat

Netanyahu stalls release of report on stores open on Shabbat

Following weeks of tension regarding construction and shops opening on Shabbat, Netanyahu stalls report on findings from committee established to resolve the issue.   Prime… Read More ›

Analysis: Democrats shaken by close race as candidate faces fresh woes

Analysis: Democrats shaken by close race as candidate faces fresh woes

Clinton camp scrambles to head off fallout from brutal weekend, as aides admit her health could have been ‘handled better’   WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary… Read More ›

Netflix declares war on data caps

Netflix declares war on data caps

  Netflix hates data caps, which make it harder for people to watch Netflix. Last week, Netflix submitted a filing to the FCC urging it… Read More ›

One of North Carolina’s most prestigious universities is backing the NCAA boycottv

One of North Carolina’s most prestigious universities is backing the NCAA boycottv

  Duke University supports the NCAA’s decision to pull events out of North Carolina, according to a statement by the university. The NCAA announced Monday that… Read More ›

Ford paid more than $65 million for shuttle-van startup Chariot

Ford paid more than $65 million for shuttle-van startup Chariot

  Last Friday, Ford bought shuttle-van startup Chariot in an all-cash deal. But the price wasn’t disclosed, so it wasn’t clear whether this was a… Read More ›

Manila – Filipino President Says He Wants U.S. Special Forces Out Of His Country

Manila – Filipino President Says He Wants U.S. Special Forces Out Of His Country

  Manila –  President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from a group of islands in the southern… Read More ›

New York – Study Details Sugar Industry Attempt To Shape Science

New York – Study Details Sugar Industry Attempt To Shape Science

  New York – The sugar industry began funding research that cast doubt on sugar’s role in heart disease — in part by pointing the… Read More ›

Washington – White House: Snowden Should Return To US To Face Charges

Washington – White House: Snowden Should Return To US To Face Charges

  Washington – The White House says President Barack Obama continues to believe that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden should return to the… Read More ›

North Korea makes rare public appeal for flood relief

North Korea makes rare public appeal for flood relief

North Korea usually projects itself to the world as a fully functioning worker’s paradise. Yet severe flooding in the country’s northeast has resulted in a… Read More ›

China, Russia begin joint exercises in South China Sea

China, Russia begin joint exercises in South China Sea

Chinese and Russian naval forces began joint exercises in the South China Sea on Monday, adding a new twist to ongoing tensions over Chinese island-building… Read More ›

Clinton didn’t think illness was ‘going to be that big a deal’

Clinton didn’t think illness was ‘going to be that big a deal’

Hillary Clinton said Monday night she’s “met a high standard of transparency” about her health and didn’t think the pneumonia was “going to be that… Read More ›

184 US synagogues pledge to welcome, support refugees

184 US synagogues pledge to welcome, support refugees

Rabbi Jennie Rosenn says ‘Welcome Campaign’ is ‘about who we want to be as American Jews’   Some 184 Jewish congregations and communities in the… Read More ›

Israel strikes in Syria after mortar shell hits Golan

Israel strikes in Syria after mortar shell hits Golan

Military targets Assad’s artillery in response to impact in Jewish state’s territory, hours after Syrian ceasefire comes into effect   The IDF struck targets in… Read More ›

Syria’s ‘last chance’ ceasefire enters its first tenuous day

Syria’s ‘last chance’ ceasefire enters its first tenuous day

Hours after truce sponsored by US and Russia take effect, sources on the ground say fighting appears to have stopped on nearly all fronts  … Read More ›

GPS application Waze leads two female soldiers into Palestinian village

GPS application Waze leads two female soldiers into Palestinian village

The two IDF soldiers were lightly wounded after residents of village hurled rocks at them; soldiers forbidden from depending on Waze, which has directed IDF… Read More ›

Israeli Paralympian Doron Shaziri wins bronze in shooting

Israeli Paralympian Doron Shaziri wins bronze in shooting

The accomplished sharpshooter, who has won seven Paralympic medals in the past, is the second Israeli athlete to medal in the Rio 2016 Games so… Read More ›

The Israeli return to Africa

The Israeli return to Africa

Analysis: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s recent visit to Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Rwanda was the highlight of diplomatic activity aimed at curbing Iranian influence on the… Read More ›

Israeli charged in New York over alleged kidnapping plot

Israeli charged in New York over alleged kidnapping plot

The kidnapping was intended to have the man issue a “get,” a document that would grant his wife a religious divorce, prosecutors said.   NEW… Read More ›

Why is the US going ahead with terror cases against Saudis but not PA?

Why is the US going ahead with terror cases against Saudis but not PA?

“Why should the end result be different between how Saudi Arabia and the PA are treated if their goal was the same? Why are they… Read More ›