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San Francisco – Giving It Away: A Look At Past Decade’s $1 Billion Donations

San Francisco – Giving It Away: A Look At Past Decade’s $1 Billion Donations

San Francisco – Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge to give away Facebook stock worth $45 billion puts him at the forefront of a philanthropic class that has… Read More ›

Washington – FBI: Background Checks For Gun Sales Peak On Black Friday

Washington – FBI: Background Checks For Gun Sales Peak On Black Friday

  Washington – Black Friday broke an FBI record for the number of firearms background checks. The agency said Tuesday that it processed 185,345 background… Read More ›

Detroit – Pit Bulls Kill 4-year-old Boy In Detroit Neighborhood

Detroit – Pit Bulls Kill 4-year-old Boy In Detroit Neighborhood

  Detroit – A pack of pit bulls yanked a 4-year-old Detroit boy from his mother, dragged him away and mauled him to death Wednesday,… Read More ›

Washington Post: Iran-held reporter in ‘immediate danger’

Washington Post: Iran-held reporter in ‘immediate danger’

To mark Jason Rezaian’s 500 days of detention, Iran’s UN mission to receive petition of half million signatures calling for his release   NEW YORK… Read More ›

Iran: UN report resolves all questions on our nuclear research

Iran: UN report resolves all questions on our nuclear research

Israel silent on IAEA finding that Iran worked on nukes until at least 2003; Iranian diplomat says its program always had peaceful goals   Iran… Read More ›

UN: Iran worked on developing nuclear weapons

UN: Iran worked on developing nuclear weapons

Netanyahu urges IAEA to deepen its investigation; US says report meets conditions of nuclear deal   VIENNA (AP) — Iran did work related to developing… Read More ›

Israel: IAEA report proves Iran nuke program had military dimension

Israel: IAEA report proves Iran nuke program had military dimension

Energy Minister Steinitz says UN watchdog’s findings on Tehran’s quest for the bomb raise ‘significant suspicions’   A newly released report by the UN’s atomic… Read More ›

MK Oren Hazan suspended for 1 month

MK Oren Hazan suspended for 1 month

Complaints lead Ethics Committee to suspend Hazan from Knesset meetings for a month; AG expected to order his indictment on separate matter of finances. What… Read More ›

Mass shooting underway in California

Mass shooting underway in California

San Bernardino police respond to reports of 20 possible victims; perpetrators unknown; authorities flood the area in southern California. At least one person opened fire… Read More ›

IDF’s five-year plan to focus on strategic supplies

IDF’s five-year plan to focus on strategic supplies

Israel’s military is learning the lesson from Gaza conflicts which left its stocks depleted. IDF chief Eisenkot has instructed that a larger portion of the… Read More ›

Organized crime hurts economy, inflates housing prices – Justice minister

Organized crime hurts economy, inflates housing prices – Justice minister

One of the main ways organized crime affects housing and construction prices is through the use of “security companies” that extort exorbitant fees from contractors.… Read More ›

European Commission appoints German official to combat anti-Semitism

European Commission appoints German official to combat anti-Semitism

Alongside von Schnurbein, a German national who had previously coordinated relations with religious organizations, the commission also appointed an official to combat anti-Muslim hatred.  … Read More ›

UK jets take off as Parliament votes to strike Islamic State in Syria

UK jets take off as Parliament votes to strike Islamic State in Syria

The vote allows UK Prime Minister David Cameron to order the immediate initiation of strikes in Syrian territory.   WASHINGTON – With encouragement from France… Read More ›

Israel has lowest C-section rate in OECD

Israel has lowest C-section rate in OECD

Women’s health ‘discriminated against,’ says report.   The childbirth rate of Israeli women is the highest among the 34 OECD countries, while its rate of… Read More ›

French far-right faces fierce campaign to stop victory in the polls

French far-right faces fierce campaign to stop victory in the polls

Hollande’s approval spikes to 50% as papers in key northern regions launch battle to keep Le Pen’s National Front from taking over   France’s far-right… Read More ›

There are 2 clear winners on Wall Street — and they’re pulling away from the competition

There are 2 clear winners on Wall Street — and they’re pulling away from the competition

  There are two clear winners on Wall Street through 2015 so far. JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs lead the pack in global investment bank revenue across… Read More ›

Intel’s CEO used a secret budget to jump-start its new chip effort

Intel’s CEO used a secret budget to jump-start its new chip effort

  Before Brian Krzanich was named Intel’s CEO in 2013, he’d spent nearly two decades as an engineer there. That means he’s seen Intel grow into… Read More ›

Yahoo’s board will consider a potential sale of its internet business

Yahoo’s board will consider a potential sale of its internet business

  Yahoo’s board will consider a potential sale of its internet business when it meets later this week, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing anonymous… Read More ›

New York – Cyber Monday Sales Top $3 Billion As Discounts Spur Buyers

New York – Cyber Monday Sales Top $3 Billion As Discounts Spur Buyers

  New York – Americans bought more than $3 billion worth of goods on Cyber Monday, a leading survey showed, as bigger-than-expected discounts and strong… Read More ›

Juneau, Alaska – Police Investigate Death Of Alaska’s Capital City Mayor

Juneau, Alaska – Police Investigate Death Of Alaska’s Capital City Mayor

  Juneau, Alaska – The newly elected mayor of Alaska’s capital city was found dead at his Juneau home, and police are investigating a range… Read More ›