Judge Rules Toms River Must Allow Chabad House To Remain Open; Township To Pay $122K In Damages

A federal judge has ruled that Toms River must allow the local Chabad House to continue to operate, in a landmark case which provides a strong boost to religious liberty and intercommunal harmony. Judge

WATCH: Residents Frustrated With Vehicles Driving On Sidewalks In Boro Park

California Professor: Barbara Bush An ‘Amazing Racist’

A California state university is investigating comments made on Twitter by an English professor who called former first lady Barbara Bush an “amazing racist” shortly after her death Tuesday at age 92. “Barbara Bush

Kushner Companies Hit With Federal Subpoena

The Kushner Cos. has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors for information related to an Associated Press report that the company filed dozens of false documents about its buildings in New York City. The real

SUSPECT NAMED: NYPD Have Boro Park Home-Invasion Suspect In Custody [VIDEO]

The NYPD has announced that they have a person of interest in custody in regards to the home invasion in Boro Park on Tuesday morning. In a story first reported by YWN, the suspect  apparently

VIDEO & PHOTOS: The Israeli Flag Flown Once Again At Ponevezh Yeshiva In Bnei Brak on Yom Ha’atzmut

It’s an Israeli Independence Day custom. Once again, as is done every year, the national flag was flown on the roof of the Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak. This has been done since the

WATCH: Israel Independence Day Airshow Over Tel Aviv – Credit: Ziv Sokolov

Amazon Says It Has More Than 100 Million Paid Prime Members

Amazon has persuaded more than 100 million shoppers to subscribe to its Prime service that offers free two-day shipping and other perks that help bind people to the company and its ever-expanding empire. CEO

Trump Says ‘Good Relationship’ Formed With North Korea; Confirms Pompeo Met With Kim Jong Un

President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that his CIA chief secretly met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea and said “a good relationship was formed” heading into the adversaries’ anticipated summit. Mike Pompeo’s

Fire Destroys King of Delancey Kosher Restaurant In Passaic [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

King of Delancey Deli in Passaic was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday morning. Firefighters arrived at the scene at around 5:30AM, and found heavy smoke billowing from the windows. One man and woman

Victim Identified; NTSB Says Blown Southwest Jet Engine Showed ‘Metal Fatigue’

A preliminary examination of the blown jet engine of the Southwest Airlines planethat set off a terrifying chain of events and left a businesswoman hanging half outside a shattered window showed evidence of “metal fatigue,”

Israel’s Population On Its 70th Independence Day

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has released population information as it does annually, as Israel prepares to celebrate Independence Day, this year being the 70th. Israel’s population is 8.842 million people. According to

FRIGHTENING HOME INVASION IN BORO PARK: Intruder Found In Bed Of Young Child

The NYPD is currently investigating a home invasion in Boro Park – which had the intruder in the bed of a 6-year-old child. Sources tell YWN that the suspect apparently entered the home –

Engine EXPLODES On Southwest Flight From LaGuardia to Dallas; Passenger Partially Sucked Out Of Window

A Southwest Airlines flight from New York’s La Guardia Airport to Dallas made an emergency landing at Philadelphia’s airport Tuesday with part of the covering from its left engine ripped off. Marty Martinez, a

HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY: Paramedic & Hatzalah Volunteer Dies From Cardiac Arrest, 4 Days After Having First Child

YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of R’ Eliyahu Matisyahu (Elias) Friedman Z”L, a young father who passed away suddenly last night from a heart attack. He was 48

Chemical Weapons Inspectors Reach Syrian Town

International inspectors have entered the Syrian town where an alleged chemical attack was carried out earlier this month, Syrian state media reported Tuesday, after they had waited for days in the capital for permission

TROUBLING INCIDENT: Mailbox From Jewish Home In Chestnut Ridge Stolen On Friday Night [VIDEO]

A mailbox belonging to a Jewish home in Chestnut Ridge was stolen on Friday night – and the entire incident was captured on video. The homeowner tells YWN that this is not the first

WATCH THIS: NYC Subway Station Flooded As Heavy Rain Sweeps Across Tri-State

A raging, windswept storm tore across the tri-state area as Monday’s peak morning commute got underway, dumping up to 3 inches of rain on parts of New Jersey and trapping people in homes and

Judge Says “I’LL TAKE THE BLAME”; Regrets Being Lenient With Driver Who Killed Chosson & Kallah

A Brooklyn judge admitted Friday that he had been too lenient with a woman who later was one of the suspects in a horrific crash that killed a Jewish couple, the New York Daily News reported.

Boston Marks 5 Years Since Marathon Attack With Tributes

The bells of Old South Church in Boston rang at 2:49 p.m. to commemorate a citywide moment of silence in honor of Boston Marathon bombing survivors and victims It was an emotional moment in