Tablet Magazine reports: Near the corner of Westchester Avenue and Pugsley Street in Parkchester, just off the elevated tracks of the No. 6 train, Yaakov Wayne Baumann stood outside a graffiti-covered storefront on a chilly Saturday morning. Suited up …

Israel is putting together a plan for a national investment fund that would put to work an anticipated natural gas bonanza to fuel both an export-geared economy and provide a nest egg of $10 billion in under a decade for future generations.
The propose…

Members of the infamous Brigade 93 have driven fighters for the new government out of the former Qaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid.

Rick Santorum became annoyed at reporters yesterday for asking him why he didn’t correct a woman at a campaign event who called President Obama an “avowed Muslim.”
“Why do you guys ask these ‘gotcha’ questions, like …

Mitt Romney’s campaign released details of his federal tax returns early this morning, showing that he will most likely pay $6.2 million in taxes on $45 million in income over the two tax years of 2010 and 2011.
The details of the returns, confir…

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.
The solar flare occurred at about 11 p.m. EST Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at thre…

The Israeli Consulate in Boston was evacuated Monday and five others in the world were on alert after Anthrax white powder scares.

The IDF is trying to educate Arabs in Judea and Samaria to make their cities green, which happens to be the same color as the Hamas flag.

Calling upon Germany to drop objections to bigger bailout fund and easier credit, Lagarde invokes memories of 1930.

Negotiations regarding a solution that would prevent the demolition of Migron are advancing, sources say.

Less than two weeks ago, Mitt Romney had a 22-point lead in Florida, but that’s ancient history in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Following his big win in South Carolina on Saturday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich now is…

Worried about Alzheimer’s disease? You may want to finish that game of Sudoku before you read this.
Researchers behind a study in this week’s Archives of Neurology say they have a found a link between “brain-stimulating activities&#82…

Social Security recipients will see bigger payments this year for the first time since 2009. But the future of Social Security taxes for workers remains uncertain. The 2011 payroll tax holiday has been extendedonly through the end of February and is…

Grass roots Jewish power has forced an Atlanta publisher who opined Israel might assassinate the US President to resign.

Newt Gingrich’s 10-point win in South Carolina has forced Mitt Romney onto the ropes and turned the GOP primaries into a brawl for votes.

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rabbi Abba Zalka Gewirtz zt”l, longtime vice president of Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland. Rav Gewirtz was a beacon of middos tovos and devoted decades to harbotzas haTorah, chinuch and gemillus …

As the US looks towards presidential elections and violence goes stratospheric in Iraq, will Baghdad turn into Obama’s perfect storm?

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Rebbetzin Chana Weinberg a”h, wife of Rav Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Ner Yisroel in Baltimore, and daughter of Rav Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman zt”l, foundi…

MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh), Chairman of the National Union, told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday that in 20 or 30 years the country and the army will have a religious majority. He asked the Head of Personnel Branch, Majo…

The owners of the Costa Concordia are offering survivors of the disaster a 30 per cent discount off future cruises as they battle to stave off law suits expected to cost hundreds of millions of pounds.
One British survivor of the disaster, which claime…

Who hurts more, men or women? A new Stanford University study examining patients’ medical records found surprisingly clear results: across the board, women report higher levels of pain than men.
For the study, researchers reviewed patients’…

Anticipating the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, called Obama’s policies “pathetic” and implored him to “go in a new direction” to improve the economy.
“It…

Mitt Romney landed in Florida Sunday with a simple message: Newt Gingrich is a failure and a fraud. And a disgrace. And a hapless showman.
Standing under a brilliant orange Florida sunset, Romney delivered his longest sustained critique of the South Ca…

Already, there has been some question into folks who cast their ballots in South Carolina.
South Carolina’s Attorney General, Alan Wilson has notified the U.S. Justice Department of potential voter fraud.
Wilson says an analysis found 953 ballots…

“The principal agreement on the ban for the Iranian oil imports was reached,” says unnamed diplomat.

Lebanese-Swedish man arrested in Thailand after police found material for explosives in his store says they were stored by the Mossad.

You’ve gotten through airport security, and you’re settling in on the plane, confident that you’re safe and sound.
Not so fast.
An investigation by a team from “The Doctors” TV show found that the filth on commercial airli…

Rick Santorum tore into his Republican rival Newt Gingrich on Sunday, calling the former House speaker a “very high risk candidate” who could dash Republican hopes of winning back the White House, if he becomes the party’s nominee.
Ap…

Tired of your old car yet?
Detroit and the rest of the auto industry sure hope so, because the age of the average car on American roads is now at an all-time record, close to 11 years old, according to the latest statistics from the R.L. Polk Co.
In a …