Earlier this evening, Faisal Shahzad was arrested in connection with the attempted car bombing in New York on Saturday.  Mr. Shahzad, an American citizen, was taken into custody at JFK Airport in New York as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai. Since this plot was first uncovered on Saturday night, the FBI, prosecutors and [...]

In the wake of the controversial Arizona immigration law, Governor David Paterson announced the creation of a panel Monday that will seek to give some immigrants a second chance. The panel will help the governor review pardon applications. It’s a move that’s expected to help legal immigrants who are facing deportation for a prior conviction. Cases that [...]

12:10AM EST: [ALL UPDATES BELOW] A man in Connecticut has been taken into custody in connection with the Times Square car bomb case. No further details have been released about the action which took place just after midnight. New York police and FBI agents had narrowed their focus on a Pakistani-American — a US citizen — who [...]

A new picture of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s life has been emerging over the past few years. In this scenario, he wakes each morning in a comfortable bed inside a guarded compound north of Tehran. He is surrounded by his wife and a few children. He keeps a low profile, is allowed limited [...]

Embattled NYS Sen. Kevin Parker this afternoon publicly apologized on the floor of the chamber for accusing his colleagues of racism — but vowed to continue to speak out about racial issues. Parker acknowledged his accusation last week that most Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate are white supremacists “brought commotion and emotion” to the chamber [...]

ABC News is reporting that the FBI tonight has identified a “person of interest” in the Times Square bombing attempt. According to ABC News reports there is growing evidence the bomber did not act alone and had ties to radical elements overseas. One senior official said there are several individuals believed to be connected with the bombing [...]

Below are dozens of link (more than a thousand photos) of Lag BaOmer events around the world. YWN thanks our photographers, and all those who submitted photos. You help us keep our photo albums updated daily, which is by far the largest of its kind on the Internet! (Please note that YWN did not exclude any locations [...]

Over 500 people gathered at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School on 20th Avenue in Boro Park, Brooklyn on Sunday, May 2, 2010 to pay tribute to Councilman David G. Greenfield at an inauguration ceremony that marked the beginning of his tenure as a member of the New York City Council. Greenfield began his work as [...]

The failed car bombing in Times Square increasingly appears to have been coordinated by more than one person in a plot with international links, Obama administration officials said Tuesday. The disclosure, while tentative, came as the White House intensified its focus on the Saturday incident in New York City, in which explosives inside a Nissan Pathfinder [...]

The Metropolin (Metropolis) Company beginning on Monday will take over for Egged and Dan, providing public bus service to a number of cities; Ra’anana, Kfar Saba and Herzliya. These lines were previously run by the Dan Company. Metropolin won the tender from the Ministry of Transportation for these routes and the inter-city routes connecting these [...]