In a time when anti-Semitism is rearing its ugly head both in the city and around the county, it’s painful when it comes from an NYPD Traffic Agent.
A motorist contacted YWN and told us that he was on 57th Street and Park Avenue at 6:00PM Tuesday night, trying to get into the Queens Midtown Tunnel.

New York – Three out of four Americans believe children should be vaccinated against measles even if their parents object, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, showing little sympathy for the anti-vaccination movement that U.S. officials blame for the ongoing outbreak. Some 764 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the United States so far this [...]

In a show of interfaith unity, faith leaders from across the city gathered on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon to call for security funding for houses of worship.
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New York – Debt collectors are going to be able to start contacting borrowers via text and email under new regulations proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The rules are an update to debt collection regulations passed in the 1970s, which never took into account changes in technology, like the use of cellphones, email [...]

A shooting at a suburban Denver middle school injured seven people Tuesday, and two suspects were in custody, authorities said.
Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth says there is a possible eighth injury and doesn’t believe there are any other shooters, but tactical teams were still searching room by room.

President Donald Trump has pardoned a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner, the White House announced Monday.
Trump signed an executive grant of clemency, a full pardon, for former Army 1st Lt.
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Washington – A U.S. official says intelligence information that prompted the Pentagon to send an aircraft carrier and Air Force bombers to the Middle East included indications that Iran had moved short-range ballistic missiles aboard boats in or near the Persian Gulf. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive information. [...]

Conservative Party chairman Andrew Scheer, a staunch Israel supporter, begins campaign to unseat Justin Trudeau in October, with speech promising tougher stance on China

Washington – President Donald Trump has signed off on a new immigration plan being spearheaded by senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner that appeared to receive a positive reception from Republican senators briefed on it Tuesday. A senior administration official told reporters after the meeting that the president had approved the effort to overhaul [...]