Son of two immigrants has never been to the Big Apple but looks forward to connecting with local Jewish community; says it's an 'unbelievable moment for me and my family'

Government report finds number of Australian species listed as threatened rose by 8% since 2016; Canberra to declare 30% of land and surrounding sea protected areas

Leaders set to discuss Syria war; gathering is opportunity for Russian president to meet Turkish counterpart, in bid to unblock grain export from Ukraine following invasion

Baruch Lanner, who served nearly three years in prison for sexually assaulting students, arrived in Israel as a tourist and is now applying for citizenship

Traveler reportedly told eatery of his allergy and was reassured the food was safe; friend flagged down passing car to rush him to hospital, but he died days later

Startup Quantum Machines to head new project together with consortium of Israeli and foreign quantum tech companies

Minister aligned with terror group says passage, closed since Israel's creation in 1948, is Lebanon's sovereign territory; remark seen as trying to complicate maritime negotiations

Facebook message criticizing appointment of Steve Dettelbach as head of ATF slammed by US Jewish groups as antisemitic; Bracken County GOP says account was hacked

With a focus on formal rather than conversational Arabic, and other issues, high schools are ‘teaching a living language as if it were dead,' says one critic pushing for changes

Prosecutor describes Nikolas Cruz's 2018 rampage through Florida school, killing 17, as he makes case for death penalty; chilling footage shows kids seeking cover as shots ring out

Dr. Howard Tucker earned the Guinness World Record distinction last year; after passing US bar exam at age 67 and while he still teaches medical residents, he's got big plans ahead

Police say gunman spent hour in bathroom, possibly assembling rifle, before firing on shoppers, killing three; 'Good Samaritan' praised for using lethal fire to take out shooter

Olena Zelenska meets with Blinken, plans to reunite with Jill Biden and address Congress, though wife of war-torn country's president isn't traveling as representative of Kyiv