
The makers of the new “DrinkMate” for smartphones hope that putting a breathalyzer in a user’s pocket will make him or her think twice about getting behind the wheel while drunk. Washington D.C.-based Edge Tech Labs claim the “DrinkMate” is
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Aug 2014, 2:11 PM PST0

It has been nearly 20 years since California passed Proposition 215, the landmark bill that created the nation’s first medical marijuana market. Since that time, 22 states and the District of Columbia have joined California in putting medical marijuana laws
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Aug 2014, 2:11 PM PST0

A new joint study from the University of Arizona, Cornell University, and the U.S. Geological Survey predicts that the chances of a Southwestern “megadrought”– a drought that lasts for 35 years — are now anywhere between 20 and 50 percent.
by Daniel Nussbaum30 Aug 2014, 1:59 PM PST0

Rep. David Valadao (R-Bakersfield) lashed out at Democrats, including congressional opponent Amanda Renteria, on California’s urgent drought problem, saying Democrat policies will fail to provide relief for millions of Central Valley residents living with severe water shortages. “Our forefathers expected
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Aug 2014, 12:25 PM PST0

The California Work Opportunities and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) welfare program has a total of $848 million in outstanding overpayments to state aid recipients, according to a recent report from the nonprofit California Common Sense. The report, titled “California Welfare
by Daniel Nussbaum28 Aug 2014, 5:26 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – The Israel Air Force (IAF) assassinated two senior Hamas military commanders on Wednesday night in response to more than 200 rockets that have been fired at Israel since Hamas violated a temporary ceasefire and diplomatic negotiations in
by Daniel Nussbaum21 Aug 2014, 6:56 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — Three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel on Tuesday afternoon, breaking the temporary 24-hour ceasefire more than six hours before it was set to expire, according to IDF spokesman Peter Lerner. The rockets landed
by Daniel Nussbaum19 Aug 2014, 7:24 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – The results of the latest Israeli Peace Index–a monthly survey conducted by Tel Aviv University and the Israel Democracy Institute–reveal that just .4% of Israeli Jews believe that Israel should concede to all of Hamas’ demands for a
by Daniel Nussbaum19 Aug 2014, 7:07 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — The five-day ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians that began on Wednesday night has been extended an additional 24 hours to give both sides extra time to finalize a long-term deal to end the conflict, according to Israeli
by Daniel Nussbaum18 Aug 2014, 3:59 PM PST0

JERUSALEM – Hamas reportedly rejected a comprehensive, 11-clause long term ceasefire proposal on Saturday. Egypt has warned that this proposal will be its final effort to secure a lasting end to the Israel-Gaza conflict. According to details leaked by Egyptian
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Aug 2014, 4:08 PM PST0

JERUSALEM — This World: The Values Network, an organization headed by author and occasional Breitbart News contributor Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, announced Thursday that it will run full-page advertisements in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post,
by Daniel Nussbaum14 Aug 2014, 7:01 PM PST0

ASHKELON, Israel – Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the current ceasefire by another 72 hours late Wednesday night, although Israel’s Channel 2 News reports a rocket landed in the Eshkol region shortly after reports of the agreement surfaced. As
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Aug 2014, 2:23 PM PST0

ASHKELON, Israel – Rocket alert sirens sounded all across southern Israel at around 10 p.m. Wednesday night– two hours before the temporary 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was scheduled to expire– after a rocket was fired toward the coastal
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Aug 2014, 2:12 PM PST0

JERUSALEM — On Monday, the UN announced its appointees to a special 3-person Human Rights Council (HRC) panel that will look into allegations of human rights abuses and violations of international law in the Israel-Gaza war. Leading the panel will
by Daniel Nussbaum12 Aug 2014, 6:35 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a second 72-hour ceasefire, multiple Israeli media outlets confirm. Israeli officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Times of Israel that Israel has accepted the Egyptian ceasefire proposal after previously asserting
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Aug 2014, 11:26 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — In a briefing at the Government Press Office on Sunday afternoon, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni called on the Israeli government to deal with the “pragmatic” factions of the Palestinian delegation in Cairo to achieve a sustainable, long-term peace
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Aug 2014, 11:19 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces struck terror sites in Northern Gaza in response to renewed rocket attacks from Hamas early Friday morning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon ordered the IDF to “respond with force” after
by Daniel Nussbaum8 Aug 2014, 7:18 AM PST0

ASHKELON, Israel — Residents of the coastal city of Ashkelon in south Israel cautiously returned to their daily routines on the second day of a planned three-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Relieved Israelis could be seen soaking up the sun
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Aug 2014, 7:28 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — A captured Hamas combat manual belonging to the Al-Qassam Brigades, the terrorist organization’s military wing, confirms what Hamas sympathizers and the United Nations have done their best to ignore for weeks: Hamas deliberately uses its civilians as human
by Daniel Nussbaum5 Aug 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

MEVASERET, Israel — Israel announced late Sunday it would enter into a seven-hour humanitarian ceasefire at 10:00 a.m. Monday morning, in which the IDF would hold its fire in most of the Gaza Strip to allow humanitarian aid to enter
by Daniel Nussbaum4 Aug 2014, 12:21 PM PST0

JERUSALEM — Multiple Israeli media outlets are reporting that a tractor driver rammed into and flipped over a passenger bus in Jerusalem Monday afternoon in a suspected terrorist attack. One man was killed and five others were injured in the
by Daniel Nussbaum4 Aug 2014, 5:42 AM PST0

JERUSALEM — Israeli police discovered 700 marijuana plants growing in a field in the town of Bet Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, on Saturday morning. ????? ????? ??? ????? ???? ??? ???????? ??? ???? ?-700 ?????? ????? ???? ???? ???. ????
by Daniel Nussbaum2 Aug 2014, 2:43 PM PST0

JERUSALEM — Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, announcing that Israel has begun withdrawing troops from Gaza as it is believed that by Sunday, all of
by Daniel Nussbaum2 Aug 2014, 1:19 PM PST0

GUSH ETZION, Israel — Hundreds of volunteers from all over Israel teamed up over the past few weeks to build a new Jewish cultural center in Gush Etzion, about 100 yards away from where three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and
by Daniel Nussbaum1 Aug 2014, 11:21 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – 158 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and relief supplies were scheduled to enter into Gaza from southern Israel on Tuesday. However, due to Hamas rocket fire and the deteriorating security situation in Israel, just 43 trucks made it through Kerem
by Daniel Nussbaum31 Jul 2014, 10:48 AM PST0