A retired New York City police sergeant reportedly killed himself Monday, adding to the growing number of suicides in the Department this year.
The 48-year-old male officer, who has not been publicly identified, shot himself in the head while sitting in his car in a parking lot on Staten Island, a borough of New York City, the New York Post reported.

The fire department on Tuesday morning evacuated a building on Rachmilovitz Street in the northern neighborhood of Pisgat Ze’ev after a gas leak was detected.
The leak was caused by a break in the line, which was the result of construction in the area.
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Santa Barbara, CA – Divers and search crews were still looking Tuesday for nine missing people after at least 25 were confirmed dead when a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast. The dive-boat Conception became engulfed in flames before dawn as the passengers on a recreational […]

Israel has always rightly seen our enemies' resort to disinformation in times of conflict as a sign of weakness. So why are our military and political leaders now engaging in it?

According to the Oxford Dictionary, pillars is defined as tall vertical structures of stone, wood or metal used as a support for a building.  “Pillars” translated into Hebrew is “Amudim”. Suddenly, that seemingly simple word takes on a whole new meaning.
Over the past five years the word Amudim has come to represent so much to thousands of people. As a thriving organization, our mission is to support members of the community by providing resources and guidance. Amudim lifts up those in need and supports clients with strength and professional experience meeting each person where needed.

The almanah of the late R’ Pinchas Menachem Pashwazman, a 21-year-old Gerrer chosid who was killed by a Hamas rocket attack in Ashdod in May, gave birth to her second son on Monday night.

An attacker killed eight students and injured two others at an elementary school in central China on the first day of the new semester, police said Tuesday. The attack occurred around 8 a.m. Monday in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city in Hubei province, Enshi police said in a statement. The suspect is a 40-year-old man […]

In anticipation of their upcoming accounting course, PCS spoke to Yitzy Simon, a current student.  
Can you tell us about the job market.
I was looking to join a bigger firm- I’ve found that there are a lot of opportunities out there.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in talks with advisers close to U.S. President Donald Trump about the possibility of arranging a dramatic diplomatic gesture ahead of Israel’s September 17 election, according to a report in Israeli daily Haaretz.
One option reportedly being discussed is an American statement of intent for the creation of a “defense pact” with Israel.
Such a “pact” could consist of a statement by Trump that the United States is committed to Israel’s defense, or it could be a more significant declaration by both leaders of their intention to enter into a formal mutual defense agreement at some future date.