Tokyo – Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami in Video
Tokyo - Watch below the moment the biggest earthquake on record struck Tokyo and the ensuing destruction wreaked by a string of tsunamis along the north east coast of Japan.
Port Orford, OR – First Waves From Tsunami Reach US Mainland Along Oregon Coast
Port Orford, OR - The first waves from a tsunami caused by a Japanese earthquake have reached the U.S. mainland along the Oregon coast.
Geophysicist Gerard Fryer at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Cent...
New York – Kosher Wine Guide March 2011
New York - Looking for great wines for the Passover seder? The best kosher wines sorted by price? The best from Israel? You'll find all that and more in The Jewish Week's lists of Top 18 kosher wines....
Washington – Public Database For Safety Complaints Goes Live
Washington -Despite a last-minute attempt to derail it, the government launched a public database Friday that allows people to report and search safety complaints on thousands of products — from cribs...
New York, NY – City Streets Photo Project Creates a Visual Census
New York, NY - There's something about the guy leaning on a post and checking his phone that catches Brandon Stanton's eye. So he stops, asks if he can take a photo, clicks and continues on his way.
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Woodland Park, NJ – East Coast Flood Worries Could Last Days
Woodland Park, NJ - Days of heavy rains led to flooding up and down the eastern seaboard on Friday as communities from Pennsylvania to New York's Canadian border watched creeks and rivers rise and pre...
Crescent City, CA – Calif. Harbor Town Preparing For Tsunami
Crescent City, CA - Residents of a northern California harbor town once hit by a deadly tsunami are preparing for another as waves spawned by the massive Japan quake move closer to the western U.S. co...
New York – The World’s Strongest Earthquakes And Tsunamis
New York - — March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake strikes off the northeast coast of Japan, sending a tsunami across the Pacific and killing a still-undetermined number of people.
— October 2010: ...
Japan – Tens Of Thousands Roam Tokyo Streets, Stations After Massive Quake [photos]
Japan - Tens of thousands of stranded people roamed the streets of Tokyo or holed up in offices and train stations as the capital's usual bustling traffic came to a standstill Friday after the biggest...
New York, NY – City Homeless Program Threatened
New York, NY - New York City says a program that helps keep thousands of homeless off the streets will not be able to accept new applicants due to state budget cuts.
The Advantage rental subsidy pr...
Baltimore, MD – Jewish Community Backs Direct Wine Shipping Bill
Baltimore, MD - Maryland Jews are letting legislators know it’s not just wine connoisseurs who want wines shipped to their homes.
Fed up with the limited number of kosher wines available in the sta...
Honolulu – Tsunami Waves Reach Hawaii: Flights Diverted, Hotels Evacuate
Honolulu, Hawaii - Tsunami waves hit Hawaii in the early morning hours Friday and were sweeping through the island chain after an earthquake in Japan sparked evacuations throughout the Pacific and as ...
Tokyo – Japan Issues Emergency at Nuclear Plant; No Leak
Tokyo - Japan declared a state of emergency Friday at a nuclear power plant after its cooling system failed following a massive earthquake. There was no radiation leak.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yuki...
Tokyo – Hundreds Killed in Tsunami After 8.9 Japan Quake [photos-video]
Tokyo -A ferocious tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed Japan's eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it swept away boats, cars and homes while widespr...
Havana – Clinton Calls On Cuba To Release Jewish American
Havana - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a strongly worded call Thursday for Cuba to free an American contractor who is awaiting a verdict on charges that he sought to undermine ...
Albany, NY – 69,000 NY Home Loans at Risk of Foreclosure
Albany, NY - Nearly 69,000 home loans in New York are at imminent risk of foreclosure, a situation that an advocacy group said today could lead to a “tsunami” of foreclosures over the next year or two...
New York – Subway Crew Suspended in Open-Door Incident
New York - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it has suspended crew members from an elevated subway train that opened its doors before all the cars had pulled into the platform. No passeng...
New York – Raising a Preemie is an Emotional Roller Coaster
New York - My wife Ivandy wasn't due to deliver our son for another three months when her water broke. We rushed to the hospital where doctors said our baby's world was drying up around him.
Nichol...
Monroe, GA – Georgia Woman Certified As World’s Oldest Person
Monroe, GA - Georgia's 114-year-old Besse Cooper got a visit from Guinness World Records to certify her as the world's oldest living person.
Surrounded by family, Cooper accepted a plaque during a ...
Brooklyn, NY – Councilman Greenfield Disputes Rabbi Levin’s Claim
New York - Earlier this week, the Rabbinical Alliance of America expressed their outrage at Councilman David Greenfield of Boro Park, for joining with ultra-Liberals to pass measure 371 which will in ...