Costa Mesa, CA – Experian Adds Rent Pyments To Credit Reports
Costa Mesa, CA - The Experian consumer credit reporting firm has added rent payment histories to its reports.
Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Experian recently acquired RentBureau and is including rental ...
New York – Agudath Israel In Reaction To The Obama Administration’s Decision To No Longer Defend The Constitutionality Of The Defense Of Marriag...
New York - Agudath Israel of America, a national Orthodox Jewish organization, takes strong exception to the Obama Administration’s decision to no longer defend the constitutionality of the federal De...
Chicago, IL – Jewish Community Shares Joy of Rahm Emanuel’s Election
Chicago, IL - Rabbi Asher Lopatin beams with pride when he thinks of Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel asking permission to pick up the phone on Rosh Hashanah to fight for a bailout of bad mortgages on...
Lubbock, TX – Feds: Bomb Plotter Targeted George W. Bush
Lubbock, TX - The FBI has arrested a 20-year-old Saudi student in Texas suspected of planning a terrorist attack using explosive chemicals. The FBI says his possible targets included the Dallas home o...
Madison, WI – State Troopers Sent To Find Wisconsin Democrats, No One Home
Madison, WI - Wisconsin state troopers were dispatched Thursday to try to find at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats who have been on the run for eight days to delay a vote on Republican Gov. Scott ...
Brooklyn, NY – After Stormy Meeting, Moisha’s Supermarket Gets CB Support
Brooklyn, NY - In a packed, tension-filled meeting of Community Board 12 Tuesday night, Moisha Binik emerged with unanimous support for plans to expand his Moisha’s Discount Supermarket in Midwood.
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Christchurch – VIN Video Exclusive: Chabad Rabbi Of New Zealand Talks About Earthquake
Christchurch - Early this morning Rabbi Shmuel Koppel the Chabad Rabbi of Otago, New Zealand gave an exclusive interview in New York to VIN News.
Rabbi Koppel who is visiting the U.S., speaks about...
Scottsdale, AZ – Holocaust Survivor Talks About Top White House Honor
Scottsdale, AZ - A Scottsdale woman is back in town after the trip of a lifetime. Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein received a special award from President Barack Obama.
Only a handful of ci...
Brooklyn, NY – Councilman Lander Invites Community For Input Into Playground Restoration
Brooklyn, NY - Councilmember Brad Lander who has been working tirelessly to improve the quality of life of the 39th district to create and to better its current green space. 39th District encompasses ...
Damascus – Iranian Warships Arrive in Syria, Witness Says
Damascus - An eyewitness says two Iranian warships have arrived at Syria's Latakia seaport.
The ships arrived Thursday afternoon. The witness spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitiv...
Jerusalem – Netanyahu Warns Hamas Not To Test Israeli Resolve
Jerusalem - Israel's prime minister says his country won't tolerate the bombardment of its citizens and is warning the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers not to test his resolve.
Benjamin Netanyahu issued t...
Kiev, Ukraine – NATO Vows To Stay Out Of Libyan Conflict
Kiev, Ukraine - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the Western military alliance will not intervene in the Libyan conflict.
Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday the alliance has received no ...
India – Mumbai Gunman to Appeal Conviction in Supreme Court
India - The only surviving gunman from the 2008 three-day terror attack on Mumbai will challenge his conviction in India's Supreme Court, his attorney said.
A trial court handed down a death senten...
Benghazi, Libya – Gadhafi Forces Strike Back At Revolt Near Tripoli
Benghazi, Tripoli - Army units and militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi struck back against rebellious protesters who have risen up in cities close to the capital Thursday, attacking a mosque where man...
New York – Elie Wiesel: ‘World Must Intervene to Stop Gadhafi’
New York - "The world must intervene immediately and stop Muammar Gadhafi," Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel said, referring to the Libyan leader.
The Jewish-American writer, professor, Holo...
Madison, WI – Governor Talks Crushing Unions in Prank Call
Madison, WI - On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to undercut public employee unions in the country’s budget st...
London – Judge Says WikiLeaks’ Assange Can be Extradited
London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden, a judge said Thursday. Assange's lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.
Assange has been out on bail during the extradition f...
Atlanta, GA – 21,000 Had Whooping Cough Last Year, CDC Says
Atlanta, GA - Federal health officials say more than 21,000 people got whooping cough last year, many of them children and teens. That's the highest number since 2005 and among the worst years in more...
Washington – Religious Groups Fight Obama’s Decrease in Tax Deductions
Washington - For the third time in three years President Obama's proposed budget will attempt to reduce tax deductions for high-end charitable donors, and for the third time nonprofits and religious o...
Manhattan, NY – UES Man to Pay $2K for Neighbor Each Time He Smokes
Manhattan, NY - Where there's smoke, there are $2,000 fines in one New York City apartment building.
A pact among neighbors on Manhattan's Upper East Side calls for one to stop puffing on cigars in...