Manchester – Rabbi Will Get Rid of Evil Eye for 50 Quid
Manchester - Rabbis have backed two services that claim to offer Jewish spiritual healing.
In recent weeks two Jewish papers have carried an advert by Israeli Rabbi Avraham Lebel in which he says h...
Amman, Jordan – Jordan’s Opposition: Arabs Will Topple Middle East Tyrants
Amman, Jordan - The leader of Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood warned Saturday that unrest in Egypt will spread across the Mideast and Arabs will topple leaders allied with the United States.
H...
New York, NY – Fire Marshal Impersonator Stole Gun from NYPD
New York, NY - The New York City police commissioner says a man with a long history of impersonating law enforcement pretended to be a fire marshal, talked his way into a police station and made off w...
California – Court: Kosher Consumers Misled by Advertising Can Sue Manufacturer
California - Consumers who buy a product as a result of misleading advertising can sue the manufacturer even if the product was not defective, the California Supreme Court ruled.
The 5-2 decision r...
New York, NY – Avoiding Puddles New Yorkers Turn into Ballerinas
New York, NY - The city's snow turned into a slushy danger zone for dry feet and clean clothes Friday, as pedestrians maneuvered through a gauntlet of melting drifts and puddles.
Some trekkers show...
Cairo – Looting Engulfs Cairo, Other Egyptian Cities
Egypt - Cairo residents boarded up homes and set up neighborhood watches of citizens armed with guns, clubs and knives Saturday as looting and violence engulfed the capital.
With the police having ...
New York – Poll finds 81% of Voters Oppose Upstate Casino Deal
New York - Most New Yorkers oppose former Gov. David Paterson's 11th-hour deal with a Wisconsin Indian tribe for a Catskills casino.
Eighty-one percent of voters oppose the casino pact signed with...
Marcali, Hungary – 75 Gravestones in Jewish Cemetery Vandalized
Marcali, Hungary - Police in Hungary say three teenagers have admitted vandalizing 75 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery.
Police spokesman Gabor Biro has told state news wire MTI the 14- and 15-year-...
Chciago, IL – Protesters Across U.S. Offer Support to Egyptians
Chicago, IL - Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American ...
Kiryas Joel, NY – Dissident Leader Cleared of Harassment
Kiryas Joel, NY - A Town of Monroe jury has cleared Kiryas Joel dissident leader Joseph Waldman of a harassment charge stemming from a run-in with the head of the village’s public safety force in Augu...
Jerusalem – Israel Watches Egypt Uprising With Fear
Jerusalem - Behind an official wall of silence, Israel watched nervously Saturday as anti-government unrest worsened in Egypt, fearful that the violent and growing street protests could topple Israel'...
Cairo – Israel Airlifts Dozens of Families Out of Egypt
Cairo - A subsidiary of Israel's national airline has whisked dozens of Israelis, including families of Israeli diplomats, out of Egypt on board an emergency flight to escape the chaos engulfing the A...
Egypt – Number of Victims Rises to 74, Government Resigns
Egypt - Egyptian government officially resigned, and the army invited citizens not to gather in groups and to respect the curfew, introduced due to several days long mass demonstrations against Egypti...
New York, NY – Bloomberg Warns of 21,000 Teacher Layoffs
New York, NY - New York City could lose $1 billion in education aid from the state, forcing the nation's largest school system to cut more than 21,000 teachers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday.
...
Westbury, NY – Police: NY Mail Carrier Pinched Discount Coupons
Westbury, NY - A mail carrier on New York's Long Island is accused of pinching thousands of discount coupons intended for residents' mailboxes.
Police say 38-year-old Thomas Tang of Baldwin stole m...
Williamsburg, NY – Judge to City: ‘Stay’ Out of Broadway Triangle
Williamsburg, NY - The city’s bid to develop affordable housing in South Willamsburg stumbled this week, when a Manhattan judge refused to move forward on a lawsuit against the plan because the federa...
Cairo – Egyptian Military Deploys In Cairo Under Curfew
Cairo - Egypt's military deployed on the streets of Cairo to enforce a nighttime curfew as the sun set Friday on a day of rioting and violent chaos that was a major escalation in the challenge to auth...
Washington – U.S. To Review Aid to Egypt
Washington - An Obama administration official says the U.S. will review its $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt based on events unfolding in the country, where the authoritarian government is struggling to ...
Washington – GOP Senator Favors Cutting U.S. Aid to Israel
Washington - Tea party-backed Republican Sen. Rand Paul favors cutting U.S. aid to Israel as part of a deficit-driven effort to slash government spending by $500 billion this year, drawing criticism f...
New York, NY – Verizon Adds 872,000 Smart-Phone Subscribers
New York, NY - Verizon Communications Inc. vowed Tuesday not to mess up its iPhone launch next month.
It's a bold boast, considering how problematic the iPhone has been for its exclusive U.S. carri...