Ridgewood, NJ – UPDATE: Neo-Nazi Arrested in ADL Email Threats Spewed Jewish Hatred Online
Ridgwood, NJ - "I simply do NOT believe that Israel has a right to exist," wrote Jacques Pluss, a former neo-Nazi leader from Ridgewood charged with threatening the director of the New York regional o...
Anaheim, CA – Jewish Hockey Player Claims He Was Harassed
Anaheim, CA - A Jewish hockey player has sued the Anaheim Ducks and a minor league affiliate alleging his coaches made anti-Semitic remarks and discriminated against him because of his religion.
Ja...
Washington – Rep. Kucinich Sues Over Olive Pit In Sandwich
Washington - Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has sued a congressional cafeteria for dental damage he says he suffered after biting into an olive pit in a sandwich wrap he bought there.
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Brooklyn, NY – UPDATE: Brooklyn College Rescinds Professor After Outcry By Assemblyman Hikind
Brooklyn, NY - Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s (D-Brooklyn) efforts to oust Professor Petersen-Overton from his teaching appointment have proven successful. Hikind had contacted both Brooklyn College Presid...
Berlin – Hitler’s Last Bodyguard Gives Up on Fan Mail
Berlin - More than 65 years after World War Two, Adolf Hitler's last surviving bodyguard says that he can no longer respond to the continuous deluge of fan mail he receives from around the world becau...
Manhattan, NY – After Hit-Run, Man Is Found Stuffed in BMW Trunk
Manhattan, NY - Police say a man with a head injury was found in the trunk of a BMW after the driver got into a fender-bender with a taxi.
The discovery was made Wednesday morning as heavy snow onc...
Egypt – Officials Say 2 Killed in New Protests In Cairo [video]
Egypt - Security officials say one protester and one policeman have been killed in an anti-government protest in central Cairo, bringing to six the number of people killed in two days of demonstration...
Ridgewood, NJ – Neo-Nazi Charged With Threatening NY Head of Anti-Defamation League
New Jersey - A Ridgewood man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested by New Jersey State Police this morning following a SWAT team raid on his apartment and charged with threatening the direc...
Washington – Color-Coded Terror Warnings To Be Gone By April 27
Washington - By the end of April, terror threats to the U.S. will no longer be described in shades of green, blue, yellow, orange and red, The Associated Press has learned.
The nation's color-coded...
Jerusalem – Netanyahu Wants Iran Condemned on Holocaust Day
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the world on Wednesday to learn the lessons of the Holocaust and act against the Jewish state's arch-foe Iran.
Speaking to parliament...
Egypt – Government Blocks Twitter and Facebook as Upheaval Rages On
Egypt - When Egypt erupted into civil unrest yesterday, protesters took to Twitter and Facebook immediately to organize and concert their efforts. The country is roiling with opposition to the 30-year...
Gaza Strip – Thousands March In Anti-Abbas Protests in Gaza
Gaza Strip - Thousands of cheering Hamas supporters in Gaza on Wednesday burned effigies of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his senior aides in the rival Palestinian leadership in the West Ban...
New York – Schumer: 300,000 Small Businesses Eligible for Tax Credit
New York - Sen. Charles Schumer says more than 300,000 small businesses in New York are eligible for a new, little-known tax credit.
The federal tax credit is for small businesses that offer health...
Manhattan, NY – Bloomberg Installs Count-Up Clocks at City Hall
Manhattan, NY - Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants City Hall staffers to be mindful of their minutes.
Count-up clocks have been installed in meeting rooms at City Hall to help people keep track of how m...
Brooklyn, NY – Landmark Mishnayos Series Completed [VIN Video Interview With ArtScroll]
Brooklyn, NY - After over thirty years of hard work, Artscroll is celebrating the completion of its Yad Avraham Mishnayos series. Featuring the work of dozens of editors and scholars, the popular for...
New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg Declares Weather Emergency
New York, NY - Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared a weather emergency Wednesday since significant snowfall has been forecast for the evening rush hour, through tomorrow’s morning rush hour.
1. The pu...
Bnei Brak – Charedim Cancel Boycott against Electra after Promising Respect for Graves
Bnei Brak - Israeli real estate firm Electra on Monday submitted a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to the haredi court in Bnei Brak, promising to "act with respect and care in the futre" regarding I...
Washington – Speaker Boehner and Senator Joe Lieberman Calling For Reviving School Choice Program
Washington - House Speaker John Boehner, amid frenzied national debates over the economy and federal spending, will detour this week to champion an off-topic issue in his own backyard which could beco...
Bronx, NY – Young Pataki Knows How to Fight Crime
Bronx, NY - Former Gov. George Pataki's eldest daughter was set upon by a mugger yesterday as she tried to find her way to a conference in The Bronx.
Emily Pataki, a lawyer and Mayor Bloomberg's c...
Manhattan, NY – Plan of Congestion Pricing is Quietly Back
Manhattan, NY - Politicians are quietly resurrecting plans to charge drivers up to $10 to enter lower Manhattan on weekdays.
While there is no formal proposal, the money could restore some of last ...