Arizona – First-Aid Kits Credited with Saving Lives in Tucson Shooting
Tucson, AZ - Some of the first deputies to arrive at the scene of the Jan. 8 shooting rampage here described a scene of "silent chaos" on Friday, and they added that the carnage probably would have be...
Schenectady, NY – Obama: I Refused to Accept Gov. Cuomo’s Jets Hat
Schenectady, NY - President Obama's trip to the GE plant in Schenectady was the second time in less than two years that the President has visited upstate New York. And for the second time, the Preside...
New York, NY – PETA: Dogs Killing Rats In City Parks Is “Entirely Illegal”
New York, NY - Department's Phil Abramson told us on Wednesday he was "not familiar with any regulations about killing rats" in city parks, NYC the Blog has heard from PETA, and they seem more in the ...
Aden, Yemen – Revolt In Tunisia Inspires Thousands To Demand The Ouster of Yemen’s President
Aden, Yemen - Drawing inspiration from the revolt in Tunisia, thousands of Yemenis fed up with their president's 32-year rule demanded his ouster Saturday in a noisy demonstration that appeared to be ...
Istanbul – After Failed Iran Nuclear Talks: What Now?
Istanbul - The collapse of another attempt at international outreach to Iran on Saturday has left world powers with few options except to wait — and hope that the bite of sanctions will persuade Tehra...
Rockland County, NY – Yeshivah Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Rockland County, NY - The Ramapo-based yeshiva that is building adult-student housing on Grandview Avenue has filed for bankruptcy protection, claiming debts of $16.4 million associated with the compl...
New York – Winter Weather Slated To Get Colder, Snowier In The Coming Days, Forecasters Predict
New York - Get ready for an even bigger chill, New York - and maybe even more snow.
National Weather Service forecasters were predicting dangerous wind chills of -1 to -5 degrees from Sunday night ...
Rome – Zevi, Pillar of Italy Jewish Community, Dies
Rome - Tullia Zevi, a pillar of Italy's Jewish community and an ardent anti-fascist who spent the war years in exile in Switzerland, France and the U.S., died Saturday. She was 91.
Zevi, the only f...
Baltimore, MD – Brother of Shomrim Member Charged in Beating
Baltimore, MD - The brother of a man accused of attacking a teenager while on patrol with an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood watch group is now facing identical charges.
Baltimore prosecutors say the ...
United Nations – UN Chief Urges Halt to Israeli-Palestinian Rhetoric
United Nations - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a halt to "irresponsible rhetoric" that questions a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and incites hatred and violence.
The U.N. c...
Brooklyn, NY – DOT Denies PPW Bike Lane Data ‘Inflated’
Brooklyn, NY - A battle over a Brooklyn bike lane is in high gear, with a group of well-organized residents accusing the Department of Transportation yesterday of fudging the numbers of bicycles using...
New York – 34 Lawmakers Urge Governor to End Casino Plan for Sullivan County
New York - Nearly three dozen representatives in the Assembly have asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo and federal representatives to squash a proposed Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indian casino in Bridgevi...
New York, NY – City Suspends Teacher Bonuses Program
New York, NY - The City's Education Department is suspending a pilot program that awarded annual bonuses to teachers based on student performance.
The city says the program will be suspended as soo...
Washington – FDA Panel Sees Promise in Alzheimer’s Imaging Drug
Washington - A federal panel of medical experts said Thursday a first-of-a-kind imaging chemical designed to help screen for Alzheimer's disease could be useful pending additional study and training f...
Manhattan, NY – Residents Weigh In On City’s Blizzard Response
Manhattan, NY - The borough that had the least amount of problems from the December blizzard got a chance to weigh-in Thursday night on the city's botched storm response.
The City Council held the...
Tucson, AZ – Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Leaves Hospital For Rehab
Tucson, AZ - An ambulance carried Rep. Gabrielle Giffords along a route lined with well-wishers holding flags Friday, taking the congresswoman to a plane that will fly her to a Houston rehab hospital ...
New York City – Scofflaw Towing Program Remains Law
New York City - A new state law that would have crushed the city's right to tow cars for unpaid parking violations was changed this week, just days before it was to take effect.
Mayor Bloomberg - w...
Geneva – World Leaders to Discuss Junk Food Ad Ban at UN
Geneva - The U.N. health agency says world leaders will discuss efforts to clamp down on junk food marketing to children when they meet in New York on Sept 19-20.
The World Health Organization says...
Vienna – Armed “Obama Robber” Hits Austria Banks
Vienna - Say, isn't that the president with a gun in his hand? Actually, no, but it sure looks like it.
Austrian authorities are searching for a bank robber who uses an unusual disguise: He wears a...
New York – Ground Zero Imam: ‘We Have More Of A Right To Moses’
New York - Muslims have "more of a right" than Jews to the biblical prophet Moses, declared the imam who has become the new face of the proposed Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero in New York Ci...