New York – EPA: Contamination in Brooklyn Canal Pose Cancer Threat
New York - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says widespread contamination in a New York City canal could pose a threat to people and the environment.
The federal agency announced Wednesday ...
Lakewood, NJ – Complaints Yield 21 Tickets for School Bus Drivers
Lakewood, NJ - Traffic safety cops handed out 21 tickets Wednesday morning to school-bus drivers as part of an investigation into a recently received rash of complaints about busing.
In response to...
Oswiecim, Poland – Auschwitz Decays, Prompting Preservation Effort
Oswiecim, Poland - The red brick barracks that housed starving inmates are sinking into ruin. Time has warped victims' leather shoes into strange shapes. Hair sheared to make cloth is slowly turning t...
New York, NY – NYPD Misconduct Complaints Down
New York, NY - Misconduct complaints by civilians against New York City police fell 18 percent in the fist six months of 2010, compared to the same period a year before.
According to the Civilian C...
Chicago, IL – Couple’s Wedding, Outdoors Chuppah Goes On Despite Blizzard
Chicago, IL - The Wednesday evening nuptials of Sarah Finkel and Shmulie Schochet gave new meaning to the term "white wedding."
The bride, a Skokie native, and the groom, who hails from Toronto, ha...
Washington – Obama, McCain Break Ice In Oval Office Meeting
Washington - Now, more than two years after clashing as campaign rivals, President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are putting their relationship on defrost and searching for some common ground.
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Egypt – Heavy Gunfire Rings Out in Cairo Protest Square
Egypt - Bursts of heavy gunfire rained into Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn Thursday, killing at least three anti-government demonstrators among crowds still trying to hold the site after an assault...
Egypt – ElBaradei Tries to Ease US, Israeli Concerns
Egypt - Leading Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei sought to ease Western fears Wednesday that a post-Mubarak Egypt could turn against Israel and the United States.
"The hype that once Eg...
Manhattan, NY – Taxi of Tomorrow Includes Fridge
Manhattan, NY - One of the finalists vying to become the taxi of tomorrow unveiled its design Wednesday.
Turkish car company Karsan USA debuted its entry at the Classic Car Club in SoHo.
The V-1...
Oslo, Norway – WikiLeaks Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Norway - A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, saying Wednesday that its disclosures of classified documents promote world peace by holding governments accountab...
Washington – Senate Rejects Repeal of Health Care Law
Washington - As expected, the Senate has rejected a Republican attempt to repeal the year-old health care law. The ultimate fate of the controversial law is expected to be determined by the Supreme Co...
Jerusalem – Meir Porush to Quit Knesset
Jerusalem - Deputy Education Minister Meir Porush intends to submit his resignation to Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin on Thursday, due to an agreement between the Lithuanian and hassidic parties that m...
Detroit, MI – Judge Rejects Mental-Health Claim in Nazi-Tie Case
Detroit, MI - An immigration judge has cast doubt on mental-health problems claimed by an 89-year-old Michigan man who has been ordered deported for his service in a Nazi-controlled police force durin...
Chicago, IL – For 1500 Vehicles A Fearful, Frigid Night On Iconic Chicago Road
Chicago, IL - Lindsey Wilson was on Lake Shore Drive, but she couldn't tell where. It was dark, and the snow swirling around the stranded bus made it impossible to see anything but the closest cars.
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Israel – Charedi Group Battling Gas Prices with Horse-Drawn Carriage
Israel - Members of the Chasdei Naomi organization, which provides food to the needy, decided to protest the recent gas price hikes by replacing the cars normally used for their weekly meal distributi...
Manhattan, NY – When New Yorkers Thought They Had Seen It All, Along Came Ice Showers
Manhattan, NY - Just when New Yorkers thought they had seen it all this winter, along came a new cause for alarm on Wednesday: ice, a danger on the ground and from above.
In brick-shaped chunks, no...
Munich – Expert Can’t Confirm Demjanjuk’s Signature on Key Evidence
Munich, Germany - A court-appointed expert said Wednesday that she can't confirm or reject the authenticity of John Demjanjuk's signature on a key piece of evidence at his trial on charges that he was...
Cairo – CNN’s Cooper Attacked, Israeli Journalists Detained in Egypt
Cairo - Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak unleashed their fury on the media Wednesday, beating and threatening journalists who were covering fierce battles between pro- and anti-government crowds ...
Albany, NY – Gov. Cuomo Takes His Budget To The People Via YouTube
Albany, NY - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today released an online video message to the people of the State of New York. In the video, he discusses his 2011-2012 Executive Budget, which stops the Albany c...
Nashville, TN – Court Denies Heirs’ Claims over Stolen WWII Art
Nashville, TN - A federal appeals court has dismissed claims against the German government by heirs of an art dealer whose collection was seized by the Nazis and sold at auction during World War II.
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