Poland – Swedish Neo Nazi-Jailed for Auschwitz Sign Theft
Krakow, Poland - A Polish court has sentenced a Swedish man to two years and eight months in prison for instigating the theft last year of the notorious "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work Sets You Free") sign...
New York – NY Post: Sanitation Department’s Slow Snow Clean-up Was a Budget Protest
New York - These garbage men really stink.
Selfish Sanitation Department bosses from the snow-slammed outer boroughs ordered their drivers to snarl the blizzard cleanup to protest budget cuts -- a ...
Moscow – Russian Oil Tycoon Sentenced to 13.5 Years
Moscow, Russia - A judge has sentenced jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to 13.5 years in prison following a trial seen as payback for his defiance of Vladimir Putin's power.
Judge Vik...
Tel Aviv – Bibi Snubs Obama But Wants to Free Pollard
Tel Aviv - Israel may have refused U.S. President Barack Obama's request to freeze settlements construction in the occupied West Bank but it is still pushing him to free Jonathan Jay Pollard, Israel's...
New York, NY – City Doomed by Deputy Mayor and His Flaky Ideas
New York, NY - City Hall's bungled response to the Blizzard of 2010 started at the top.
Any probe of what went wrong must first examine the key decisions Mayor Bloomberg and his new deputy mayor fo...
Salem, MA – Philanthropist Targeted in Madoff Complaint Plans to Fight Lawsuit
Salem, MA - Businessman and philanthropist Robert Lappin said he plans to fight a lawsuit filed against him by the trustee in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme.
Bankruptcy trustee Irving Picard filed...
New York, NY – It’s 7 A.M. Is Your Street Plowed?
New York, NY - Facing a countless number of snow-covered streets and mounting criticism about its blizzard response, the Bloomberg Administration was hustling Thursday to meet a self-imposed deadline ...
New York – Parking Woes Plague Brooklyn Resident
Brooklyn, NY - It was bad enough that Ben Reifer of Boro Park hasn’t had his street plowed since Sunday’s blizzard. But things went from bad to worse when he looked out of his window on the corner of...
Brooklyn, NY – Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Involved in Car Accident
Brooklyn, NY - New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was involved in a fender-bender Wednesday night.
A police vehicle that Kelly was a passenger in, rear ended another vehicle in Bay Ridge,...
New York, NY – Inaction and Delays by New York as Storm Bore Down
New York, NY - At 3:58 a.m. on Christmas Day, the National Weather Service upgraded its alert about the snow headed to New York City, issuing a winter storm watch. By 3:55 p.m., it had declared a form...
London – Charedim Applaud Court Ruling to Ease Restrictions on Visas
London - The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations has welcomed a court ruling which may force the government to ease restrictions on marriage visas.
Two years ago, new rules were introduced to re...
Brooklyn, NY – Greenfield Gets Assurances From Top City Officials That Help Is Finally On The Way
Brooklyn, NY - Councilman David Greenfield has just received assurances from top City officials that more resources are being sent immediately to Boro Park, Midwood and Bensonhurst to try to ensure th...
New York – Opinion: New Yorkers, Stop Complaining About The Snow
New York - On Sunday, New York City experienced one of the biggest snowstorms in its history, but almost as soon New Yorkers took stock of their winter wonderland, they started doing what they do best...
Washington – Meat Labels To Include Calories Starting in 2012
Washington - The Agriculture Department will require many meat labels to include the number of calories and other nutritional information starting in 2012 so that consumers can make healthier decision...
New York, NY – Federal Judge Strikes City’s Rule on ‘Gruesome’ Anti-Smoking Ads
New York, NY - A federal judge has rejected New York City's planned campaign to scare people into quitting smoking with grisly advertisements near where cigarettes are sold, saying the effort is lauda...
New York, NY – Passengers’ Tempers Flare at JFK Airport
New York, NY - Stranded passengers lost their tempers and got into yelling matches with airline employees at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday after delays stymied their plans yet aga...
Tel Aviv – Court Sends Parents Accused of Kidnapping Daughter to Jail
Tel Aviv - The Supreme Court has accepted an appeal filed by the State Prosecutor's Office and sent to jail two parents from London accused of trying to kidnap their daughter from Israel.
The Tel A...
Englewood, NJ – Police Still Seeking Info In Orthodox Jewish Doctor’s Hit-Run Death
Englewood, NJ - The police are asking residents for help finding the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident on Christmas Eve.
Chief Arthur O'Keefe said that an Englewood resid...
Israel – Jerusalem’s Western Wall Gets an iPhone App
Jerusalem - IPhone users can now visit Judaism's holiest prayer site from anywhere in the world.
The Israeli foundation that administers the Western Wall has launched an iPhone application that str...
New York – Americans Turn To Technology To Control Impulses
New York - Dan Nainan can't trust himself to work at his computer without clicking on distractions, so he uses an Internet-blocking program to shut down his Web access twice a day.
"I'm sorry, but ...