Boynton Beach, FL – Chabad Resolves Foreclosure Dispute, On Eve of Hanukkah
Boynton Beach, FL - When Jews at Congregation Chabad-Lubavitch west of Boynton Beach began their Hanukkah celebrations Wednesday, they were reveling in a miracle that might seem to some as wondrous as...
Washington – House Votes 333 to 79 to Censure Rep. Charles B. Rangel
Washington - The House on Thursday voted to formally censure Rep. Charlie Rangel for financial misconduct despite pleas from the New York Democratic lawmaker and some of his colleagues for a reprimand...
Jerusalem – Israeli Device Lets Paralyzed People Stand, Walk
Jerusalem - When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed in a car crash in 1997, he went on a quest to help other victims walk again.
He started wondering why the wheelchair is the only way ...
Brooklyn, NY – Cyclists Swipe Cells in Ride-By Robberies
Brooklyn, NY - Can you steal me now?
Bike-riding bandits have been snatching iPhones and BlackBerrys right out of the hands of pedestrians as they chat away on upscale Brooklyn streets, police sou...
Midwood, NY – DWI Charges Dropped Against Motorist who Plowed Into Yeshiva Teacher
Midwood, NY - Prosecutors dropped a drunken-driving rap against a man accused of speeding through a red light and killing a beloved Brooklyn Yeshiva teacher, court papers show.
Brooklyn prosecutors...
Cairo – WikiLeaks: Egypt Considering Nuclear Arms If Iran Gets Them
Cairo - Egypt's president would consider turning his country into a nuclear power if Iran acquired atomic weapons, leaked U.S. diplomatic cables revealed.
A cable from May 2008, one of hundreds of ...
New York – With The Help of FDNY U.S. Forestry Sending Assistance To Help Israel In Fire Disaster
New York - Mayor Bloomberg called Israel’s Acting Consul General in New York, Ido Aharoni to reiterate that, like always, New York City’s stands closely with Israel this afternoon. The Mayor asked if ...
Pittsburgh, PA – Google Admits Trespassing in Pa., Pays Couple $1
Pittsburgh, PA - Google Inc. has acknowledged that it trespassed when it took a photo of a Pittsburgh-area house for its Street View service, but will pay only $1 in damages to a couple who sued.
U...
Caracas – WikiLeaks Sheds Light on Plight of Venezuela’s Jews
Caracas - Venezuelan Jews raised concerns with US diplomats regarding the increasingly hostile environment against them created by the government of President Hugo Chavez, saying they see a "dark hori...
New York, NY – Trustee Claims JP Morgan Chase Helped Madoff
New York, NY - The trustee trying to recover money for investors cheated by Bernard Madoff is suing JP Morgan Chase for $6.4 billion, saying the bank had a central role in abetting the disgraced finan...
New York – NYC Mayor: Obama Has Broken Campaign Promises
New York - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says President Barack Obama has broken campaign promises and needs better advisers.
The billionaire mayor is occasionally mentioned as a long-shot presid...
Jerusalem – Charedi Woman Refuses Hysterectomy Despite Danger To Her Life
Jerusalem - M., 25, is about to die. The young haredi woman, who resides in an isolated community in Jerusalem, has been refusing to undergo an urgent hysterectomy to remove a tumor that has spread in...
New York, NY – A Month After Elections, 200,000 Votes Found
New York, NY - The city’s Board of Elections routinely reminds New Yorkers that the election night vote count is unofficial and preliminary.
Still, the difference in the results from Nov. 2 and in...
Tehran – Iran Arrests Suspects Over Scientist’s Murder
Tehran - Iranian security has made a number of arrests in the case of the assassination of a prominent nuclear scientist, the country's intelligence chief said Thursday.
Intelligence Minister Heida...
Washington – House Passes Resolution Urging Care for Holocaust Survivors
Washington - The U.S. House passed a resolution aimed at helping Holocaust survivors don't end their lives in poverty.
More than 120,000 Holocaust survivors live in the U.S. -- many in South Florid...
Buffalo, NY – Snow Strands Hundreds Of Drivers in Western NY
Buffalo, NY - Hundreds of cold and hungry motorists were stranded on a western New York highway Thursday after an accident caused a backup and the idling trucks and cars got stuck overnight in heavy s...
Brooklyn, NY – Orthodox Jewish Community Mourns Loss of Friend and Advocate, Stephen Solarz
Brooklyn, NY - Following the death of nine term Brooklyn Democratic congressman Stephen Solarz who lost his battle with esophageal cancer in Washington D.C. this past Monday, members of the Jewish com...
Washington – 300 Sextillion Stars in Sky, Far More Than Previously Thought
Washington - The night sky may be a lot starrier than we thought.
A study suggests the universe could have triple the number of stars scientists previously calculated. For those of you counting at ...
Osafia, Israel – Israel Pleas For Help As Fire Continues To Rage; Dozens Dead; PM: Day of National Mourning
Osafia, Israel - A bus burst into flames as it raced to an Israeli prison during a massive forest fire Thursday, killing dozens of prison guards participating in a rescue mission, officials said. It i...
New York – Jewish-Style: One Divorce, Two Marriages, Lots of Questions
New York - Yehuda Semel has two wives — at least according to the laws of New York State.
Semel, of Brooklyn, married his second wife in a religious ceremony over the summer. The wedding took place...