Israel – Jerusalem Hosts First-Ever Breast Cancer Race
Jerusalem - The holy city is decked out in pink for Israel's first-ever race to support breast cancer awareness and research.
Five thousand participants are expected to run the four kilometer (2.5 ...
New York – Senator Wants Driving Course to Include Lessons on Cyclist-Safety
New York - A heartbroken mom, whose only child died under the wheels of a bus in Brooklyn after an opening car door launched her bike into its path, wants to require all new motorists to learn how to ...
Albany, NY – Poll shows Cuomo way ahead of Paladino
Albany, NY - The latest poll shows Democrat Andrew Cuomo with a 20-point lead over Republican Carl Paladino days before the election of New York's next governor.
The Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) ...
Umm El-Fahm Israel – Police, protesters clash in Arab Israeli town
Umm El-Fahm Israel - Dozens of Jewish extremists hoisting Israeli flags defiantly marched through this Arab-Israeli town Wednesday, chanting "death to terrorists" and touching off clashes between roc...
Jerusalem – Settlers: Govt Delaying 4,300 West Bank Apartments
Jerusalem - Jewish settlers accused the government on Wednesday of holding up construction of more than 4,000 apartments in large West Bank settlements, suggesting that Israel is quietly complying wit...
Trenton, NJ – NJ Gov: I’m Sticking With Decision to Scrap Tunnel
Trenton, NJ - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is standing by his decision to kill the nation's biggest public works project, a train tunnel connecting New Jersey to New York City, he announced Wednesda...
New York – Kashrus Alert: Canadian Children’s Tylenol Not Kosher
New York - New Square Kashrus Council has advised that grape flavored children’s liquid Tylenol that is made in Canada is not kosher and should not be used. The product contains a substantial amount ...
Washington – Republicans Plan Budget Cuts as Early Act If They Take Power
Washington - U.S. House Republicans plan to try to slash $100 billion from the federal budget as early as January if they wrest power from Democrats in this year’s midterm elections, setting up possib...
New York, NY – MTA Votes for Another Hike in Tolls at Bridges and Tunnels
New York, NY - The MTA is looking to take another big bite out of commuters' wallets Wednesday.
The agency's board approved proposed toll hikes at bridges and tunnels throughout New York City, inc...
Brooklyn, NY – Midwood Block Feels Stepped On by Sidewalk Summonses
Brooklyn, NY - Homeowners on a number of blocks in Midwood are grumbling after recently receiving summonses requiring them to repair sidewalks – even though, many say, the concrete problems detailed o...
New Zealand – Jewish Communities Call for Overturn On ‘Shechita’ Ban
New Zealand - Heads of the Jewish communities in Auckland and Wellington are calling on people to write to Prime Minister John Key and his Agriculture Minister, David Carter, to protest the Government...
Brooklyn, NY – Hasidic Father of Seven Busted in Plan to Kill Business Ally
Brooklyn, NY - A Hasidic father of seven was charged Tuesday with plotting to kill a business associate with an overdose of sleeping pills in his coffee.
The 54-year-old father, was the beneficiary...
New York – Gubernatorial Candidates Playing Chicken on Tax Returns
New York - With a week left in the governor's race, candidates Andrew Cuomo and Carl Paladino have turned the issue of whether they'll release their 2009 income-tax returns into a contest of "I'll sho...
Munich – Demjanjuk Trial Goes Ahead Despite Health Issues
Munich -A court doctor says the trial of John Demjanjuk can go ahead after tests showed that the 90-year-old showed no signs of a heart attack.
Demjanjuk's defense team said his health has been det...
New York – Rudy Giuliani’s NY City Hall Portrait Is Unveiled
New York - Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani returned to City Hall on Tuesday for the unveiling of his official portrait, which shows him in a dark pinstripe suit as a tribute to his beloved New York Yankees...
Washington – New federal Guidelines to Fight Bullying of Jewish Students
Washington - The US federal government has adopted measures to fight bullying of Jewish students on campuses. New federal guidelines enacted by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan are to increase the p...
Israel – Knesset Approves Budget in Midnight Session, Funding for ‘Kollel’ Students Included
Israel - With 62 in favor and 34 against, the Knesset approved the state budget for 2011 after midnight Monday. The Arrangements Law, which complements the budget, passed by a similar vote, 61 to 34. ...
Goshen, NY – Paladino: My 20% Spending Cut Plan Was Unrealistic
Goshen, NY - Across the state in his campaign for governor, Carl Paladino has touted his prescription for the state’s fiscal woes: a 20 percent cut in state spending that, even with a 10 percent tax c...
New York, NY – Thousands of Street Stops by NYPD Were Legally Unjustified
New York, NY - A new report is calling into question the legality of the NYPD's Stop and Frisk policy.
The study by a Columbia University law professor makes the claim that the highly-touted crime...
Trenton, NJ – Officials Say NJ-NYC Tunnel Project Likely Doomed
Trenton, NJ - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is standing firm on calling off the biggest public works project under way in the country — a multibillion-dollar rail tunnel under the Hudson River linkin...