Los Angeles, CA – George Soros New Agenda: Legalize Weed
Los Angeles, CA - George Soros, the multibillionaire investor who helped bankroll three initiatives to change drug laws in California, endorsed the marijuana legalization initiative Monday and plans t...
Omaha, NE – Warren Buffett Hires 39-Year Old As Successor
Omaha, NE - Warren Buffett tapped a little-known hedge fund manager as the leading candidate to succeed him as the chief investment officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. when the legendary stock picker e...
Brooklyn, NY – NYPD Officer Who Thwarted Salon Robbery Attempt To Be Promoted
Brooklyn, NY - Even the mom of the gun-toting bandit who allegedly tried to rob a Brooklyn salon has only good things to say about the hero cop who thwarted the heist.
"What a great police officer...
Chicago, IL – Weather Forecasters: Illinois To Get Hit By Most Powerful Storm In Decades
Chicago, IL - Forecasters say Illinois residents should brace for potentially the most powerful storm the state has seen in over seven decades.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind w...
New York, NY – NYPD Commissioner Didn’t Disclose Help With Harvard Club Dues
New York, NY - New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has failed to report that his expenses at the Harvard Club have been covered by a private foundation for the past eight years.
His spokesma...
Tel Aviv – Israeli General Lays Out Plan For Reviving Gaza
Tel Aviv - The Israeli general who controls the gates of Hamas-run Gaza says he is pursuing a complex and delicate strategy: enable exports from and development in the impoverished Palestinian territo...
Midwood, NY – Board of Elections Pulls Voting from Missionary Center after Jewish Uproar
Midwood, NY - A messianic Christian center backed out of hosting a Brooklyn polling place Monday amid an outcry from upset Orthodox Jewish voters.
The Board of Elections had tapped Life in Messiah ...
Williamsport, PA – Rabbi Troubled by Torah Scroll Theft
Williamsport, PA - A thief made off with a copy of the Torah Scroll, the most revered article in a Jewish synagogue, from the Orthodox Congregation Ohev Sholom, 1501 Cherry St., sometime between late ...
Baghdad, Iraq – Tariq Aziz Sentences to Hang
Baghdad, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's longtime foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, was sentenced to death by hanging Tuesday for persecuting members of Shiite religious parties under the former regime.
Iraqi ...
Honolulu, HI – FBI: NY-Man Tried To Join Army To Wage Jihad Against US
Honolulu, HI - A New York City-born man was ordered to return from Hawaii where he was arrested on charges he tried to join the U.S. military at a Times Square recruiting station so he could be deploy...
Manhattan, NY – On The UES There Are Parking laws and Then There Are Parking Rules
Manhattan, NY - New Yorkers blessed and cursed with cars have learned that there are few things more frustrating than trying to find street parking. Yet, in front of some of the city's priciest apartm...
Ramapo, NY – Two Charged After Arrow Exits Deer And Ends Up In House
Ramapo, NY - Police in Ramapo have charged two men for firing a crossbow at a deer that ended up in a house.
"Just a thump. That's all I heard," said Ciril Cohen.
Cohen now knows that thump was ...
New York, NY – NYPD To Crack Down On Distracted Driving
New York, NY - The New York City Police Department announced that it will be cracking down enforcement on drivers using their cell phones behind the wheel in the city.
The New York Distracted Drivi...
Teaneck, NJ – Police Officer Helped Save Choking Victim Hours Before His Fatal Crash
Teaneck, NJ - Hours before he lost his life in a fatal accident, Teaneck Police Officer John Abraham was helping to save someone else’s.
He and several other officers responded to the Etc. Steakhou...
New York – Expedia Offers blind-booking Option For Hotels
New York - Online booking site Expedia is partnering with Hotwire to offer a "blind-booking" option to travelers looking for bargains on hotel room rates.
The companies say the partnership, officia...
Burqa, West Bank – Palestinians, Jews Race To Plant West Bank
Burqa, West Bank - Olive tree by olive tree, Palestinian farmers and Jewish settlers are competing over the rocky hills of the West Bank, planting more of the gnarled evergreens to strengthen their ho...
Lake Worth, FL – Secret to ‘Brooklynized’ Drinking Water at Center of Lawsuits
Lake Worth, FL - Some New Yorkers swear the secret to their city's great bagels and pizza is the water used in the dough — water that flows from clear reservoirs upstate right to their faucets.
It...
Bethlehem, West Bank – Palestinians Renew Threat To Seek UN Recognition
Bethlehem, West Bank - The Palestinian president said Monday that Israel has been taking unilateral steps for decades by building settlements, so the Palestinians might take one of their own — asking ...
Jerusalem – Netanyahu Sneaks Contested Kollel Funding into Budget
Jerusalem The opposition Kadima party slammed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Monday for his alleged contempt for a High Court ruling regarding stipends for adults who are full time students at yesh...
Albany, NY – Paladino Would Cut $20B in NY Medicaid Services
Albany, NY - Republican candidate for governor Carl Paladino says he wants to cut the Medicaid health care program for the poor in New York by $20 billion.
Paladino says the nearly $52 billion prog...