New York – CIA Tip Prompted Arrest Of Queens Terror Suspect
New York - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaida operative, intelligence officials familiar ...
Middle East – The Demise of The Dollar: Arab States To Stop Using U.S. Currency For Oil Trading
Middle East - In the most profound financial change in recent Middle East history, Gulf Arabs are planning – along with China, Russia, Japan and France – to end dollar dealings for oil, moving instead...
Lakewood, NJ – Yeshiva Student Killed In Hit And Run Accident
Lakewood, NJ - Police are searching for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a 17 year old man dead in Lakewood tonight, authorities said.
Around 7:45 p.m., the car, described as a black N...
Mea Shearim – A Time to Demonstrate and A Time to Celebrate
Mea Shearim - The wall of the great beit midrash (study house) of the Bratslav Hasids in Mea Shearim is adorned with a clock, which also bears a sobering reminder: "There is no man whose hour does not...
Manhattan, NY – Legal Musings on Bryant Park Sukkah
Manhattan, NY - Last month, Bryant Park hosted the white tents and devotees of Fashion Week. This month, it’s been replaced by another temporary structure with very different guests: a large sukkah, o...
Williams Township, PA – Two Teenagers Run Over On I-78 by Traveling Companion
Williams Township, PA - Two teenagers were taken this afternoon to St. Luke’s Hospital in Fountain Hill after they were hit by a car on Interstate 78, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Police said Ya...
New York, NY – Schumer Wants Thompson to Unseat Billionaire Bloomberg in Mayor’s Race
New York, NY - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants his fellow Democrat to unseat billionaire New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying the city can't become too divided between the rich and poor.
S...
Tehran, Iran – Rumors That Ahmadinejad Has Jewish Roots False
Tehran, Iran - In June 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's meteoric rise from mayor of Tehran to president of one of the most influential countries in the Middle East took everyone by surprise. One of the mai...
Poughkeepsie, NY – Bridge Over the Hudson Opens as The World’s Longest Pedestrian Bridge
Poughkeepsie, NY - An old rail bridge spanning high above the Hudson River reopens this weekend as a state park offering visitors a birds-eye view of the valley.
The Walkway Over the Hudson stretc...
Washington – FTC Votes That Bloggers Must Disclose Paid Reviews, Or Face Stiff Penalties
Washington - The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.
It is the first time since 1980 th...
New York – Chol HaMoed, Where To Go And What To Do
New York - During Chol Hamoed, families are always looking for a fun Kosher gateway with children and adults, we are linking to The Jewish Press, and Brooklyn Weekly Link magazine who have compiled a ...
Israel – Israel Knows Exactly Where Shalit is Held
Israel - Israel knows exactly where kidnapped IDF St. Sgt. Gilad Shalit is being held captive and has the location under constant surveillance, according to a senior Israeli defense official quoted in...
Jerusalem – Under Heavy Security 30,000 Attend Birchas Cohanim at Western Wall
Jerusalem - Despite tensions in Jerusalem's Old City, some 30,000 worshippers arrived at the Western Wall today to attend the traditional Sukkot Priestly Blessing.
Following recent violent events i...
Palo Alto, CA – Atanford University Sukkah at Hillel House Vandalized
Stanford, CA - A Jewish religious booth on the Row, called a "sukkah," was vandalized by unknown person(s) in the late hours between Friday night and Saturday morning. The intent behind the act is unk...
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Only Known Footage Of Anne Frank A YouTube Hit
Amsterdam, Netherlands — The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam has begun airing the only known video of the teenage diarist on a channel dedicated to her on YouTube.
The channel also features cl...
Staten Island, NY – Island Has Highest Breast Cancer Rate In State
Staten Island, NY - My mother, my aunt, my neighbor, sister, daughter, grandmother, teacher, friend.
The stories are told every day on Staten Island in pained and quiet voices: Who was diagnose...
Tegucigalpa – Anti-Semitic Statements In Honduras Fiasco Raise Concern
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - A Jewish civil rights organization is expressing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouster of the Honduran president and attempts to dislodge him...
Brooklyn, NY – NY Judge: Orthodox Community Protects Abusers, Not Victims
Brooklyn, NY - At the sentencing last week Tuesday of a bar mitzvah tutor and social worker convicted of abusing two boys in Brooklyn, a New York State Supreme Court Judge lashed out at the offender's...
New York City – On Going Rigorous Elevator Inspections In NYC Having Results
New York City - New and more rigorous annual elevator inspections attended by independent witnesses are detecting about 50 percent more violations in New York City than in previous years, with the own...
Washington – Report: Obama Agrees to Keep Israel’s Nukes Secret
Washington - President Obama has reaffirmed a 4-decade-old secret understanding that has allowed Israel to keep a nuclear arsenal without opening it to international inspections, three officials famil...