Manhattan, NY – Israeli Lawyer Suing Swedish Paper for Millions
Manhattan, NY - Lawyer Guy Ophir filed a lawsuit Tuesday for the sum of $7.5 million with a Manhattan court against Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet and the reported who wrote the article claiming IDF so...
Spring Glen, NY – Skver Camp Fined $19K for Violations
Spring Glen, NY - A Hasidic group that was forced out of the former Homowack Lodge faces fines of up to $19,500 for allowing children to live in filthy and dangerous conditions for five weeks, the Tim...
Beit Shemesh – Charedi Man Arrested for Attacking Immodestly Dressed Women
Beit Shemesh, Israel - Police in Beit Shemesh have arrested a haredi man in connection with an attack on two women early this morning.
The man, whom police said was upset by the "immodest dress" of...
Massachusetts – Senator Edward Kennedy Dies of Brain Cancer
Massachusetts - Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. H...
Sydney, Australia – Lebanese Diplomat Loses ‘Zionist’ Case
Sydney, Australia - A top-ranking Lebanese diplomat has lost his bid to stop a website calling him a Zionist after a court ruled the comments were not defamatory.
Lebanon’s Consul General in Sydney...
Tzipori, Israel – Despite Objections, Court Ok’s Digging at Rabbi Yehoshua’s Grave
Tzipori, Israel - An agreement struck between the Tiberias Magistrate's Court and a Tzipori land-owner will allow the excavation of a tomb that may contain the remains of famed 3rd century Rabbi Yehos...
Columbia, SC – Powerball Winner: $260M Won’t Change Me
Columbia, SC - retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks on the lottery was all smiles Tuesday as he claimed a $260 million Powerball jackpot.
"For once in my life, I really experie...
Lawrence, NY – “Irrelevant,” “Nonsensical,” “Frivolous”; Judge Throws out School Lawsuit
Lawrence, NY - Using the harshest possible language, a Federal judge has thrown out a civil rightslawsuit brought by parents in the Lawrence School District who sought an injunction to block the shutt...
New York – ‘The Analyzer’ Pleads Guilty in $10 Million Bank-Hacking Case
New York - Ehud Tenenbaum, aka “The Analyzer,” quietly pleaded guilty in New York last week to a single count of bank-card fraud for his role in a sophisticated computer-hacking scheme that federal of...
Southfield, MI – Judge Facing Lawsuit for Ordering Muslim Woman to Remove Head Scarf
Southfield, MI - An Islamic group says it will file a federal lawsuit against a Wayne County judge who ordered a Muslim woman to remove her head scarf.
"No hats allowed in the courtroom," Wayne Circu...
New York, NY – As Bike Lanes Proliferate, So Do Disputes
New York, NY - In blistering August heat and sopping city humidity, Councilman Alan J. Gerson held a rally on the busy corner of Mott and Grand Streets in Chinatown at noon on Friday to oppose a bike ...
Los Angeles, CA – Comedian Sued Over Mother-in-law Humor
Los Angeles, CA - Take my mother-in-law — please," isn't a joke you're likely to hear often these days from Sunda Croonquist. The veteran comic is being sued by her mother-in-law after making her the ...
Berlin, Germany – Israeli PM to Receive Original Auschwitz Blueprints
Berlin, Germany - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be given original blueprints of Auschwitz during a visit to Berlin this week, the German publisher that will make the presentation said...
New York, NY – Election Year Freebies: Free Taxis for Senior Citizens?
New York, NY - Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to create a taxi voucher program for older New Yorkers who have trouble getting around.
Bloomberg posed the idea in a group of proposals aimed toward ma...
New York – Google Translate Goes Yiddish
New York - Yiddish has taken another high-tech step on the information highway — Google, which bills itself as the most popular English-language search engine in the world, just added Yiddish to its p...
Vienna, Austria – Politician Calls Head of Jewish Museum ‘Jew in exile from America’
Vienna, Austria - Austrian prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into whether a provincial right-wing politician broke the law when he called the head of a Jewish museum a "Jew in exil...
London – Lloyds Charges Less For Muslim Owned Bank Accounts
London - Many Lloyds TSB customers are being hit with charges of up to £200 a month if they go into the red - while Muslims who use the bank are only being charged £15.
The part-nationalised bank ...
Washington – Cash for Clunkers Web Site Crashes
Washington - Car buyers in New York and across the country rushed to beat yesterday's Cash for Clunkers deadline -- but many were frustrated by government snafus when they tried to seal the deals.
"I...
London – Illegal Downloaders in Britain May Lose Web Access
London - The British government says people who illegally download music and films could have their Internet connections cut off.
Treasury Minister Stephen Timms says the move would allow "swifter ...
New York – Gov. Paterson, Dealing With Trash Talk is Part of Your Job
New York - It's not the color of Gov. Paterson's skin that's dragging down his poll numbers, but the thinness of it.
Nobody likes a whiner, and that's exactly what Paterson sounds like when he comp...