New York – Indian Tribe Wants to Collect Toll on Thruway in Tax Dispute
New York - It appears the New York State Thruway will again figure prominently in a dispute between the Seneca Indian Nation and the state over cigarette taxes.
Seneca President Barry Snyder outline...
Tehran – Iranian Protesters Burn Obama Pictures
Tehran - Iranian demonstrators burned photographs of Barack Obama today as they protested against America’s inaction over Gaza.
Dozens of people gathered in Tehran waving Palestinian flags and defa...
Albany – AG Cuomo In Historic $50 Million Settlement With Health Insurers For Under-Reimbursement
Albany - One of the nation’s largest health insurers has agreed to pay $50 million in a settlement announced today after being accused of overcharging millions of Americans for health care.
The New...
Memphis, TN – FedEx Introduces Next Day LTL Freight 10:30 a.m. Delivery
Memphis, TN - FedEx Freight is increasing the pressure to perform in the LTL market by adding a higher level of service designed to boost market share.
The new service, FedEx Freight A.M., provides...
New York, NY – Judge Throws Out Bloomberg Term Limits Lawsuit
New York, NY - A federal judge has tossed out a legal challenge to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to run for a third term.
Judge Charles Sifton said that the lawsuit's claim that the may...
Ankara – Turkish PM Slams Israel Harshly in Televised Parliamentary Session
Ankara - Turkey has in recent years been Israel's best friend in the Muslim world, forging close security ties and even seeking to develop a role as a mediator between the Jewish state and its Arab en...
Berlin, Germany – Palestianian Hits Synagogue Guard with Iron Bar
Berlin, Germany - A Palestinian man with an iron bar attacked a guard outside a Berlin synagogue, knocking him to the ground before the assailant could be restrained, German police said.
The attack a...
Lausanne, Switzerland – European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg: Orthodox Jewish Movement Fanatical, Dangerous and Radical
Lausanne, Switzerland - The justices of the European Court of Human Rights believes that the Orthodox Jewish movements citing Chabad organization is "fanatical, dangerous and radical", Arutz-7 reports...
New York – NY Judge OKs Online Retailers Tax, Paving The Way To Internet Sales Tax Haul
New York - A New York Supreme Court judge has approved the state's new-fangled Amazon Tax.
Earlier this year, Amazon.com and Overstock.com sued New York over an ingenious new law that forces the bi...
Washington – Obama To Tap Long Time Friend Former Yeshiva Student As Head Of FCC
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama will name Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission, according to one source close to the transition team and two sources close to key ...
Gaza City – Critically Wounded Officer Went to War Day after Wedding
Gaza City - IDF officer Aharon Karov was critically wounded Monday night in Gaza by a blast from a booby trap. Karov was married only a week and a half ago to Tzvia Mordechai, and the morning after hi...
Washington – Hearing for New Sec. of State Hillary Clinton [Live Video]
Washington - Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is expected to receive bipartisan support as the nominee for Sec. of State. She is appearing this morning before the Senate Foreign Relations Cmte. Some questi...
Norfolk, VA – $100 Million WexTrust Fraud Suspect Losing Family Home Through Foreclosure
Norfolk, VA - The financial pressure on Joseph Shereshevsky, a Norfolk businessman awaiting trial on federal charges of securities fraud, appears to be building.
Shereshevsky, the part-owner and form...
Dubuque, IA – Rabbis Call for Rubashkin to Be Released On bail
Dubuque, IA - Several rabbis from the New York area are campaigning for the release of former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin. The rabbis visitied Rubashkin in the Dubuque County jail Monday to of...
New York, NY – Bloomberg Opposes Grace Period for Parking Tickets
New York, NY - Mayor Blommberg slammed a proposed five-minute parking ticket grace period as a recipe for chaos.
"If you change the time, people would wait another five minutes and then ask for a g...
Malmö, Sweden – Jewish Burial Chapel Fire Bombed
Malmö, Sweden - A burial chapel in the Jewish cemetery in central Malmö was fire bombed early this morning. It is the third time the chapel has been attacked in recent weeks.
Bottles containing a fla...
Albany, NY – Billions in Stimulus Plan from Washington for New York Education
Albany, NY - A planned federal stimulus package will likely include at least $8.2 billion aid for education and health care for New York.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Gov. Paterson said the fund...
New York – Attorney General’s Office Alerting of Fake Check Rip-Offs
New York - Those scams where people receive realistic looking checks in the mail and they are told if they cash them and mail back a service or tax fee of as much as several thousand dollars, they wil...
Grenada – Caribbean Island To Jail People Wearing Indecent Clothing
Grenada - The Caribbean island of Grenada says it recently began enforcing an indecent exposure law banning bathing suits away from the beach, as well as saggy pants that reveal the underwear.
Poli...
Washington – Safety Group Wants A Total Ban On Cell Phones While Driving
Washington - A national safety group is advocating a total ban on cell phone use while driving, saying the practice is clearly dangerous and leads to fatalities.
States should ban drivers from usin...