Long Branch, NJ – Kosher Resturant Destroyed In Fire
Long Branch, NJ - Three were injured in a blaze this afternoon that destroyed a restaurant on West End Avenue.
The building housing the Kan Zaman Lebanese Bistro and Bar at 95 West End Ave. was eng...
New York City – Mayor Bloomberg NYPD Police Commish Travels To Israel
New York City - VIN News has learned that Mayor Bloomberg will be in Israel on Sunday Jan. 4 2009 and will return to New York City by Monday morning Jan. 5.
The Mayor is traveling with Chairman of...
Mumbai – Indian Political Party: Chabad Not Welcomed Back To Reopen In India
Mumbai - The Jewish Chabad centre will not be allowed to continue at its original site at Nariman House, local Shiv Sena shakha pramukh Vijay Surve of the Colaba shakha has told The Hindu.
“Under n...
Amran, Yemen – Jews to Move to Sana’a
Amran, Yemen - Security and local sources have affirmed the reception of higher directives and presidential orders have been made to prepare required security measures to move Yemeni Jews in Raida and...
Gaza City – Israeli Ground Forces Cross Border Into Gaza Strip
Gaza City - Israeli ground forces moved across the border into the northern Gaza Strip late Saturday night in an escalation of the weeklong offensive against Hamas.
Israeli defense officials said t...
New York – Federal Investigators Probing Another Money Manager In Possible $1 Bil. Ponzi Scheme
New York - U.S. regulators working to untangle Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme are probing other money managers suspected of using similar tactics, two people with knowledge of the i...
Miami, FL – Thousands Of Shoes Mysteriously Appear On Miami Highway
Miami, FL - State troopers are looking for a charity to take thousands of shoes that were dumped on a Miami expressway, tying up rush hour traffic. Lt. Pat Santangelo says the Florida Highway Patrol r...
New Square, NY – Plans for New Clinic at Refuah Health Center On Hold
New Square, NY - Helen Hayes Hospital had hoped to open a satellite clinic in Ramapo offering physical and occupational therapy soon after the first of the year. But because of the poor economy and cu...
Wesley Hills, NY – Vehicle Parked Illegally In Fire Zone Catches Fire
Wesley Hills, NY - When Hillcrest firefighters responded to a fire call at a shopping center last night, the fire wasn't hard to miss.
A 1996 Dodge minivan that was in flames was illegally parked i...
Long Island, NY – LI Hospitals Building Hotel Style Private Maternity Rooms
Long Island, NY - With pullout sleeper sofas, 42-inch, flat-screen televisions and wireless Internet connections, the private rooms planned for two Long Island hospitals look more like upscale hotel l...
London – 83-Year-Old Dead Woman Found Tied Up in Bedroom
London - Murder squad detectives are investigating the death of a north London pensioner found tied up in her bedroom.
The 83-year-old woman was discovered with her legs wrapped in duct tape in her t...
Washington – 9 Muslim Passengers Removed From Jet After ‘Safest’ Seat Remarks
Washington - Officials ordered nine Muslim passengers, including three young children, off an AirTran flight headed to Orlando from Reagan National Airport yesterday afternoon after two other passenge...
Jerusaelm – Gaza Offensive Prompts Islamic Group To ‘hijack’ Israeli Web Sites
Jerusalem - An Islamic group based on Morocco hacked into DomainTheNet's registration system server on Friday, effectively "highjacking" various prominent domain names, the likes of ynetnews.com and B...
New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg to Celebrate His Mothers 100th Birthday
New York, NY - New York's first mom turns 100 today, a milestone birthday that Charlotte Bloomberg will celebrate with her son, Mayor Bloomberg.
"My mother is looking forward to her birthday and fo...
New York, NY – City Program Slashes Parking Fines, but Only If You Ask
New York, NY - In a city of markdowns, where bargains are prized, New York officials have been offering sharply reduced fines on parking tickets for almost three years and, remarkably, the deep discou...
Chicago, IL – Showdown: Disgraced Illinois Gov. Senate Pick Will Be Blocked By Police To Enter The Building
Chicago, IL - The man tapped by Illinois' embattled governor to fill an open U.S. Senate seat will be turned away if he arrives for Tuesday's inauguration of new members, according to two Democratic a...
New York, NY – Workers Ordered to Give Up City-Owned Cars
New York, NY - Economic hard times are about to hit New York City's employees where it hurts: in their driveways.
As the Bloomberg administration scrambles to cut spending, it is ordering city agen...
Mumbai – U.S. Intelligence Has Cryptic Phone Details Of Leaders Instructing Terrorists To Kill Israelis At Nariman Chabad House
Mumbai - For a terror group that masterminded an atrocity of the scale of 26/11 and grabbed global attention, the Lashkar-e-Taiba handlers of the Mumbai attackers directed their jihadi charges in a ru...
Camarillo, CA – Ventura Sheriffs Probe Swastikas at Jewish School
Camarillo, CA - The Ventura County sheriff's department is investigating an incident of graffiti vandalism at a Jewish preschool in Camarillo.
Shira Muchnik, an administrator at the Gan Camarillo P...
Seattle, WA – Retrial Delayed in Jewish Center Shooting
Seattle, WA - The man accused of killing one woman and wounding five others at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle won't face a second trial until more than three years after the shootings.
Nave...