New York, NY – $624 Million in Parking Ticket Fines, Fighting Them Gets Tougher
New York, NY - Since New York City introduced a settlement program in 2005 to speed up the resolution of parking tickets, drivers who fight tickets are finding it easier to get their fines reduced but...
Vatican City – Pope Angers Jews For Rehabilitating Holocaust Denier
Vatican City - Rome’s chief rabbi has asked the Vatican to halt reported plans by Pope Benedict XVI to rehabilitate an ultraconservative bishop who denies the Holocaust.
Richard Williamson says in ...
Washington – Rahm The Second Most Powerful Man In The Country
Washington - Early this month, Barack Obama was meeting with the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and other lawmakers when Rahm Emanuel, his chief of staff, began nervously cracking a knuckle.
Mr. Obam...
Jerusalem – Israeli Official: Fault On Us, Hamas Our Creation
Jerusalem - Surveying the wreckage of a neighbor's bungalow hit by a Palestinian rocket, retired Israeli official Avner Cohen traces the missile's trajectory back to an "enormous, stupid mistake" made...
London – BBC Refuses To Air Charity Appeal For Humanitarian Aid In Gaza
London - The government urged the BBC on Saturday to drop its refusal to broadcast a humanitarian appeal for victims of the war in Gaza.
The BBC said the appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee...
New York, NY – Kosher Label Missing From Girl Scout Cookies
New York, NY - In the thick of the Girl Scout cookie season, it is becoming clear that labeling on some cookie boxes is a little thin.
The kosher symbol, intended to show consumers that the contents ...
New York City – UN Chief Visit In Park East Shul: Holocaust Has Vital Lessons for Today
New York City - The Holocaust provides important lessons for the present, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing the necessity to bolster the forces of harmony and dialogue.
In an addr...
Washington – Obama Picks A Fight With King Of Radio Rush Limbaugh
Washington - President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.
...
New York – The Charismatic Man Who Became Bernie ‘Der Ganef’
New York - To some, Bernard L. Madoff was an affable, charismatic man who moved comfortably among power brokers on Wall Street and in Washington, a winning financier who had all the toys: the penthous...
New York, NY – Judge: No Prison Break for Queens Terrorist Suspect
New York, NY - A Manhattan federal judge refused to ease harsh, post-9/11 prison conditions for terror suspect Syed Hashmi after the feds say the Brooklyn College grad was caught shadowboxing in his c...
Danville, CA – Thousands Attend Hero’s Welcome For Hudson River Pilot
Danville, CA - Thousands of people holding signs and waving American flags cheered wildly Saturday to honor the pilot who safely landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River. He told them he and h...
Monsey, NY – State Judge Throws Out County’s Housing Law for Sex Offenders
Monsey, NY - A judge has ruled that New York state laws pre-empt a suburban county's statutes restricting where sex offenders can live.
The ruling by state Supreme Court Justice William Kelly could...
Monroe, NY – Teen Charged for Drawing Large Swastika on Pond
Monroe, NY - Monroe Village Police have charged a 14-year-old Monroe youth in connection with etching a 20-foot-by-20-foot swastika in the snow on one of the downtown ponds where people skate.
Police...
Washington – Was The Inaguration Real? The Music Was not!
Washington - The classical music played for millions of people watching President Barack Obama's inauguration was not the live performance it appeared to be.
Unless you were one of the fortunate fe...
New York, NY – Jewish Leaders Ask U.N. Official Not To Attend Shul With Secretary General Over His Anti-Israel Views
New York, NY -United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will take part Saturday in a prayer service at a Manhattan synagogue to mark "World Holocaust Day".
Local Jewish leaders criticized the fa...
Park Ridge, NJ – Hertz Rental To El Al: Stop Using Our Brand As Solidarity Ad For Israel
Park Ridge, NJ - The world's largest car hire firm last night called on the Israeli airline EL AL to withdraw an internet advert which offered free Hertz rental to British passengers who flew to to Is...
Williamsburg, NY – Court Rejects Challenge By Hasidic Jews Requesting Housing Accommodation Near Religious Facilities
Williamsburg, NY - A New York federal district court rejected challenges by a group of Hasidic Jews to the New York City Housing Authority's Tenant Selection Assignment Plan as it operates to allocate...
Albany, NY – Former Senate Majority Leader Bruno To Be Indicted In Corruption Charges
Albany, NY - A federal grand jury investigating former state Senate Majority Joseph L. Bruno is expected to vote today to indict Bruno on public corruption charges, according to numerous sources with ...
New York – To Accommodate Sheldon Silver Senate Announcement On Friday Not Shabbos
New York - By all counts, Kirsten Gillibrand is a smart, ambitious, capable politician who has a bright future, but Gov. Paterson seems to have permanently tarnished his own image with New York’s poli...
Washington – Obama’s new BlackBerry: The NSA Secure
Washington - One reason to curb presidential BlackBerrying is the possibility of eavesdropping by hackers and other digital snoops. While Research In Motion offers encryption, the U.S. government has ...