New York – Astronaut, In space for Passover.
New York - As Jews around the world observed Passover, the festival of freedom, one adventurous soul is experiencing emancipation in a most literal fashion. In his new abode aboard the International ...
New York, NY – The Wall Street Journal: “Wakeup America Trouble Ahead Stockpile Food “
New York, NY - I don't want to alarm anybody, but maybe it's time for Americans to start stockpiling food. No, this is not a drill.
You've seen the TV footage of food riots in parts of the developing...
Queens, NY +Verdict in Sean Bell / NYPD Detectives Trial+
Queens, NY +Verdict in Sean Bell / NYPD Trial+ Justice Arthur Cooperman has just announced that the three detectives charged in the November, 2006, 50-shot shooting death of Sean Bell on his wedding d...
Montreal, Canada – Man Pleads Guilty to Bombing of the Skver Boys School
Montreal, Canada - Azim Ibragimov, 24, pleaded guilty to the Sept. 2, 2006, firebombing of the Skver-Toldos Orthodox Jewish Boys School in Outremont, the April 3, 2007, firebombing of the Snowdon YM-Y...
Crown Heights, NY – Jews, Blacks Urge Calm after Attack
Crown Heights, NY - More than two dozen black and Jewish community leaders gathered in Crown Heights to urge calm following the alleged beating of a black college student by two Jews."We use this...
Israel – Two Israelis Killed by Palestinian Terrorists
Israel - Two Israeli guards in their 50's have been killed by Palestinian's in an industrial area in the Israeli village of Nitzanei Oz, on the border between Israel and the West bank."...
New York, NY – In Reversal, Families of Slain Auxiliary Officers Will Receive U.S. Benefits
New York, NY - Reversing rulings that had prompted public protests, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the families of two unarmed auxiliary police officers who were killed last year ...
Miami, FL – Community Helping Burned Chabad Shul Rebuild
Miami, FL - South Florida Jewish community leaders are rounding up support today, asking people of all religions to turn out Friday in support of rebuilding Miami Beach Chabad, an orthodox synagogue ...
Queens, NY – Electrical Fire Causing Delays at JFK Airport
Queens, NY - An electrical fire has been reported at Building 269 at JFK Airport.
All underground fuel lines have been shut down as a precaution, and trucks are fueling the planes.
No injuries have be...
New York – Electric Rates Would Rise Under O&R Plan
New York - Consumers could be paying 2.5 percent more for their electricity, under a plan proposed by the state and Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc.That would raise the average overall annual electr...
Highland Beach, FL – Jewish Officer Accused of Racist Jokes to Retire
Highland Beach, FL - A police officer accused of telling racist jokes at work is retiring next month.Officer Martin Finkelstein became the subject of an internal affairs investigation after a coworker...
Thompson, NY – Town Approves Expanded Community for Viznitz
Thompson, NY - The Viznitz community has been granted planned unit development status to expand their housing development in the Town of Thompson. The community is presently in the Kiamesha area.
Sup...
United Nations – US, Britain, France Walk Out After Libya Compares Gaza Situation to Nazi Concentration Camps
United Nations - The United States, Britain, France and other members walked out of a closed meeting of the U.N. Security Council late Wednesday after Libya compared the situation in Gaza to Nazi conc...
New York, NY – New Device Protects City Domestic Violence Victims
New York, NY - New York City police and prosecutors have a new way of preventing domestic violence: Offenders now must wear an ankle bracelet that sets off an alarm if they get too close to their vict...
Washington, DC – Congress Backs Ban on Genetic Bias
Washington, DC - Lawmakers have agreed to make it illegal for employers and insurance companies to deny applicants jobs and health care coverage because DNA tests show they are genetically disposed to...
Israel – IDF Soldier Jailed For Posting Sensitive Photos on Facebook
Israel - A soldier from the elite Intelligence Corps unit "8200" was sentenced to 19 days in prison for uploading photos taken on his base without approval to the popular social networking site Faceb...
Spring Valley, NY – HUD, DA Investigate Clients Of Section 8 Program
Spring Valley, NY - HUD had asked the Rockland District Attorney's Office for help in obtaining unspecified records from the Spring Valley office regarding Section 8 housing, county District Attorney ...
New York – UK Paper: McCain Will Win, Because Obama Is Black
New York - Yes it's politically incorrect but race matters, The Democrats must admit it: Obama would lose to McCain.
Worse still, this result underlined the fear that senior Democrats have long been ...
Jonesboro, GA – Arrest in School Pepper Spraying
Jonesboro, GA - A Jonesboro High School senior is being held in the Clayton County jail, accused of releasing pepper spray in a school hallway that led to the evacuation of all 1,400 students.
17-yea...
Queens, NY – Wiretap in Dentist Slaying to be Released
Queens, NY - A judge ordered prosecutors to turn over wiretaps related to the murder of a Queens dentist.
Queens Supreme Court Justice Robert Hanophy said prosecutors must release the taped phone con...