New York – Court Unblocks Palestinian Bank Authority Funds
New York - A New York court has ordered $30 million in Palestine Monetary Authority funds unfrozen and allowed it to resume operations in the United States after a court fight stemming from a 1996 Ham...
Brooklyn, NY – NY State Housing Chief Rejects New Starrett City Bid
Brooklyn, NY - New York state housing authorities have, for now, stopped one of the richest real estate deals in New York City history.
Housing Commissioner Deborah Van Amerongen told The Associate...
Sanaa, Yemen – Yemeni Jews Face Growing Sectarian Troubles.
Sanaa, Yemen - Yahya Yousef Mousa is one of the several hundred Jews still living in Yemen. His grandparents refused to join the mass evacuation to Israel that followed anti-Jewish riots in 1948. Ins...
Syracuse, NY – Amtrak Trains Starts New Security Checks Like Airports.
SYRACUSE, NY - Sleepy-eyed train passengers said it was comforting to see federal inspectors checking baggage for explosives as the government began a new security initiative at upstate New York rail...
New York, NY – Empire State Building officials Sue man over N.Y. skyscraper stunt.
New York, NY - Empire State Building officials have filed a $12 million lawsuit against Jeb Corliss, the California stuntman arrested last year for attempting to parachute from the 86th floor of the ...
Washington – US Denies Iranian Torture Claim.
Washington - The US has denied claims made by an Iranian diplomat abducted in Iraq that he was tortured in captivity by people who included CIA agents.
A US spokesman said Jalal Sharafi's allegation...
New York, NY – $105 million Mega Millions Jackpot Winner Sold in Queens N.Y.
New York, NY - One ticket sold in New York was the only one that matched all the winning numbers in Friday's $105 million Mega Millions drawing, lottery officials said Saturday. The numbers drawn Fri...
Lakewood, NJ – Fire at Complex Routs Residents
Lakewood, NJ - Between 15 and 20 residents of a garden apartment complex in Lakewood were displaced this morning after a fire broke out in one apartment and damaged several others.The blaze was report...
Washington – IRS Agent Scammed more $300K From Home Depot.
Washington - Federal prosecutors say Robert Dooley had an unusual way of persuading Home Depot clerks that he could be trusted when returning stolen merchandise for store credit cards: He flashed his ...
Israel – Qassam Rrocket Hits Sderot Factory
Israel - A Qassam rocket fired by Palestinians in north Gaza struck a factory in Sderot's industrial zone. No injuries were reported.
The factory was deserted at the time of the attack bec...
Brooklyn, NY – Rebbe’s Sons’ Dispute Goes Against Grain.
Brooklyn, NY - Don't expect the two long-feuding sons of the late Williamsburg Grand Rebbe Moses Teitelbaum to break bread together for Passover.
A technical religious dispute has erupted over bread ...
Carlstadt, NJ – Large Brush Fire Next To N.J. Turnpike
Carlstadt, NJ - A sanitation garbage truck fire on the New Jersey Turnpike spread to the brush on the side of the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike at MM 114, creating an inferno that backed...
California – Highway Patrol Sued Over 9/11 Remarks.
California - A woman of Iranian descent is suing the California Highway Patrol, alleging that an officer who stopped her for speeding accused her "people" of being responsible for the Sept. 11 terror...
Lake George, NY – Verizon: New Cell Tower In A Few Months.
Lake George, NY - Verizon Wireless has plans for two new cell towers in Lake George, one of which could be installed in several months, said Verizon Wireless spokesman John O'Malley.
A 40-foot tower ...
New York, NY – The Bloomberg Corp. is a Prodigious Success, And Just Keeps Getting Stronger.
New York, NY - After he had been ignominiously fired from a firm he loved, started a financial-information company that almost no one thought had a chance - and then triumphantly watched it change th...
United Kingdom – Released UK Sailors Tell of Harsh Treatment In Iran.
United Kingdom - Royal Navy personnel seized by Iran were blindfolded, bound and held in isolation during their 13 days in captivity, the crew have said.
They were lined up while weapons were cocked,...
Iran – CIA Operating Inside Iran With A Terrorist Organization.
Iran - The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has hired a Pakistani gang to carry out terrorist operations inside Iran.
The gang, called Jondollah, includes members of Baluch tribes and is led by Ab...
Monsey, NY – Police Still Investigating Neturei Karta Synagogue Fire as Suspicious
Monsey, NY - Investigators today continued probing what caused last weekend's fire that destroy a synagogue used by Neturei Karta anti-Zionist religious group.
They ruled out an accelerant being used...
Manhattan, NY +Grenade Found+
Manhattan, NY +Grenade Found+ Pct units and NYPD ESU are on the scene at 2950 Broadway between West 115th Street and 116th Street for an explosive grenade that was found on location.
U/D 4:14 PM
The ...
Seven Hills, OH – Accused Nazi Likely To Remain In U.S.
Seven Hills, OH - John Demjanjuk, the retired autoworker accused of being a Nazi concentration camp guard, appears likely to live out his days in the United States.
No other country is willing to acc...
