Lyon, France – Court Convicts Man for Attacks on Arabs, Jewish Cemetery
Lyon, France - A French court handed down a 20-year prison sentence to a man who confessed to having attacked two French nationals of North African origin with an ax and to vandalizing a Jewish cemete...
New York, NY – Good Yom Tov.
To all our Valued Readers:
Due to the Shavuous holiday, we will be offline starting today at 7:30 PM for the next two days – May 23 and May 24. We will upload all news and information as soon as we ...
Brooklyn, NY – Suit by Student Against NYPD for Inflicting Hernia Hell
Brooklyn, NY - A Brooklyn student is looking to put the hurt on the city after spending an agony-filled night in a precinct cell just one day after hernia surgery - minus his pain medication.
Simon W...
Ramapo, NY – Rabbinical College of Tartikov Fights Over Removal of Tax Exemption
Ramapo, NY - The Congregation Rabbinical College of Tartikov has filed a grievance over the town's decision to remove a tax exemption on its 130 acres in Pomona.
Ramapo put the property back on the t...
Sullivan County, NY – County Might Require Clear Garbage Bags
Sullivan County, NY - A county recycling initiative requiring the use of clear plastic garbage bags was recently discussed by the Sullivan County Council of Governments.
Recycling is mandatory in Sul...
New Jersey – Governor: We Have To Close Bombing Range
New Jersey - Governor Jon Corzine wants to close the Warren Grove bombing range in the wake of last week's forest fire.
The blaze had broken out last Tuesday in the Warren Grove Gunnery Range area al...
New York, NY – Councilman Felders Attendance Record is Near-Perfect
New York, NY - Councilman Simcha Felder missed only one Council meeting last year. And that was for a pretty good reason.
"That was when they had the riots in Borough Park. I had to be here," he said....
Ankara, Turkey – Large Explosion in Shopping District, Several Wounded
Ankara, Turkey - An explosion in a shopping district in the center of Turkey's capital Ankara wounded several people, but there were no fatalities, police said.
Reports say that there were at least t...
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Child Struck+
Borough Park, Brooklyn, NY +Child Struck+ A motor vehicle accident with a child that was hit by a vehicle at 14th Avenue and 47th Street in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn Fire Department on the sce...
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY – Community Leaders Approach To Prevent Chaos.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn NY - What exists now in Crown Heights that didn't exist back in the early 90s is communication between blacks and Jews. Community leaders say they all have each other's cell ph...
Washington – 1 in 4 Younger U.S. Muslims Find Suicide Bombings Acceptable.
Washington - One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic...
Chicago, IL – 3 Shot at Bank Robbery.
Chicao, IL - Am attempted bank robbery at Illinois Service Federal Savings and Loan, located near 87th and King Drive. Three people were shot.
Police said they are looking for four people that fled t...
Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Law To Bar Released Predators From Using The Internet, Heading To Assembly For Approval.
Trenton, NJ - New Jersey law to bar released predators from using the Internet.
Under the plan, convicted offenders would have to submit to periodic, unannounced examinations of their computer equipm...
Washington – Could Food Coloring Be Linked To ADD
Washington - When it comes to food, we live in a colorful world, especially in treats for kids. But what if those artificial dyes completely change your child’s behavior? There may be a possible link ...
Crawford, TX – Did Pres. Bush Break The Law Driving With Out A Seat Belt?
Crawford, TX - President George Bush was caught on tape Sunday driving his pick-up truck in Crawford, Texas without a seatbelt.
The tape shows the president casually cruising on his ranch in his w...
Pomona, NY – Residents Hear Plan for Rabbinical College
Pomona, NY - Organizers of the proposed Rabbinical College of Tartikov pledged to be "good neighbors" when meeting last night with Pomona residents, some of whom expressed concerns that they ultimatel...
New York – A Move for Birth Certificates for Stillborn Babies
New York - legislation is under consideration in several States, for parents getting a birth certificate for stillborn babies
Among the states to consider them is New York. More than 25,000 pregnanci...
New York, NY – Mayor Bloomberg’s Fight Against Virginia Gun Dealers Might Be Paying Off.
New York, NY - Two of the five Virginia dealers still fighting New York City — Old Dominion Guns & Tackle, in Danville, and Webb's Sporting Goods, in Madison Heights – are having their defense bil...
New York – Avis Car Rental To Offer Wireless Internet In Cars.
New York - Avis has begun offering wireless Internet to rental car customers, via a portable device that acts as a mobile hot spot.
The Avis Connect service, which is coming to three US cities in the...
Brooklyn, NY – New Elite Anti-Terror Team Taking Shape at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, NY - Known as a Civil Support Team and made up of 22 members of the Army and Air Force National Guard, the "elite terror response team" would be on call for any crisis involving chemical, bi...
