Washington – Obama To Ahmadinejad’s Apology Request: Worry About Yourself, Pal!
Washington - President Obama told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday to clean up his act before demanding apologies from the U.S. for ripping the strong-arm treatment of election protestors....
Manhattan, NY – Leaky Cruise Ship with 848 On Board Detained in NY Harbor
Manhattan, NY - A leaky cruise ship carrying 848 passengers from Iceland is being held in New York Harbor.
A small hole was discovered in the ship's hull during a routine safety inspection. About a...
Lakewood, NJ – Extended Stay Investor Sued Over Bankruptcy Filing
Lakewood, NJ - The investor who led the $8 billion acquisition of Extended Stay is being sued for a "Machiavellian scheme" to push the hotel chain into bankruptcy and to "steal" the company, according...
Albany, NY – Paterson Threatens Senators’ Pet Projects
Albany, NY - Gov. David Paterson says he's withholding the pork-barrel grants senators give out individually, citing their failure to go to work as he ordered for the fourth straight day.
With two ...
Jerusalem – Tens Of Thousands Stage Mass Prayer Protest For Kedushas Shabbas
Jerusalem - Some 30,000 men from all ultra-Orthodox factions gathered Friday evening on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Road for a mass prayer in protest of the decision to open a parking lot near the Old City ...
Bridgewater, SD – Shutterd Kosher Meat Plant Stinks up Town
Bridgewater, SD - Forty-four tons of rotting meat have been removed from a defunct packing plant in Bridgewater, where officials and volunteers who were left to clean up the mess and stifle the stench...
New York – Police: Traffic Stop, Be On Alert For Suspicious Unmarked Cars
New York - Two people have told police they were stopped by a man pretending to be a police officer. Neither was injured.
Police did not say where or when the incidents took place, though both occ...
New York, NY – New Web Tool Maps NYC Homicides
New York, NY - Just how dangerous is New York City? A new online tool from the New York Times is helping city dwellers find out.
The webpage is a mashup of Google Maps and homicide data collected f...
Israel – Blessed be The Shtreimel Makers, Despite Fur Fury
Israel - At Dusk on the Sabbath, few things are more spectacular in Jerusalem than the fascinating passing parade of fur hats moving inexorably towards the Western Wall.
Great furry crowns of all s...
Detroit, MI – Prominent Councilwoman Wife Of Rep. Conyers Admits To Bribery Charges
Detroit, MI - Prosecutors have charged Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of a congressman, with accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston com...
Jerusalem – Mass Police Force, Vow ‘zero tolerance’ Against Charedi Violence
Jerusalem - The Jerusalem Police have reinforced their forces in the capital ahead of protests planned Friday evening in response to a decision to open a parking lot near the Old City on Shabbat.
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Manhattan, NY – Smoke Bomb, Swastika on Bialystoker Shul
Manhattan, NY - A swastika and a derogatory word were painted on an inside door of the Bialystoker Synagogue on East Broadway. A smoke bomb was set off, as well.
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver...
New York, NY – Poorly Trained Inspectors Cause of Buildings Department Disaster
New York, NY - Buildings Department inspectors are poorly trained, inspections are frequently slipshod and fines are routinely laughed off as "the cost of doing business."
Those are the findings of...
Albany, NY – NY Senate Confusion Sidelines Gay Marriage Bill
Albany, NY - The paralyzing fight for control of the New York Senate has sidelined the movement for same-sex marriage indefinitely.
The measure's prime Democratic sponsors, Sen. Thomas Duane and As...
Staten Island, NY – Feds: Couple Played Key Role in Multimillion-Dollar Marijuana Ring
Staten Island, NY - A Staten Island couple were key players in a drug ring that smuggled millions of dollars of high-grade marijuana from Canada into the U.S. through a Native American reservation on ...
Czech Republic – Holocaust Assets Conference Opens in Prague But Will Survivors be Heard
Prague, Czech Republic - Holocaust survivors, Jewish groups and experts gathered in Prague today to assess efforts to return property and possessions stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners or he...
Jerusalem – Rabbi Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld Zt’l How He Protested For Sake Of ‘Shabbas’
Jerusalem - There is a story about ultra-Orthodox leader Rabbi Yosef Haim Zonnenfeld, may he rest in peace, who was once told about a store in Jerusalem’s Old City that remained open on Shabbat. Witho...
Los Angeles, CA – Blackhawk Helicopters Buzz over Downtown in Military Exercise
Los Angeles, CA - The night-time military helicopter flights over downtown Los Angeles are part of training exercises to familiarize military personnel with urban settings and prepare them for future ...
Santa Barbara, CA – Panel Clears Professor in Israeli-Nazi Comparison
Santa Barbara, CA - An academic committee at University of California, Santa Barbara has found no reason to discipline a professor who sent an e-mail that compared Israel's offensive in Gaza to the Ho...
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Lawsuit Claiming Man Promotes Himself as Messiah Tossed by Judge
Fort Lauderdale, FL - American-Israeli businessman and philanthropist Guma Aguiar was cleared of embezzlement charges, brought before a Florida court by his uncle, who claims he misused funds because ...