Tempe, AZ – US Airways to End In-Flight Movies to Save on Fuel
Tempe, AZ - US Airways will stop showing in-flight movies on its domestic flights, a move that the carrier says will save it "about $10 million a year in fuel and other costs."
"The video systems a...
Oyster Bay, NY – Court: Banning Jews For Jesus Propaganda In Public Is Unconstitutional
Oyster Bay, NY - Jews for Jesus has dropped a lawsuit against the Town of Oyster Bay, New York. The lawsuit had been filed against the town for illegally stopping the group's missionaries from handing...
Chicago, IL- Obama Causes Uproar Over Remarks That Children Should Learn To Speak Spanish
Chicago, IL - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama lamented legislative pushes to make English the official language of the United States and said Americans should instead focus on making su...
Berlin – Jewish Group Rejects German Criticism on Meat Slaughter
Berlin, Germany - Germany's main Jewish group rejected today criticism of kosher slaughter practices, and was immediately backed by a Turkish group in Germany speaking on behalf of Moslems.
Judais...
Brooklyn, NY – Man Arrested for Assaulting A Traffic Agent
Brooklyn, NY - Avraham K., 28, of Bergen Beach, attempted to stop an agent from scanning the vehicle registration of his car, which was parked on 38th Street and 14th Avenue.
While doing so, Avraha...
Albany, NY – Archaic land law revised in New York
Albany, NY - New Yorkers will no longer be able to simply mow a neighbor's lawn for 10 years to claim the property as their own.
A law signed yesterday by Gov. David A. Paterson says "adverse posse...
Goshen, NY – Draft of New Law to Regulate Land-Use for Religion, Near Completion
Goshen, NY - The long-stalled debate over the location of religious retreats downtown might simmer once again, as completion nears on a law to regulate religious land use.
Village consultant Stuart...
Berlin, Germany – Man Arrested After Spraying Graffiti on Holocaust Memorial
Berlin, Germany - Police say a man has been arrested after spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on Berlin's Holocaust memorial.
A police statement says a security guard caught the intoxicated 28-ye...
Israel – Followers Make Plane Wait 90 Minutes for Rabbi and His Staff
Israel - A group of ultra-Orthodox passengers delayed for about 90 minutes the takeoff of a scheduled flight from Kiev to Ben-Gurion Airport because their rabbi was late in getting to the airport.
...
Rockland County, NY – Town Supervisor To Apologize To Ramapo Officer In Wig Controversy
Rockland County, NY - Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence will look to mend splintered fences with his police department tomorrow night by publicly taking back his criticism of Police Officer J...
Israel – Orthodox Jews To Unilever: Appolgize In The Media, Or We Boycot The Products
Israel - A recent marketing campaign for Unilever's Axe deodorant for men raised the hackles of the ultra-Orthodox community when the corporation sponsored a poolside party for teens, led by provocati...
Israel – Orthodox Halachic Problem For Autistic Teens, Turn To Conservative Shul To Celebrate ‘Bar Mitzvah’
Israel - It looked like just another ordinary Bar Mitzvah: Boys wearing their talit (praying shawl) and tefillin (phylacteries), reading the weekly Torah portion and singing “Adon Olam” (“Lord of the...
Albany, NY – State Senator Joseph Bruno May Resign
Albany, NY - Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno says he may leave the Senate altogether in a few weeks.
Bruno, 79, a Rensselaer County Republican, was first elected in 1976. His term ...
Miami, FL – American Airlines Punished New York-Bound Passengers For Misbehaving
Miami, FL - A plane-load of passengers was delayed 24 hours when the crew for a flight from Miami to New York arrived late. The crew balked at flying after passengers became angry and belligerent. Pas...
Albany, NY – Gov. Signs Bill For $1 Billion Casino Hotel Project For Sullivan County, Open By 2010
Albany, NY - Governor David Paterson Tuesday signed the Concord development bill paving the way for the $1 billion project to move forward.
Louis Cappelli’s Concord Associates and Empire Resorts ar...
New York – Morris Allen And His Hekhsher Tzedek Idea Have No Credibility
New York - The new ethical certification for food products being promoted by Conservative Rabbi Morris Allen, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the Rabbinical Assembly seems like a grea...
New York – Waste Charges Could Send 2 to Prison
New York - The son and grandson of the founder of Agriprocessors are facing potential prison terms on federal charges related to hazardous waste.
Moshe Rubashkin of New York City pleaded guilty in ...
New York – New Study Shows Miscarriages Increase If Father Older Than 35
New York - When it comes to age and fertility, women fear a “biological clock” and are urged to have children early. But men are rarely given the same advice and often don’t worry about fertility when...
Paris, France – Police Take in Five for Questioning for the Haddad Beating
Paris, France - Police have detained five youths suspected of being involved in the alleged anti-Semitic beating of a Paris teenager.
Rudy Haddad, 17, was wearing a kipah when he was beaten in June...
Washington – FDA Issues Strong Warning of Tendon Problems With Antibiotics
Washington - Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that l...