Israel – Major Strike Looming in the Air
Israel - Most of Israel 's public sector, including Ben-Gurion Airport, will grind to a halt as of 6 am tomorrow in compliance with a decision by the Histadrut labor federation to hold a general strik...
New York, NY – Diamond Wholesaler Files for Chapter 11
New York, NY - Court records show that L.I.D. Ltd., NY owes bank lenders about $43 million. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York after one of its lenders refused to allow the compan...
New York, NY – Ground Zero To Light Up Tonight To Highlight The Iraqi War.
New York, NY - If you're down by Ground Zero tonight, don't be surprised if you see some two-hundred foot tall anti-war projections. The Glass Bead Collective is bringing their tricked out 100,000 lu...
Brooklyn, NY +Court St Subway Blackout+
Brooklyn, NY +Court St Subway Blackout+ The Subway Station on Court Street and Joralemon Street has been closed down by fire department due to a blackout in the subway.
Third Rail still operating on t...
Jerusalem, Israel +Multiple Injured in MVA+
Jerusalem, Israel +Multiple Injured in MVA+ A serious motor vehicle accident on Route 1 between Sha'ar Hagai and Shoresh on the road from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem when a taxi shuttle on his way to Bnei B...
Israel – High Terror Alert in the Sharon Region
Israel - Police in the Sharon region in Israel have raised their alert level after receiving a warning on terrorists' plans to carry out an attack in the area. Road 2 has been blocked from north ...
Venice, FL – Jewish Center Receives Hate Mail
Venice, FL - Police have arrested a man for sending anti-semitic hate mail to the Jewish Center of Venice. Daniel A. Coolbaugh, 49, 300 block Woodvale Road, Venice, was arrested and charged with crimi...
Baghdad, Iraq +Saddam Former Deputy Hanged+
Baghdad, Iraq +Saddam Former Deputy Hanged+ A government official says Saddam Hussein's former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan was hanged in Iraq for his role in the killings of 148 Shiites me...
Washington – Honda Motor Corp. Recalls 165K Vehicles.
Washington - Honda Motor Corp. said Monday that it was recalling about 165,000 vehicles from the 2005-06 model years in the United States to deal with potential engine problems.
Honda said the recall...
Washington – Forever Stamp for 41 cents Starting May.
Washington - Beginning in May, U.S. consumers will be able to buy a "forever" stamp for 41 cents that remains valid regardless of a future increase, and the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 4...
Montreal, Canada – YMCA Near Synagogue Removes Frosted Glass but Adds Blinds Instead
Montreal, Canada - The Montreal YMCA is removing frosted glass installed to protect the eyes of young Orthodox Jewish students from scantily clad exercisers but the windows will be covered w...
Atlantic City, NJ- Couple Claimes Half Of The Record $390 Million
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. --A New Jersey couple claimed half of the record $390 million Mega Millions jackpot on Monday and said they are retired -- effective immediately.
Elaine and Harold Messner chose t...
Israel – Cleaning Accidents Appear to be 90 Percent Higher During Passover Season
Israel - Beterem, the National Center for Child Safety and Health, urges special care during housecleaning before Passover. In its recent survey it revealed that a third of parents are storing poisono...
New York, NY – Newsworthy Tidbits.
New York, NY - Miscellaneous collection of news From Our Headquarters in NY.
New York, Giuliani defends his firm's hugo chavez Citgo ties
MTA's top executive to visit transit systems around the worl...
London – British Airways Upgrades Woman that Dies in Flight
London - A first-class passenger on a flight from New Delhi to London awoke to find the corpse of a woman who had died in the economy cabin being placed in a seat next to him.
Paul Trinder , 54, said...
Bern, Switzerland – Government to Keep Kosher Slaughter Ban, but Will Guarantee Import of Meat
Bern, Switzerland - The Swiss government has decided not to ease a ban on kosher slaughter. But they did promise Jewish leaders that the import of kosher meat will be guaranteed by law, according to a...
Maryland – OU Profoundly Disappointed in Get Law
Maryland - The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, the nation’s Largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, is profoundly disappointed in failure of the Maryland Senate to pass the g...
Voronezh, Russia – Russian Synagogue Vandalized
Voronezh, Russia - Unidentified persons have painted extremist slogans and fascist swastikas on the walls of the synagogue in Voronezh, senior assistant to the regional prosecutor Mikhail Usov has sai...
Israel – Nationwide Emergency Exercise Begins Tuesday
Israel - Security forces of the Home Front Command and all of Israel's rescue services will hold a first-of-its-kind drill Tuesday across the country simulating conventional and unconventional terror ...
New York – Gov. Elliot Spitzer Says I Have A Plan For Cell Coverage.
New York - Gov. Eliot Spitzer will announce a comprehensive cellular phone service plan in about two weeks that will address the issue of dead spots along the Northway, state Assemblywoman Teresa Sayw...