Newly announced Democratic gubernatorial contender Andrew Cuomo has looked to the state’s third largest city for his lieutenant governor running mate, selecting the popular, tax-cutting, Mayor Robert Duffy of upstate

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was questioned by police for eight hours on Tuesday in connection with his alleged illegal actions pertaining to the Holyland case. The allegations against Olmert

A bill backed by New York lawmakers to give federal benefits to people sickened by toxins at Ground Zero won approval yesterday in a key committee vote. “This is the

Break out the sunscreen. Wednesday’s temperatures could inch up into the low and even mid-90s. “We’re gonna’ have a taste of summer, at least for one day,” said Tom Kines,

1:33PM IL: Police in the Dizengoff area, the heart of Tel Aviv, are searching for an Arab couple believed to be terrorists planning to perpetrate an attack in the area.

California – The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to take up the case of the mother a postal worker slain in the 1999 North Valley Jewish Community Center shootings.

A Manhattan community board approved Tuesday the construction of a mosque and Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center site. The measure passed 29-to-1, with 9 abstentions. The vote

On Monday, Lakewood Police Department received information that Mark L. Johnson, who had been previously charged with bias intimidation and harassment while on probation, was hiding out at an address

In a rare move, the New York City Council today rejected the application to change the zoning of 4802 18th Avenue from a private two-family home to a commercial bank.

President Obama told Senate Republicans Tuesday that he’s read the controversial Arizona immigration law and is concerned it would allow for discrimination — but he is planning to deploy up

While former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is no stranger to police questioning, having been questioned during his tenure as prime minister a number of times; today, Tuesday, May 25th marks

New York – Public Advocate Bill de Blasio today launched an online petition urging Mayor Bloomberg to restore funding for the city’s Priority 7 program, which provides free childcare and

The state rested its case against former Agriprocessors executive Sholom Rubashkin shortly before noon this morning. The jury was sent home until Wednesday morning when the defense will begin with

Following a heated battle between parents and school, the parents of Shulamith of Brooklyn have come to an “tentative agreement” with the school over the sale of their building. The

The police union is speaking out about a bill proposed in the State Assembly that would require police to only use the minimum amount of force against suspects. The measure

A group of Yeshiva boys from Yeshiva Birchas Shmuel were on a baseball outing to a local Flatbush park when they came upon large swastikas. The boys were with their

Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi HaGaon HaRav Yisrael Meir Lau made an appearance in Bnei Brak on Monday to affix a mezuzah to the new Prog Center. He addressed the recent

Germany’s kosher consumers can now enjoy a full line of locally produced boutique cheeses and milk that come from a small dairy farm near the major Northern city of Hamburg.