The Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kansas, has succeeded in attracting plenty of attention by holding prominent protests at the funerals of fallen U.S. military soldiers and Marines. In

Military prosecutors have recommended the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the deadly 2000 bombing of the destroyer USS Cole. The announcement Wednesday from the Defense Department is another

The NYPD went on a towing and ticket blitz in Williamsburg yesterday — apparently forgetting that it was still Pesach. More than 41 cars were towed and more than 100

Apple devices appear to be tracking their owners’ locations and storing data about people’s whereabouts without their knowledge, according to a report posted Wednesday on a site called iPhone Tracker.

Radio host, Guardian Angels founder and Gotti family nemesis Curtis Sliwa was once the victim of a drive-by shooting. Now he hopes to have drive-through prostate cancer surgery. Sliwa announced

With the unrest in the Middle East, some economists say $5 a gallon gas will become the norm. At first you might have thought your eyes were playing tricks on you, but they weren�t. Gas prices hit $4.99 for premium in Stamford on Wednesday, reports CBS 2�s Scott Rapoport. Drivers say it�s all part of […]

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued new orders requiring that air traffic control supervisors oversee the arrival and departure of planes carrying the vice president and first lady. The

A same-gender marriage bill may have been defeated in the State Senate less than two years ago, but advocates say enough time has passed to change the stakes, pointing to increased public support and new members of the State Senate. �The opposition is down to 36, which is a record low. So that’s a seat […]

There is evidence to refute the claim that President Barack Obama was not born in Hawaii, and therefore is not eligible to be president of the United States, but “birthers”

In a refreshing bit of news for a federal agency besieged by the embarrassment of sleeping and inattentive air traffic controllers, the Department of Transportation�s move to impose new airline passenger protection rules is meeting with widespread praise among industry groups. There are four major components to the rule changes, which were announced Wednesday. Airlines […]

Forget the talk about allowing trucks on the Garden State Parkway. New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James Simpson says it won’t happen. Simpson made the announcement today following press reports over

Montgomery County police are investigating four vandalisms in Rockville and Potomac they say may be hate crimes. Fourteen windows were shattered with a BB gun early Monday, said police spokesman

President Obama�s approval ratings are plummeting, and the timing is terrible for the White House. Even as Obama skewered Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and the House GOP budget plan, his approval rating dipped in a Gallup poll to 41 percent, the lowest number yet of his presidency. A Washington Post/ABC News poll released Tuesday shows […]

A new government alert system that will change the way the nation perceives terror threats made its debut Wednesday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled the system, which is supposed

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In the hospital during Pesach ….. Chesed 24/7 is there with you! Chesed 24/7’s Hospitality Rooms have been meticulously cleaned and prepared for Pesach – stocked with machzorim, matzos, grape

The focus shifted Monday to repairing damage and cleaning up debris after a wave of devastating storms that swept across the South killed at least 45 people in the last

Police investigating a reported missing person in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn found two women stabbed to death inside an apartment, according to police. A 57-year-old woman and a 27-year-old