Rod Blagojevich has asked a judge to cancel his spring retrial on corruption charges and immediately sentence him instead on the sole conviction from his first trial. The request comes
State officials in New Jersey were conducting surprise inspections to make sure motorists weren�t getting shortchanged at the pump with gasoline prices rising. Weights and Measures officials cited a Delta gas station in Newark after inspectors found a pump dispensed a gallon less than it charged. Investigators also issued a citation at a Citgo station […]
After holding steady for two years, food prices in the United States are rising once again, due to growing demand and tight supplies of wheat, corn and other key commodities.
A Queens man accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack in New York’s subways launched a last-ditch effort to kill someone by deliberately crashing his car into another vehicle, an
Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo, chairman of the SOS Israel and Our Land of Israel movements, is taking back his call to fire rubber bullets at Israel Defense Forces soldiers and
An NPR�(National Public Radio) executive was caught on camera lambasting the Tea Party as “seriously racist” and claiming that liberals might be, as a whole, more educated than conservatives. The comments from Ron Schiller, a senior executive at NPR and president of the NPR Foundation, were made during a meeting with two people posing as […]
At least 14 witnesses testified at the Havana trial of U.S. government subcontractor Alan Gross last week, including Cuban intelligence agents and members of the island�s Jewish community, the State Department�s top man on Cuba has reported. A Cuban government communiqu� meanwhile said prosecutors presented evidence of Gross� participation �in the introduction and development in […]
The trustee recovering assets for Bernard Madoff investors says $10 billion, or half of the money lost in the years-long scheme, has been recovered. David Sheehan, attorney for trustee Irving
Long Island lawmakers are eyeing another smoking ban. Legislator Judi Bosworth has proposed a bill which would ban smoking in all motor vehicles in Nassau County with at least one passenger younger than 18. Bosworth said children are protected in vehicles with car seats, seat belts and airbags but not from secondhand smoke. �Adults may […]
A group of Democrats complain Styrofoam cups in the House cafeteria could contain carcinogens. In a letter to Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) and other Republican leaders, the nine Democrats say
[PHOTO LINK BELOW] Misaskim held a Melava Malka this past Motzie Shabbos to demonstrate its appreciation and to encourage its Monsey, New Square, and Kiryas Yoel volunteers who dedicate time and effort to the organization�s mission. The number of volunteers in Rockland County and Kiryas Yoel area has increased considerably over the last few years, […]
Rebels will not pursue Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi over crimes they say he has committed if he steps down from his post in the next 72 hours, the head of
Donald Trump doesn’t take lightly any talk that he can’t get elected president. The real estate mogul, who is testing the waters for a 2012 presidential bid, took issue with
A new report on highway travel says New York is on the fast track toward passing Los Angeles as the most congested city in the United States. If 2010 trends
The leaders of Libya’s uprising say they are considering a conditional offer from Muammar Gaddafi to step down, sources have told Al Jazeera. Libyan state television on Tuesday denied reports
After narrowly escaping death in his bid for martyrdom, NYC subway bomb plot suspect Adnan Medunjanin had one question for FBI agent Aaron Spivack. “He asked me if I was
Android is now the most-used smartphone operating system in the United States — a stunning race to the top from a platform that didn’t exist just 27 months ago. Nearly
Long Island Congressman Peter King is facing threats � and getting extra security. But he vowed Monday to forge ahead with controversial hearings on radicalization in the Muslim-American community, reports CBS 2�s Tony Aiello. King was heavily criticized at a weekend rally in Times Square. But the congressman was strongly supported at a smaller rally […]
It seemed a good idea last year, when the financial crisis had turned banks into Public Enemy No. 1 and lawmakers were looking for ways to reward consumers still bitter about billion-dollar bailouts and executive bonuses. Without much warning or debate, the Senate passed an amendment directing the Federal Reserve to reduce the hidden �swipe […]
President Obama announced Monday that military trials will resume for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, a move that won praise from Republicans, who say the president has finally
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