Federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into whether Goldman Sachs has committed securities fraud. The Securities and Exchange Committee referred its investigation of Goldman to The Justice Department for possible criminal
ALBANY – Legislation that would permit authorities to presume consent for the harvesting of organs from deceased New Yorkers is being “vigorously opposed” by a national Orthodox Jewish organization with
United and Continental Airlines are expected to announce Monday that they are combining operations to create the world’s largest airline, the culmination of more than a decade’s effort by Chicago-based
The following is from the NY Post: A Brooklyn rabbi took a fierce beating from teenage punks after demanding they scram from a yeshiva schoolyard where they were bullying students,
Thousands are making their way to Meron and nearby Tzfas for shabbos ahead of Lag B’Omer. Police expect over 400,000 people to visit the area over the Lab B’Omer weekend.
It appears that clearing his scheduled to persuade Likud Central Committee voters to get and vote did the trick as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday night celebrated a victory,
It would appear that the irrefutable evidence provided in Washington by Defense Minister Ehud Barak regarding Syrian’s transfer of Scud missiles to Hizbullah indeed persuaded senior officials in the Barak
A 120-mile oil slick advanced to within a few miles of the mouth of the Mississippi River on Thursday as authorities scrambled to keep the spill from damaging wetlands along
Prosecutors have asked U.S. District Court Judge Linda Reade to sentence R’ Sholom Mordechai ben Rivka Rubashkin to 25 years in prison, less than the life sentence they have said
The following is from the WSJ Law Blog: Worldcom fraudster Bernie Ebbers got a 25 year sentence. Enron’s Jeff Skilling got a little more than 24 years (though his sentence
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, who is coordinating the preparations for Lag B’Omer celebrations at Kever Rashbi will visit the site this motzei shabbos. During his visit, the minister will check
Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano announced today the city will increase basic ambulance coverage by 15% on the West Side to alleviate the impact of additional travel time to other
The wife of Sholom Rubashkin testified Thursday morning about “the giant of a man,” her husband. Sholom Rubashkin, 51, has been convicted of 86 counts of fraud in connection with
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who is visiting Washington, was denied an opportunity to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and special Mideast envoy George Mitchell. It appears the administration
A Simplicity and Graco crib recall is effecting hundreds of thousands of consumers. Hardware failures in the structures of cribs in both companies has resulted in 1 death, 1 mild
The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that weather and adjustments to the construction schedule will delay the opening of Highway Speed E-ZPass lanes at the Woodbury Toll Plaza.
[PART FIVE IN A SERIES] It’s a simple, well documented fact: People who are happy in their jobs are eminently more successful over time than those who are not. Yet,
At a hearing of the New York City Council’s Committee on Public Safety yesterday, Councilman David Greenfield used the opportunity to question the NYPD’s Chief of Transportation James Tuller about
NYS Governor Paterson today announced the launch of the Straight Talk, Straight Answers blog where the Governor and senior administration officials will respond directly to the questions, concerns and suggestions
[LARGE PHOTO ALBUM LINKED BELOW] The following is the WCBSTV article regarding the stolen Sifrei Torah story, which was first reported by YWN just minutes after the theft was discovered:
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