The Postal Service says it lost $740 million over the last three months and that without help from Congress its financial woes will only worsen. The report for the financial quarter ending June 30 comes as Congress considers proposals to fix the agencys finances. The agency lost $16 billion last year and is trying to […]
The U.S. Justice Department now says it will look into last year’s shooting death of an unarmed Bronx teenager.Federal prosecutors will review evidence for possible civil rights violations in the death of Ramarley Graham, 18. His parents led a protest yesterday that started outside the Bronx district attorney’s office and made its way to Harlem. […]
Anyone traveling to and from Jerusalems Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in the morning will see many bikers along the route. These are not just sport enthusiasts but doctors, some senior physicians in the medical center as well as many medical students, all making their way to the complex. Professor Chaim Cedar, a recipient of the […]
U.S. and Russian officials will seek to maintain a working relationship when they meet in Washington on Friday, even though the political mood between their countries has hit one of
The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has applied for a travel visa to Russia and hopes to be able to visit his son as soon as next
American Muslims for Palestine recently launched a campaign urging Chicago-based shoppers to boycott Israeli fruit companies, and in particular dates grown by Israeli farmers. Dates are traditionally eaten by Muslims
Egyptian security officials say an Israeli drone fired a missile in the northern Sinai peninsula, killing five suspected Islamic militants and destroying a rocket launcher. Residents heard a large explosion
BlackBerry Ltd is warming up to the possibility of going private, as the smartphone maker battles to revive its fortunes, several sources familiar with the situation said. Chief Executive Thorsten
Bnei Brak City Hall has approved a recommendation from Mayor Rav Avraham Rubinstein to allocate an infrastructure budget of 84,186,000 NIS for 5773 and 5774. These funds will be allocated
A 22-year-old Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to terrorism charges for trying to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.
A new poll finds City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leading her rivals in the Democratic primary race to become New York Citys next mayor. But the New York Times/Siena College poll released Thursday also notes that about a quarter of Democratic voters still remain undecided. Quinn had the support of 25 percent of voters. Former […]
The Toldos Aaron Rebbe Shlita recently spoke about the fulfillment of the mitzvah of tefilin. The rebbe added that many invest a great deal of effort and money into making
Drivers in New Jersey may want to think twice before hogging the left lane. Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Wednesday increasing the fine for failing to keep right or failure
A New Jersey man faces tens of thousands of dollars in fines after regulators say he interfered with a satellite system at one of the nation’s busiest airports while masking
The Federal Communications Commission is poised to impose limits on how much companies can charge inmates for phone calls. The FCC is scheduled to vote Friday on an issue that
It was during the IDFs Operation Pillar of Defense counter-terrorism offensive in Gaza that Chabad Shaliach to India Rabbi Baruch Sharf was injured and his rebitzen killed HYD. A rocket that landed in Kiryat Malachi killed Rebitzen Mira along with Yitzchak Amsellem HYD, 24, from the Krayot region and Aaron Smadja HYD. The ravs children […]
Sixteen workers from a county garage in a New Jersey coastal community hit hard by Superstorm Sandy have one of the three winning tickets in the $448 million Powerball jackpot, officials in Ocean County said. A Minnesota man claimed his third of Wednesdays jackpot. The holder of the third winning ticket, also from New Jersey, […]
What a shocker former Shas leader MK Eli Yishai is not cooperating with his replacement, Aryeh Deri. According to Deri in statements made to the press, Yishai, who was ousted by Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita to clear the path for Deris return, Yishai is not towing the party line but he is […]
The heads of the nation’s three top intelligence agencies said Thursday they strive to protect Americans’ privacy in an evolving era of cybersecurity threats, electronic surveillance and concerns about government
New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs wants to make sure travelers aren’t getting cheated by airport luggage scales. The department is announcing the results of a three-day sweep of
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