A second juror in the trial of George Zimmerman has given a TV interview saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer got away with murder when he was acquitted earlier this month in the shooting death of black, unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. The woman, identified in court as juror B29, who is part Hispanic, said she […]
A Southwest Airlines jet that made a hard landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport touched down on its front nose wheel before the sturdier main landing gear in back touched
You may have heard that shopping for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul will be like using Travelocity or Amazon. But many people will end up with
New polls have mixed messages for scandal-tarred ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s comeback campaign for New York City comptroller. One poll released Thursday shows him roughly even with Democratic rival Scott Stringer
We have another race in Brooklyn. The unexpected in a series of surprises this summer put the Brooklyn District Attorney race in play, for the first time in decades. Abe
President Barack Obama’s choice to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security used his appearance before a Senate panel Thursday to adamantly deny allegations that he helped a politically connected company obtain a foreign investor visa. But the lawmakers who may need the most convincing the eight Republican members of […]
The 52-year-old victim of Wednesdays stabbing attack in Liberty Bell Park is listed in moderate-to-serious condition in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. The man was stabbed in his chest and back in a terror attack on 17 Menachem Av 5773 close to 16:00. The victim got himself to his vehicle in an effort to evacuate himself […]
The Fire Departments decades-old EMS computer aided dispatch system (CAD), which began experiencing problems on Monday including several unplanned intermittent outages that prompted switching to a back-up system, has been fully stabilized as of this morning. Technicians determined the problem was caused by corrupted disc arrays – hardware storage components in the CAD system […]
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri spoke with Israel Radio on Thursday morning 18 Menachem Av 5773, the day after the election for new chief rabbis. Israel Radio: In the view
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday raised the death toll in Syria’s civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. Ban called on the Syrian government and opposition to halt the violence in the 2 year civil war, saying it is “imperative to have a peace conference in […]
For the chiloni non-frum camp the victory in the Chief Rabbinate election on Wednesday, 17 Menachem Av 5773 for the chareidi camp has left many angered. Amid calls from Meretz
Federal health authorities say more than 275 people in seven states have now been sickened with an unidentified stomach bug. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the cyclospora infections,
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the behavior of Anthony Weiner is “reprehensible” and “disrespectful of women.” The California Democrat lashed out at Weiner, a candidate for mayor of New
Using his Facebook page to get the message out to the world, outgoing UK Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sachs sent his best wishes to the new Chief Rabbis of Israel.
New York state police say they conducted special nighttime traffic enforcement against distracted driving this week on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County and issued 53 tickets. They say
Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau Shlita, the father of the newly-elected Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau spoke with Israel Radios Reshet Bet on Thursday morning, 18 Menachem Av 5773, the morning following the election. Needless to say the rav was pleased that his son was elected as the new chief rabbi, following in […]
After exposing Saudi Arabian Airlines discriminatory ban of Israeli nationals earlier this month, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is urging both the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to bar the airline from operating flights out of JFK and Dulles airports. In a letter to the airport […]
Hundreds of protesters marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, and several were arrested as they demonstrated their opposition to the proposed closures of two hospitals in the borough. The march began
U.S. sanctions against any country offering asylum to Edward Snowden advanced in Congress on Wednesday as the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker remained in a Moscow airport while Russia weighed
Opponents of the National Security Agency’s collection of hundreds of millions of Americans’ phone records insist they will press ahead with their challenge to the massive surveillance program after a
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