A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish. The court also ordered the
“The allegations of public corruption by City and State officials revealed this week are appalling. New Yorkers deserve a government that is as good as the people it serves and the events of the last few days fail this and every standard of public service. As Attorney General I prosecuted numerous public corruption cases, including […]
Buying a home is probably the largest and most significant purchase that a person makes in his or her lifetime. It also involves the law of real property, which is
Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea’s government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula. The North’s Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that posted by the regime in Pyongyang, such as photos of North’s leader Kim Jong Un meeting with military officials. Instead, […]
U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy
Rick Santorum didn’t commit, but he did give a strong indication that a second White House run in 2016 is likely. Mr. Santorum told Newsmax that “I’m certainly leaving the door open for that. I’m making no commitments at this point, but we’re not doing anything inconsistent with running in 2016.” The former Pennsylvania senator and 2012 […]
TSA screeners at John F. Kennedy International Airport are feeling the heat for an embarrassing and head-scratching breach. A Delta Airlines employee is facing charges after he got on a
North Korea’s explicit threats this week to strike the United States with nuclear weapons are rhetorical bluster, as the isolated nation does not yet have the means to make good
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it was monitoring a new strain of bird flu and has started work on a vaccine just in
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the removal of copper piping from two dozen summer bungalows at the Har Nof Colony on Route 42 in Kiamesha Lake. Authorities said the thieves apparently climbed under the homes and carefully cut out the pipes using a Sawzall-type device. In addition to copper water pipes that were […]
The United Nations and Syria have not yet agreed on how much access a team of chemical weapons inspectors will have to investigate allegations that such arms were used recently
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it is looking at ways to expand its vehicle safety ratings in response to rapidly changing technology, including the addition of ratings to
The following statement was given to YWN by NYS Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs following the devastating fire at Rabbi Ashkenazi’s Shul (Horodenka) on Thursday morning. “While I am deeply saddened to learn of the fire that devastated the Congregation Dvar Moshe of Horodenke Synagogue, thanks to the fire department’s rapid response, there were no injuries, and Rebbetzin Ashkenazi, […]
A Bronx assemblyman says he is resigning from office and that his cooperation with prosecutors led to charges against a colleague in a federal bribery case. Assemblyman Nelson Castro said
The New York City medical examiner’s office says more possible pieces of human remains have been found during the sifting of newly uncovered debris from the site of the September
The White House budget office on Thursday urged federal agencies to be aware of ways they may be able to shield their long-term projects while implementing the sharp budget cuts
The “negligent conduct” of Jon Corzine and other officers of the MF Global Holdings Ltd brokerage contributed to the firm’s dramatic collapse in 2011, according to a report by the
Bronx born, Staten Island resident, Erick Salgado officially announced that he is a candidate in the Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York City, Thursday afternoon. Standing on the steps of City Hall, Salgado told his assembled supporters, representing New York City’s diverse communities, “This great City is Broken” and vowed that he would, “Work […]
Cancer clinics across the country have begun turning away thousands of Medicare patients, blaming the sequester budget cuts. Oncologists say the reduced funding, which took effect for Medicare on April
Hillary Clinton, already the front-runner in the minds of many Democrats for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, is writing a memoir about world affairs and her time as secretary of
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