By Debbie Maimon – from this weeks Yated: In a sign that the Rubashkin case continues to roil the highest ranks of the nation’s legal community, six amicus briefs from
Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he continued to believe “marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman” and that he believed President Obama had “changed his view” on
An overdraft protection bill introduced in the House Wednesday would limit the amount of money and frequency with which a bank could charge a customer who tries to spend more
The head of the FBI on Wednesday used a recently thwarted bomb plot to press Congress to extend the agency’s ability to spy on foreigners abroad without a warrant. FBI
Approximately 5,000 residents are currently without power, TLS reports. Many homes and businesses have lost power around Lakewood. South Side Sandwich Shop, the Lexington Towers, Dr. Shanik’s office as well
President Obama today announced that he now supports same-gender marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president. In an interview
More young black men were stopped and frisked by police last year than actually live in the city, according to an analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union. About
Oil prices extended their slide Wednesday, shedding an additional 1.3% amid renewed concerns about Europe and the global economy. Prices for U.S. crude have declined $10, or more than 9%,
21:13 IL: According to preliminary information, Ichud Hatzalah first responders are heading to an incident in Betar Illit. It appears that someone threw a quantity of gasoline into a Lag
The city’s 911 system fielded nearly four million accidental calls in 2010, which exceeded the number of times officers were dispatched to real emergencies, a consultant’s report commissioned by the
Members of New Jersey Task Force One (NJTF-1), the NJ Office of Emergency Management’s Technical Search and Rescue Team, is conducting a three-day exercise in the Ocean County area. New
Just how unpopular is President Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in a Texas prison received four out of 10 votes in West Virginia’s Democratic
Magen David Adom (MDA) will be out in unprecedented numbers this year on Lag B’Omer in Meron. The EMS organization is assigning hundreds of ambulances and assigning more manpower than
A trial is set to begin in the case of a Jewish woman in Connecticut who is suing her own congregation over the burial of a black woman in the
As tens and tens of thousands of yidden will be making their way to Kever Rashbi on Lag B’Omer, Vishnitzer talmidim have been instructed by the Rebbe Shlita to avoid
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s outdated signals are a big problem for straphangers, as they cause 65 percent of subway delays, according to a new report from the Straphangers Campaign. Some
A Jewish motorist can bench gomel today, Wednesday, for he survived a shooting attack in Shomron, near the community of Maale Levona. That attack occurred on Tuesday night at around
A branch of the Shomrim was established in Bnei Brak a number of years ago and its volunteers working during the nighttime hours have prevented many thefts and other crimes.
After years of starts, stops and half-starts, the long-delayed expansion of New York’s Penn Station is set to begin. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Tuesday
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