Museum officials at the former Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland have restored the metal entrance sign damaged in a theft 17 months ago. The “Arbeit macht frei” sign was stolen
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was calling for passage of legislation she said will make it easier for the hundreds of police and fire agencies around New York to communicate with each
Little more than a week after the U.S. Secret Service launched its official Twitter account, the federal law enforcement agency has had a major system failure. Shortly after 3 p.m.
Google on Wednesday began fixing a security flaw that affects some 97% of Android smartphones. The fix, which addresses a hole allowing hackers to access the contacts, calendars and photos
A city bus and an SUV collided last night at Kennedy Airport, fatally injuring one person. Cops said the two people in the SUV were friends who both worked on
Radical Islamic websites Wednesday posted an Arab Spring audio message purportedly recorded by Osama bin Laden shortly before he was killed. The recording, which is more than 12 minutes long
An error by a new air-traffic controller is being blamed for a close call between two planes on a converging course at O’Hare International Airport this week, officials said Wednesday.
The following is via Ben Smith at Politico, and is an email sent from AIPAC President Lee Rosenberg to delegates to the organization’s annual policy conference. It’s titled “Welcoming Guests
New York City began offering a new card on Wednesday that lets people buy prescription drugs at big discounts, a step that could potentially increase drug sales and ease strains
U.S. employers can expect an 8.5 percent increase in their medical costs next year due in some part to the healthcare reform law, the consulting firm PwC said in a
President Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign today started selling “Made in the USA” t-shirts featuring images of both President Obama and the long-form birth certificate he released copies of last month.
Last week, the Turkeltaub sisters – Brenda Elishis, Paula Kohn, and Cindy Turkeltaub –Grosberg a”h – alongside Misaskim volunteers, welcomed the 19th sefer torah to join Misaskim’s family of sifrei
[FULL LIST BELOW] The following is reported by Celeste Katz at the NY Daily News Blog: Eight FDNY units from Brooklyn are among the 20 companies slated to close due
United Airlines temporarily revived the flight numbers of two hijacked planes used in the Sept. 11 attacks but said Wednesday the move was inadvertent and they would not be used.
An out of control vehicle crashed straight into a warehouse on 60th Street and 13th Avenue, Wednesday afternoon, but miraculously, besides for the driver and passenger suffering minor injuries, no
The Israeli military attaché to Russia has come under suspicion of espionage and was expelled from the country, Ynet reports. Military Attaché Colonel Vadim Leiderman has since been interrogated by
The Obama administration slapped sanctions today on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six other government officials because of violent crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters in that country. In the executive order
Rep. Peter King is leaving the door open for a possible presidential bid. King represents a congressional district on Long Island. His national profile has soared as head of the
The Turkish IHH organization announced Wednesday that the Mavi Marmara ship, which was subjected to a deadly IDF raid while attempting to breach Israel’s maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip
“Nakba is not a protest against settlements. It is not about 67 borders. It is about 1948. It is the expression of agony for the very existence of Israel,” Israeli
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