Brooklyn – Dozens of yeshivas across New York City, working with Councilman David G. Greenfield, launched a week-long call-in campaign Monday aimed at restoring funding to child care and specifically
At 1:30 p.m. today, in the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, an appeal will be argued before three judges on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in one of the most bitterly contested and controversial criminal trials in many years. The appeal—United States v. Sholom Rubashkin—involves Rubashkin’s conviction of multiple counts of bank […]
There has been a turning point in defense relations between Israel and the US. The US administration now recognizes security clearances given by Israeli authorities to employees in the defense
Same-gender marriage moved just one vote shy Tuesday of becoming law in New York as the state’s top Catholic tried to stop it. Sen. Roy McDonald (R-Saratoga) – in a
Sandy Hook, NJ – The U.S. Coast Guard launched an investigation Tuesday into a possible hoax after a 10-hour search turned up no sign of four boaters who sent distress
Two men charged with scheming to blow up synagogues in New York City are due in court in the unusual terrorism case, brought under state laws. Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed
Four-dollar gas is quickly becoming a thing of the past, but not before siphoning billions from consumers and forcing the economy into low gear. After topping $4 a gallon in
Pakistan’s top military spy agency has arrested some of the Pakistani informants who fed information to the Central Intelligence Agency in the months leading up to the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, according to American officials. Pakistan’s detention of five C.I.A. informants, including a Pakistani Army major who officials said […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Thousands of Gerrer Chassidim attended the wedding of the Rebbe’s grandchild on Tuesday evening in Yerushalayim. The chosson is a son of the Rebbe’s
The following is by Celeste Katz from the Daily News Blog: Agudath Israel Of America, an umbrella group representing many Hasidic Jews, blasted out an “urgent legislative alert” about the New York marriage bill a short time ago, signed by Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, executive vice president and Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, vice president for community […]
Stepping up a simmering constitutional conflict, House Speaker John A. Boehner warned President Obama on Tuesday that unless he gets authorization from Congress for his military deployment in Libya, he
A car thief was taken into police custody on Sunday after he was nabbed in a Williamsburg Shomrim operation. On Sunday morning Shomrim got a call about a car stolen
A Jewish retiree was murdered in Rome at the same time that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the Italian capital. The 74-year-old man was stabbed on Monday night on
Consumers will soon have a way to know how well a sunscreen protects them from skin cancer and wrinkles, not just sunburns. In a long-anticipated announcement, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that new rules — set to take effect by no later than next summer — will allow sunscreens to claim “broad spectrum” […]
Rep. Peter King is defending his controversial hearings on the growing “radicalization” of American Muslims as the House Homeland Security Committee prepares to hold its second forum on the issue this week – focusing on what’s happening inside the prison system. “I thought the first hearing was very successful in alerting America to the threat […]
New Jersey’s top cop will be answering questions Tuesday about Gov. Chris Christie’s use of state police helicopters for transportation. The Assembly Homeland Security Committee called State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes to testify after reports that Christie used choppers twice recently to attend his son’s high school baseball games. A political firestorm erupted, and Christie […]
Newark, NJ – In light of summer approaching, NJ State Police (NJSP) hosted their annual “Pre-Summer Community Leaders’ Conference” Monday at the FBI headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. Over 70 police chiefs and NJ law enforcement agencies participated in conference where police and the community interact, and leaders of all faiths communicate their unique concerns […]
The National Park Service is planning a 600-site campground in Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field, a onetime airport used by Amelia Earhart. The campground would be the largest urban tent-pitching site
Mitt Romney couldn’t have scripted an easier debate for himself. The Republican presidential frontrunner came into the debate looking strong and emerged from it stronger, as his opponents repeatedly passed up opportunities to go on the attack – and even inflicted damage on themselves as they tried to avoid confrontation. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty […]
President Barack Obama says his wife and daughters aren’t “invested” in him being president and would have been fine had he decided against running for re-election. But he says they
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