Senator Sean Kean (R- 11) and Senator Robert Singer (R- 30) have announced that they will run on the same ticket in the newly configured 30th Legislative District. Singer will seek the Republican nomination for Senate, with Kean running for Assembly in the new Monmouth/Ocean district. “It has been an honor and a privilege to […]

Tokyo – Recovery is still a rarely-talked about concept in Japan, but with Passover quickly approaching, members of the devastated nation’s small Jewish community are making plans to celebrate the holiday’s signature Seder meals in Tokyo. “People are starting to come back slowly,” said Chabad-Lubavitch of Japan director Rabbi Mendy Sudakevich. “Their jobs are here.” […]

With Tax Day approaching, wealthy Americans might want to take extra care with their returns. Government statistics show the IRS followed through in a big way last year on its

Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday that it had completed inspections of its older Boeing 737s and had found small cracks in a total of five passenger planes. The airline conducted

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to repeal a tax-reporting requirement contained in last year’s healthcare law that was widely criticized for being too burdensome, the first significant change to

Former New York State Senator Pedro Espada Junior pled not guilty this morning to a new round of fraud charges. A Brooklyn federal grand jury last week released a revised

The following is a Fox News report: The federal government appeared to move one step closer to a shutdown after the White House indicated Tuesday that it won’t accept a

A Brooklyn City Councilman is going after the hated neon shame stickers slapped on cars parked on the wrong side of the street. “It’s a pretty punitive form of punishment. I mean, what’s next? We’re going to start slashing people’s tires when they don’t park on the correct side?” said Councilman David Greenfield, who represents […]

With the clock ticking towards Friday’s federal budget deadline and President Obama hosting congressional leaders for budget talks at the White House on Tuesday, top administration officials have instructed agency officials to begin sharing details of shutdown contingency plans with top managers. This marks the next step toward both curtailing government operations if a budget […]

A criminal investigation has been launched in the US into suspected privacy lapses in the applications that run on Apple and Google smartphones, says the maker of one of the

President Barack Obama heads back to New York City to raise cash on April 27, the second time in four weeks that he will come to the major money hub

Israeli transit bus Egged has won a major bid for the operation of public transportation in Amsterdam, Holland, through its Egged Europe subsidiary. The eight-year bid, which includes a two-year

New York, NY – New York City Police and first responders will be conducting a “dirty bomb” training exercise. The 5-day exercise involves hundreds of personnel from 150 law enforcement and other first responder agencies in the tri-state area. It will be conducted on land, including the rail and highways, and on the waterways. The […]

The presence of an unattended black suitcase on a city sidewalk prompted police Saturday night to evacuate some local businesses, though it turned out the suitcase contained only clothes and a cookbook. Passaic Police Detective Andy White said the owner of Jerusalem Pizza at 233 Main Ave. called police about the suitcase because he didn’t […]

New York moved closer to creating a law that would regulate intercity bus travel after the state Assembly voted Monday to pass the proposed legislation in the wake of two

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., the fourth-biggest U.S. auto insurer owned by policyholders, said more parents delaying when teenagers can start driving may reduce premium revenue. A survey conducted for Nationwide