American contractor Alan P. Gross has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the Cuban state. Gross, 61, was found guilty of working on a “subversive” U.S.
A meltdown may be under way at one of Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear power reactors in northern Japan, an official with Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told CNN Sunday. “There
A casino bus was clipped by a tractor trailer on I-95 this morning and sheered in half by a highway sign — leaving at least 14 passengers dead in the blood soaked wreckage just over the city line in The Bronx. Most of the 31 Manhattan-bound bus passengers were sleeping at 5:30 a.m. when they […]
Radiation 1,000 times normal has been detected at a crippled nuclear plant in northeastern Japan where utility managers have released radioactive steam to reduce mounting reactor pressure, the Kyodo news
A Los Angeles County Fire Department search and rescue team is scheduled to leave for Japan Friday evening to assist in areas affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunami. The 74-member team -– along with about 74 tons of equipment, including swift-water rescue gear and six search dogs –- is expected to arrive in Japan […]
Elected officials and senior citizens from across the city rallied today to call on the state to restore the drastic cuts to New York City’s senior centers in Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget. Under the current proposal, over 40 percent of the city’s senior centers would be closed. In his budget, the Governor proposed redirecting $25.2 […]
These days, when we hear about an earthquake in Japan- all of Klal Yisroel are wondering - has this affected the two Yeshiva Bochrim in prison over there at all? R’ Aron Nezri, and R’ Meilech Bindinger, the main keyplayers in the case, have been in constant contact to make sure everything is ok. R’ Aron […]
A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s northeastern coast triggered Pacific-wide tsunami alerts in at least 20 countries, including the US, as the Japanese government declared a nuclear emergency after failed
Seems hard to imagine, but early Sunday morning marks the 2011 return of Daylight Savings Time. Making the change at the beginning of March instead of the beginning of April has been in place since 2007, when Congress didn’t have much else to do. But since 2007, Congress outlined a plan to spring forward on […]
One year after the tsunami that wasn’t, a massive shockwave spawned by an afternoon 8.9-earthquake off the coast of Japan slammed into the island nation Friday with 13-foot seas and sent tourists and locals almost 4,000 miles away in Hawaii scrambling for higher ground. With news outlets reporting that upwards of 300 people perished in […]
[VIDEOS & EARLIER UPDATES IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] 2:39PM EST: An estimated 6.6-magnitude earthquake has struck Nagano and Niigata prefectures in Japan, Kyodo news service reports. 12:44PM EST: Reuters reports that at least 1000 people have been killed in the devastating tsunami triggered by the biggest earthquake on record in Japan. The death toll is expected […]
6:31AM EST: The Foreign Ministry said Friday that 20 Israelis have yet to make contact. However, the ministry stressed that the collapse of Japan’s communication networks makes it hard for
The government is taking over three Tylenol plants following a blizzard of drug recalls and a Food and Drug Administration criminal investigation into safety issues at the factories. The FDA
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend the launch April 19 of the space shuttle Endeavour, the crew of which will include her husband, CNN says, citing a spokeswoman. The Arizona Democrat
It seems that Albany’s corruption ordeal never ends. It only gets worse. As another round of indictments hit the state capital, Dick Dadey of the reform group Citizens Union said “There’s a crime wave of political corruption and I think crime is rising.” His comment was prompted by the indictment of two legislators, Sen. Carl […]
As unrest escalated across the Middle East, activists in Saudi Arabia demanded a political voice as well. Rather than promises of democracy, they got a $36 billion handout and a
The House on Thursday passed legislation that would end the Federal Housing Administration’s home mortgage assistance program. In a 256-171 vote, the House approved the legislation after a contentious debate
By Rav Aryeh Z. Ginzberg Chofetz Chaim Torah Center Recently I was invited to give the keynote address at the annual dinner of a large kiruv organization. I was asked to offer a perspective on the events currently unfolding in the Middle East. By way of introduction to my topic, the speaker before me explained […]
The Wisconsin state Assembly just approved the budget repair bill, stripping most collective bargaining rights from state’s public workers “Today’s passage is a momentous step toward getting our state’s fiscal house in order. Local municipalities and school districts will now have the tools they need to deal with the pending budget crisis without widespread layoffs,” […]
The Dow closed below 12,000 on Thursday, slipping back under the psychological barrier that it passed in late January. Jitters about the oil market and the conflict in Libya, as
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