Libya’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has dismissed reports that he has fled the country, calling them “malicious rumours” spread by “hating channels”. Speaking to state TV from outside a ruined building,
After not being able to agree on a budget last year, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 4. Here’s what would and wouldn’t be affected
Passengers are faced with numerous options to choose from, but price, routes and schedules are still the most important factors in picking an airline, according to a survey. When booking
Ossining, NY – An 84-year-old Ossining woman whose family survived Kristallnacht and who fled from Berlin with them in the 1930s, perished inches away from her front door after fire
Authorities in Egypt have frozen the assets of former President Hosni Mubarak and his family, state-run media reported Monday. Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud requested the action, according to the
An electrifying show with an upbeat audience and some tough calls by the judges on Sunday night concluded Season Two of A Jewish Star international singing competition. Impressive performances by
Perhaps the best way to empathize with someone else’s pain is to genuinely envision oneself in their place. “Marrying off a child can be the most beautiful time and the most difficult,” pens a parent of a kallah. “The emotions. The tiredness. And the finances…” “There is nothing that can describe the overwhelming feeling of […]
A Midwood community board official is under fire for testifying that the board backed a controversial $2 million supermarket tax break- even though the board never considered the issue. Community Board 12 members and residents blasted the District Manager, charging he lied to city officials when he said the board supported giving $1.93 million […]
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is believed to have fled the capital Tripoli after anti-government demonstrators breached the state television building and set government property alight. Protesters appear to have gained
[The following Op-Ed was written by David Suissa] Has the world ever witnessed such a radical and overnight transformation of one country? Have we ever seen a nation, in 18
The most populous county in Minnesota is planning to prohibit smoking on any county property, even if smokers are in their own cars. Lighting up is already banned inside the
The average U.S. borrower in the throes of foreclosure hasn’t made a mortgage payment in 17 months, up from nearly 11 months two years ago — and the time frame may get even longer. Banks and mortgage servicers, who collect payments for lenders, are taking more time to complete foreclosures because of huge volumes of […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s speech to the Association of Black and Latino Legislators yesterday in Albany was drowned out by chants of “tax the rich,” led by City Councilman Charles Barron.
New York City – Fresh financial pain is on the way, with price hikes expected on everything from underwear to cereal. City merchants say they’ve held the line during the
For a second time in a week, Iran’s opposition drew tens of thousands of supporters to the streets across the nation on Sunday calling for the end to the Islamic
The GOP’s “reckless” demand for immediate budget cuts all but guarantees a government shutdown next month, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned yesterday. Schumer was on the warpath over House Speaker John Boehner’s spending-slash plan, blasting him for trying to gut vital health and social services to save a buck. “Unfortunately, Speaker Boehner seems to be […]
With barely two months remaining before the European Union is scheduled to partially lift a nearly five-year ban on liquids in air passenger hand luggage, airports across the region are
As the investigation into what caused the deadly five-alarm apartment building fire in Brooklyn continues, fire department union leaders blamed recent staff reductions for the amount of time it took to fight Saturday night’s blaze. Uniformed Firefighters Association President Steve Cassidy told 1010 WINS on Sunday that the hundreds left homeless after the Flatbush fire […]
The passage of two Iranian naval vessels through the Suez Canal has been delayed by 48 hours, a canal official said on Sunday. The frigate and supply ship had been
A group of prominent American and Israeli Jewish leaders visited Har Hazeitim on Friday, as part of the ongoing effort by the International Committee for the Preservation of Har HaZeitim
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