Come November, New York City voters will be asked to decide one of the most contentious issues in recent political history: whether city leaders should be limited to two terms in office, or to three. A commission responsible for proposing changes to the city’s charter voted Wednesday evening to place the issue on the Nov. […]

Developers of a Muslim community center near the site of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York Wednesday declined an offer by Gov. David Paterson to relocate the

For the third time since May, Fresh Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling certain salad products – this time due to possible Listeria contamination. Fresh Express says in a statement, that the company is “voluntarily recalling 2,825 cases of Veggie Lovers Salad with a Product Code of I208 and Use-by […]

Six Toronto Jewish groups are getting federal cash to combat hate crimes, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced Monday. Toews pledged almost $90,000 for the groups as part of the

It turns out New York’s state budget was not completed when everyone thought it was. And, red-faced officials were just within hours today of shattering the all-time latest state budget adoption. Blame it all on a mix-up that began Aug. 3, which led to Gov. David A. Paterson the next day signing what he thought […]

According to the AP, Joe Biden’s “Air Force Two” was been involved in a minor incident at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, in Long Island. The report quotes a US Air

A proposed mosque to be built two blocks from the World Trade Center has little support nationwide, a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll suggests. According to the new survey out

The jury in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial sent a note to Judge James Zagel Wednesday afternoon saying that they couldn’t reach a decision on a number of counts. “We’ve

The US Justice Department says a credit card trafficker, who is a citizen of Israel and Ukraine, was arrested in France for allegedly selling stolen credit card information. The following

Canada Post is advising customers that it is unable to accept outgoing mail to the Gaza Strip. In a statement to customers on Tuesday, Canada Post said it has been informed by Israel Post that mail service to the coastal Palestinian territory is unavailable “due to circumstances beyond their control.” Canada Post does not stop […]

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, issued a joint statement today after the U.S. State Department confirmed that Feisal Abdul Rauf, imam of the proposed “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York City, will […]

Thousands of British online banking customers have fallen victim to a sophisticated attack by cyber criminals who have stolen thousands of pounds from their accounts. About 3,000 online banking customers

Toyota Motors said Wednesday it’s halting shipments to Iran following international moves to put financial and commercial pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear ambitions. “It is true that Toyota

Newly-released figures show an increase in the number of people are being stopped and frisked by police. Numbers provided to the City Council by the New York City Police Department

Your thumbprint might soon be the key to an afternoon candy bar. A Massachusetts based vending machine company is joinng the growing ranks of companies that are field-testing new technologies. Next Generation Vending and Food Service is experimenting  with biometric vending machines that would allow a user to tie a credit card to their thumbprint. […]

Jewish terror suspect Haim Pearlman has been released from prison Wednesday and ordered to stay under house arrest at his parents’ home in the West Bank community of Tekoa. The

Mayor Bloomberg’s popularity rating has dropped to its lowest level in five years, in part because of his ardent defense of a proposed mosque several blocks from Ground Zero, according