U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday blasted Scottish authorities’ decision to release the convicted Lockerbie bomber last year and agreed on the need to

Convicted Holocaust denier Gerd Honsik reiterated his claim in an Austrian court overnight that there were no gas chambers in Germany during World War II. “There was not a single gas chamber anywhere in the area of Greater Germany, I stand by that,” Honsik told a court in Vienna. “Here ends the 65-year-old lie about […]

Chicago, IL – A Jordanian national from the city’s Far North Side was convicted today in federal court of mailing a bomb threat to a Jewish school in Chicago, officials said. Mohammad Alkaramla, 26, of Chicago, was convicted in a two-day bench trial before U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, according to U.S. attorney’s office […]

Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie endorsed the report of the Non Public Education Funding Commission. The Commission co-chaired by Assemblyman Gary Schaer and Dr. George Corwell of the NJ

Sources inform ‘‘Globes’’ that Electra Consumer Products Company. is considering halting services to Charedi areas after violent attacks against the company’s technicians. The company has hired private security guards at the homes of its executives. Yesterday, the Charedi rabbinical court issued a boycott against Electra Consumer Products, which resulted in violent attacks against the company’s […]

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Congress reportedly is set pull over a billion dollars in health care funding the state and city had been counting on to balance their budgets. The Wall Street Journal says

The Olympia Food Co-op Board of Directors has decided to boycott Israeli goods at their two locations in Olympia, Washington. At a July 15th meeting packed with Co-op members, the

New York’s Central Park is heading toward its warmest July on record after two heat waves this month, the National Weather Service reported. Extreme heat pushes aging power systems to their limits, increasing the odds of breakdown, according to grid monitors. “The grid system was built a long time ago, and the population has increased […]

Toyota Motor Corp. has been subpoenaed by a U.S. federal grand jury for documents related to steering problems in its vehicles, the automaker said Tuesday. Toyota (TM) and its subsidiaries

Citing new information about Google’s classified government contracts and the Internet giant’s admitted Wi-Spying activity, Consumer Watchdog today said it is more imperative than ever for the Energy and Commerce

A popular website that hosted more than 70,000 bloggers was shut down suddenly last week after the FBI informed its chief technology officer that the site contained hit lists, bomb-making

The state’s general fund ended a quarter in deficit for only the second time in modern history, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli just announced. The government’s largest spending account fell $87.1

Ichud Hatzalah held a massive rescue drill in the Tzora forest near Bet Shemesh today, drawing volunteers from all over the country for the exercise, which was in preparation for Bein Hazemanim. Click HERE for photos taken by Dovid Leff / Kuvien Images.

The Rabbinical Council of America is fully aware of the current significant and broad-ranging communal debate regarding the so-called Rotem legislation in the Israel Knesset, dealing with the charged matter

Brooklyn — On his 100th day in office Councilman David G. Greenfield, keeping a major promise made during his campaign, announced that he is working with Councilmember Sara M. Gonzalez to undertake a major residential rezoning in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn. Last month, Councilman Greenfield met with Brooklyn Commissioner Purnima Kapur of the […]