New York – Judge Tells WTC Firm To Curb Terror Damage Request
New York - A financial firm that lost more than 650 employees in the Sept. 11 terror attacks must reduce its demands that an airline pay it nearly $1 billion, a judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. District...
Washington – House Passes Repeal of Health Care Law
Washington - After a heated midterm election, the Republican-led House easily passed legislation to repeal the nation's sweeping health care law.
The vote was 245-189. There were four Democrats tha...
New York, NY – Deadly Meningitis Cases In New York City
New York, NY - New York City had six meningitis cases since late December and three of the cases were fatal. The victims ranged in age from 4 to 74-years-old.
The cases are not due to a single str...
Denver, CO – Bill Would Make Coloradans Organ Donors By Default
Denver, CO - Some Colorado lawmakers say their state should be the first one where people become organ donors by default, even though other states' efforts have been halted by worries about making suc...
Jerusalem – Kadima Perfumes Knesset to Ward off ‘Stinky Politics’ [Video]
Jerusalem - The Knesset voted Wednesday night to approve the appointment of two ministers from the newly-created Independence party. As the vote passed, MKs from Kadima whipped out cans of air freshen...
New York – NYC’s Bloomberg Sets Sights On Pension Reform
New York - Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned in his "State of the City" address Wednesday that New York still faces deep budget problems and can no longer afford to pay generous pension benefits to gover...
Tucson, AZ – Family: Giffords To Be Released To Rehab Center
Tucson, AZ - The family of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says they plan to move the wounded congresswoman to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to begin the next phase of her recovery from a gunshot wound...
Tehran – Iran Deploys Security Team to Keep Watch on Nuclear Scientists
Tehran - Iran has deployed security teams to protect its nuclear scientists from assassinations, the Islamic republic's interior minister announced.
"Given the emphases laid by the president on gua...
Manhattan, NY – Electronic Greeting Card Scares Israeli Bank, Evacuates Building
Manhattan, NY - New York City police say a suspicious letter sent to a midtown Manhattan bank turned out to be a greeting card from a headhunting firm.
Police say the envelope sent to the Hapoalim ...
New York – Brooklyn Senator Carl Kruger Introduces Bill Outlawing ‘Crash Tax’
New York - New York City is planning to join a number of municipalities around the nation that are charging motorists involved in accidents for emergency-response services. The FDNY is scheduled to be...
United Nations – UN Council Considers Israeli Settlement Issue
United Nations - The Palestinians and their supporters are circulating a Security Council draft resolution that declares that the Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory are illegal — despite a U...
Brooklyn, NY – Feds Drop Charges Against Man In Alleged Plot
Brooklyn, NY - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York released Jacob Vizel, the 54 year old Chasidic father of seven who was charged with trying to kill an unknown man in orde...
Albany, NY – Cuomo Hands Out $401,500 In Bonuses To Campaign Staffers
Albany, NY - Just weeks before Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that his senior staff would take pay cuts as a gesture of solidarity with weary taxpayers, he handed out five-figure bonuses from his camp...
New York – Chesed Shel Emes Signs Cooperation Agreement With Israeli Org. Zaka On International Matters
New York - A cooperation agreement was signed last week in New York between Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, the Chairman and Founder of the Israel-based ZAKA Rescue and Recovery Organization and Rabbi Mendel Rose...
New York, NY – Family of NYC Woman Who Died in Blizzard Plans $20M Lawsuit
New York, NY - The heartbroken family of an elderly Queens woman who died while waiting three hours for an ambulance to get through the unplowed blizzard-blitzed streets is suing the city.
Laura Fr...
Amman, Jordan – Russian President Backs Modern Palestinian State
Amman, Jordan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he's committed to helping the Palestinian acquire a modern, unified and sovereign state.
Medvedev is in Jordan, where he also is chairing a re...
Israel – In Warsaw Ghetto Model, Holocaust Horror Paced Out
Israel - Survivors of one the darkest episodes of the Nazi-era have turned to light-and-sound shows and walk-through mockups in the hope their memories will not fade away into the history books.
At...
Sydney, Australia – Chabad Helping Flood Victims [video]
Sydney, Australia - The Australian Jewish community has rallied behind the victims of the Queensland flood disaster, donating money, toys, toiletries and their time to the relief effort.
There are ...
Australia – Adelaide Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Sues for Wrongful Dismissal
Adelaide, Australia - A rabbi will push ahead with his $600,000 compensation claim now criminal charges against him have been dropped, a court has heard.
For four years, Rabbi Yosef Engel and the ...
New York – B’klyn Residents Next To Sound Off At Blizzard Hearing
New York - The City Council blizzard hearings move to Borough Hall Wednesday night to give Brooklyn residents a chance to vent over the mismanaged snow cleanup.
Last night, Staten Islanders took tu...