Las Vegas, NV – Sheldon Adelson Wins Casino Case Against Ex-Exec Moshe Hananel
Las Vegas, NV - A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that a former employee of Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson did not come up with plans to build a casino off the China coast and is not entitl...
Jerusalem – Doctor: H1N1 Flu Prevention Don’t Kiss Mezuzah
Jerusalem - Wednesday morning, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center announced it would limit visits to maternity wards for fear of having patients and newborn babies infected with swine flu, and now, one of t...
New York City – Biggest Union That Endorsed Bloomberg in 2005, Now Gives It To Thompson
New York City - As the clock winds down until the mayoral election, city comptroller William Thompson, the presumptive Democratic nominee, got a major boost last night.
The city's largest municipal...
Queens, NY – JetBlue Offers ‘All-You-Can-Fly’ Pass for $599
Queens, NY - JetBlue Airways Corp. is offering an "all-you-can-fly" pass where passengers can book an unlimited amount of flights over a month for $599.
The airline said Wednesday that pass holders...
Mifflintown, PA – How Empire Is Taking Their Company to New Frontiers
Mifflintown, PA — When the poultry company Empire Kosher was on the verge of bankruptcy a few years ago, the man who had just taken over as CEO of the company, Greg Rosenbaum, called employees in for ...
Philadelphia, PA – First Kosher Eating Disorder Program Tailored for Frum Women
Philadelphia, PA - In a reflection of the rising rate of eating disorders in the Jewish community, the country’s oldest residential facility for women with disorders such as anorexia and bulimia now o...
Manhattan, NY – Mystery ‘Bag Lady’ Who Gave $100K Gift to Hebrew University Identified
Manhattan, NY - The mystery woman who left an Israeli college more than $100,000 in her will was an "eccentric hippie" whose family fled the Nazis.
She also was a penny-pinching New Yorker, charmed...
Trenton, NJ – Judge Faces Reprimand for Anti-Semitic Reference
Trenton, NJ - The state Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct filed a formal complaint Tuesday against a state Superior Court judge who allegedly made a joking reference to a 1930s-era Nazi organizat...
Monticello, NY – Brooklyn Man Charged for Pointing Gun at Restaurant Employees
Monticello, NY - A patron at a restaurant on Broadway in Monticello has been charged with three counts of menacing in the second degree, misdemeanors, for allegedly pointing his licensed .38 cal. hand...
Deal, NJ – Dwek Bankruptcy Trustee Sues Yeshiva
Deal, NJ - Solomon Dwek's real estate dealings left him accused of owing some $338 million to more than 80 banks, companies and former business partners. His hidden wire last month helped the FBI take...
New York – GE: Fox’s Bill O’Reilly Report About General Electric `maliciously false’
New York - General Electric Co. called a Fox News Channel report about the company supplying terrorists with material used in bombs "irresponsible and maliciously false" on Wednesday, as a feud betwee...
Woodridge, NY – Fatal Accident Near Camp Morris
Woodridge, NY - Hatzolah volunteers BLS and ALS units are on the scene for a child that got struck by a truck on Old Falls Road by Wortzman Road near Camp Morris underneath the bridge.
The 5-year-old...
Tulsa, OK – Man Receives Two-Year Prison for Jewish Center Bomb Threat
Tulsa, OK - A man who made a bomb threat to a Jewish retirement center has been handed a two-year prison term followed by probation after pleading guilty to the felony charge.
Christopher Jacob St...
Washington – Iranian TV: Netanyahu Behind Obama Birth Rumors
Washington - The Israeli government has allegedly used its influence in American politics to strengthen the rumors about US President Barack Obama's birthplace.
On Monday, well-known investigative ...
Albany, NY – Sen. Gillibrand Wants Free Lunch For More Kids
Albany, NY - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York's City Hall want some changes to the federal program that covers school lunches.
The Child Nutrition Act is up for reauthorization. Gillibrand and...
Jerusalem – Noam Shalit: We’re not optimistic
Jerusalem - Dozens of family members and activists gathered at the Western Wall this evening to mark kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit's 23rd birthday, against the backdrop of recent reports of progress ...
Emerainville, France – Muslim Woman In Head-to-toe Swim Suit Denied Pool Entry
Emerainville, France - French officials say a Muslim woman wearing a head-to-toe swimsuit has been denied access to a public swimming pool in a town southeast of Paris.
Emerainville Mayor Alain Kel...
New York – Secret Bank Accounts: No More
New York - The days of secret bank accounts are numbered for U.S. taxpayers and European tax dodgers should also watch out after the United States and Swiss bank UBS AG agreed to settle a tax evasion ...
Jerusalem – Rabbi Yona Metzger Responds To Rabbi Aviner’s IDF Comment
Jerusalem - The affair of Druze Brigadier-General Imad Fares' resignation over a traffic accident caused by his wife as she drove his army-issued vehicle refuses to die down, and has awoken a religiou...
New York – VIN Exclusive: Overhauling ‘Lashon Horah’ In The Information Age
New York - A courageous, trailblazing review of the gossip and slander laws in the context of the Internet
In the past few years, there has been a “Lashon Horah explosion.” Article after article ...