New York, NY – Ira Goldberg had heard talk of a new traffic agent ploy, but the rumors still seemed too far-fetched to be true as he parked his Mitsubishi Montero on E.52nd St. off Park Ave. on Monday. “I said, ‘That’s too outrageous. Nobody would do that,’” Goldberg recalled. The 54-year-old courier proceeded directly to the [...]

Tragically, the matter of Gilad Shalit’s ongoing captivity seems to have vanished from the media, but the anguish of the soldier and his family continues, one day at a time. Gilad’s father Noam is not resting however and on Wednesday, he met in France with the President of the EU Parliament, Prof. Jerzy Buzek. They discussed [...]

Detroit, MI – Religious leaders are to meet today with Department of Homeland Security officials to discuss their concerns about the use of airport body scanners that reveal the outlines of bodies. The meeting comes after the Free Press reported last month that a Muslim group based in Indiana, the Fiqh Council of North America, [...]

Head of German-Emirati Joint Council for Industry and Commerce discharges a female employee who posted the minutes of its “Working Group Iran” project on the council’s Web site.

Facing growing political pressure, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Thursday that he will appoint an independent counsel to take over his office’s investigation into the Paterson administration’s response to a domestic violence case. Mr. Cuomo said he will appoint Judith S. Kaye, the former Chief Judge of New York, to lead the inquiry, along [...]

After the media announced Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s apology to US Vice President Joe Biden, the two spoke on the phone and according to the prime minister, “the crisis is behind us”. The ‘crisis’ surrounded the announcement by the Jerusalem District Planning Board to build 1,600 housing units in Ramat Shlomo. The announcement led to condemnations [...]

Biden says he accepts PM's stance on Ramat Shlomo building plan.

In his visit’s centerpiece address, the VP sometimes sounded like a frustrated parent addressing a beloved but errant child.

Read excerpts of US Vice President Joe Biden's TAU address.

Albany, NY – Facing growing political pressure, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Thursday that he will appoint an independent counsel to take over his office’s investigation into the Paterson administration’s response to a domestic violence case. Mr. Cuomo said he will appoint Judith S. Kaye, the former Chief Judge of New York, to lead [...]