The Kurds of Syria always getting a raw deal.

New York – Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York State has applied to develop a program so that uninsured New Yorkers will be able to benefit from the temporary pre-existing condition insurance funding made available in the Federal health care reform statute, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. “One of the most [...]

Chicago, IL – With the city’s gun ban certain to be overturned, Mayor Richard Daley on Thursday introduced what city officials say is the strictest handgun ordinance in the United States. The measure, which draws from ordinances around the country, would ban gun shops in Chicago and prohibit gun owners from stepping outside their homes, even [...]

Abbas' readiness puts pressure on Netanyahu.

New York, NY – City officials have spent tens of thousands of dollars on car services so far this year, despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s public embrace of mass transit. That’s according to a new online database that tracks and posts city expenditures hours after they are processed. The database is called Checkbook NYC and it was unveiled [...]

Washington – Mortgage rates have sunk to the lowest level in more than five decades, but consumers aren’t rushing to refinance their loans or buy homes. Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for 30-year fixed loans sank to 4.58 percent this week. That’s down from the previous record of 4.69 percent set last [...]

German Parliament to discuss resolutions condemning IDF flotilla raid.

Brooklyn, NY – New York City Councilman David Greenfield warned his constituents about the latest “ticket trap” today whereby Traffic Enforcement Agents are issuing tickets at bus stops where buses are no longer running. Despite vigorous opposition by Councilman David Greenfield, the MTA eliminated B23 bus service in Boro Park last week as part of [...]

New York – One of the suspects in an alleged spy ring has confessed to federal agents that he worked for Russia’s intelligence service, federal prosecutors said Thursday. The revelation came on a day when several defendants in the case were making court appearances, even as authorities scoured a Mediterranean island for an alleged co-conspirator [...]

Los Angeles, CA – Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide — including luxury Lexus sedans — have potentially faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls of top-selling models. Japan’s top-selling daily Yomiuri said in its evening edition that Toyota will inform the transport ministry [...]