Apple iPod ‘Could Be Charged by the Human Heart’
The human heartbeat could be used to power an iPod after scientists developed a tiny chip which uses the body's own movement to generate...
Over 100 NY Legislators Issue Appeal To Obama To Release Pollard
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and 100 of legislative colleagues representing areas throughout New York State have affixed their signatures to a...
Obama Arrives In NYC To Defend Libya Stance
President Barack Obama arrived in Manhattan this afternoon with one mission in mind, furthering his defense of intervention in Libya.On the day the U.S....
Members of Congress Owe Thousands in Parking Violations
Under D.C. law, members of Congress are exempt from parking tickets when on "official business," yet they've racked up at least $15,000 in unpaid...
Declaring a Second Jewish State
By Dovid Efune
In September the United Nations General Assembly will convene in New York. It is widely anticipated that the Palestinian Arab leadership will...
Carter: I Am Not in Cuba to Get Out Allen Gross
Former President Jimmy Carter said today he has met Cuban officials and discussed the case of a U.S. government contractor who was sentenced to...
NYC Landlords Facing Harsher Bedbug Penalties
Despite the itchy rise to prominence of bedbugs around New York City, officials have long been limited in what they could do to get...
Traces of Radiation Detected in U.S. Rainwater
Traces of radiation from the crippled nuclear plant in Japan are being detected in states from California to Massachusetts, carried across the Pacific on...
Talmud Study Now Mandatory in South Korea
Close to 50 million people live in South Korea, and everyone learns Gemara in school. "We tried to understand why the Jews are geniuses,...
Video: Obama on Non-Criminal Illegal Aliens: We Don’t Want to Deport Them; ‘We Want...
President Barack Obama on Monday told a student who has received a deportation notice that he does not want to deport her --...
The New York Times Begins Charging For Digital Access
The New York Times began charging for full access to its website and mobile services on Monday. The third-largest U.S. newspaper is charging $15 every...
Brooklyn District Attorney Announces Real Estate Scam Bust
Eighteen people have been charged in connection with a real estate scam in Brooklyn. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes says the defendants ran a variety...
Dozens of Palestinians Arrested in Connection to Itamar Murders
Dozens of Palestinians were arrested and given DNA tests in the West Bank town of Awarta in connection to the recent murder of five...
Turkey’s Photo of the Year: Bleeding IDF Soldier
The picture of a bleeding IDF soldier aboard the Marmara won Turkey's 2010 Photo of the Year Award in the News category; the contest...
Today’s Yahrtzeits & History – 23 Adar II
Rav Chaim Cheikel of Amdur (Indura) (1787). Born to Rav Shmuel in Karlin, he was a disciple of the Vilna ...
The Real Story: Did Joe Biden Really Lock a Reporter in a Closet? Not...
We suppose it would depend on your definition of both "locked" and "closet."
The Internet was abuzz over the weekend with the news that Vice...
Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
By John Cloud
As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a...
Bloomberg Fuming, Says NYC Education Shortchanged By Proposed Budget
The state budget deal will likely restore upward of $136 million in education money to New York City. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today...
Donald Trump Releases His Birth Certificate: Barack, Where’s Yours?
Donald Trump now sees himself as something of a patron saint for the birthers - and he's even released his own birth certificate as...
Israel Angered by Argentine ‘Deal’ to Stop Iran Terrorist Inquiry
Aregntine President Cristina Kirchner's government allegedly indicated it was prepared to suspend inquiries into attacks on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires in 1992...
