More NYPD Officers Probed In Bribes For Gun Licenses Scandal
NEW YORK — More officers and the command structure of an entire police precinct – are under investigation in the NYPD bribes for gun licenses scandal, sources said Tuesday.
Sept. 11 Families Upset By White House Effort To Derail Bill
Washington – Families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say they are “greatly distressed” that the Obama administration is working to derail legislation giving them the right to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role that elements of the Saudi government may have played in the attack.
Judge Reduces Manslaughter Conviction Of Ex-NYPD Officer, Gets Probation
Brooklyn, NY – A former police officer convicted in the accidental shooting death of an unarmed man in a darkened stairwell was spared prison time Tuesday, and a judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to a lesser charge.
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto Requests Pardon For Medical Reasons
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto has submitted a request for pardon, Channel 10 reports Tuesday, just two months after beginning his jail sentence for corruption.
Liberal Orthodox Rabbis ‘Blacklisted’ In Israel For Conversion
After two years of legal maneuvering, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate finally delivered a list of Diaspora rabbis it deems acceptable for purposes of establishing a claimant’s Jewish identity.
Sweden’s Deputy PM Describes 9/11 Twin Towers Attack As A Accidents
Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister has come under fire after branding the September 11 terror attacks ‘accidents’.
Yemen – Yemeni Rebels Hold Jew Over Smuggling Out Old Torah Scroll
Yemen – Yemeni security officials say a member of the country’s Jewish minority has been detained over allegations he helped smuggle an 800-year-old scroll to Israel.
Germany: Edward Snowden Wanted To Help Russia, Not Fight Injustice
Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who worked for the US National Security Agency (NSA), may have chosen which documents to leak out of a desire to help Russia.