Southwest Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Breaks Apart Midflight
NEW ORLEANS – A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Orlando, Florida, made an emergency landing Saturday morning due to a major problem with one of its two engines.
Top Iranian Admiral: US Lacks The Power To Confront Iran Militarily
The United States does not have the capability to engage Iran in a war on land, air or sea, a top Iranian Navy commander charged Saturday night boasting of his nation’s military prowess.
Israeli Social Affairs Minister Backs Bill To Criminalize Prostitutes’ Clients
Social Affairs Minister Haim Katz sakid over the weekend he will support legislation to criminalize prostitutes’ clients, following the backing of ministry officials.
Black 15-Year-old Was Unarmed and Surrendering When NYPD Cops Shot At Him 16 Times
A Brooklyn teenager who was shot at 16 times by police was unarmed and surrendering when cops opened fire, his lawyers said in a new lawsuit.
Lotte Group Vice Chairman Hangs Himself As Criminal Probe Heats Up
One of the top executives at South Korea’s Lotte Group was found dead Friday, a suspected suicide, hours before he was to be questioned by prosecutors conducting a criminal probe into the country’s fifth-largest conglomerate.
Top French Court Makes Initial Ruling To Suspend Burkini Ban
France’s highest administrative court on Friday suspended a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions within the government, pending a definitive ruling.
Israel – Bnei Brak Residents Arrested For Cocaine Smuggling
Two young men from the predominantly haredi city of Bnei Brak were recently indicted for drug smuggling, after the two were nabbed at Ben Gurion airport upon their return from Europe.
Bear Mountain, NY – Missing Brooklyn Teens May Have Been Located In Bear Mountain
Bear Mountain, NY – Police have gotten a fix on a possible location of at least one of two missing Brooklyn boys who got lost while hiking yesterday in Bear Mountain State Park.
The Claims Conference # 4
Merely being allowed into the headquarters of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (JCC) in New York is a fairly rare event. Being granted an audience on the 20th floor with a senior official like Gregory Schneider is even more seldom.