NYPD: Woman Fights off Rapist on Brooklyn Street
Brooklyn – Police are investigating an assault on a woman in Brooklyn.
Edward Snowden Lawyer Vows New Push For Pardon From Barack Obama
Lawyers working with Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower who received sanctuary in Russia after fleeing the US, have vowed to step up pressure on Barack Obama’s administration for a presidential pardon.
Jeremy Reichberg Hooker: The NYPD Cops I Serviced Should Be Fired
Two cops treated to mile-high sex on a free chartered plane ride as part of an alleged NYPD bribery racket should be fired, the hooker at the center of the scandal said.
Before Suicide, Esti Weinstein Penned Book About Her Ordeals In Ultra-Orthodox World
A formerly ultra-Orthodox woman who was found dead in her car on Sunday after apparently taking her own life days earlier, had written a short autobiography describing the rigors of living within the Gur Hasidic sect and the pain she felt when her daughters cut ties with her over her choice to give up religion.
Who Really Killed Hezbollah’s Top Commander?
When top Hezbollah terrorist Mustafa Badreddine was killed in an explosion in Damascus on May 10, Hezbollah initially blamed Israel, then pointed the finger at Sunni militias. However, Iran now believes that the US was behind the assassination, according to The Daily Beast.
NYT: CIA Weapons For Syrian Rebels Sold To Arms Black Market
New York – Weapons shipped into Jordan for Syrian rebels by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia were stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, the New York Times reported, citing American and Jordanian officials.
Italy Arrests Second-Most Wanted Mafia Boss Ernesto Fazzalari
ROME – Italy’s second most sought-after fugitive, a convicted ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate boss feared as a “merciless killer,” was captured Sunday as he slept in his bed in a hideout in the rugged Calabrian mountains, police and prosecutors said.
Search For Mother of 7 Esti Weinstein Ends In Tragedy
Despite efforts by members of Zaka, Israeli police, and thousands of volunteers, the search for a missing mother of seven ended in tragedy on Sunday.
5 Years After She Vanished, New Hope In Jewish Student Lauren Spierer Case
A former FBI agent hired by the family of missing college student Lauren Spierer says he close to solving the case after an apparent jailhouse confession by a man known as the naked gunman.