Israel - A 61-year-old resident of Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood was under arrest today for running a "drug station" from his home. The police investigation into the father of eight began several weeks ago in the wake of "intelligence information" that the suspect was selling drugs in his home in the haredi neighborhood. Detectives, posing as drug dealers, came to the suspects' home...

Brooklyn, NY - After a two-month parking holiday ended yesterday, DOT traffic agents handed out tickets with a bang. "We call it No Park Slope," said an angry Joanna Frank, 36, after rushing down at 8:32 a.m. to find her car ticketed, two minutes after new alternate-side parking rules took effect. "I was expecting the changeover to be in September," she complained. "It's a constant...

Brooklyn, NY - The Democratic primary for Brooklyn borough president is more than a year away. But the maneuvering is in full effect, with candidates’ trying their best to get every pre-season advantage. The latest is City Councilman Bill de Blasio, who was endorsed over the weekend by two members of Congress from Brooklyn: Yvette D. Clarke and Nydia M. Velázquez. At the same time, Mr. de...

Israel - A synagogue in a former Jewish town in Gaza has now been transformed into a Hamas training center. Where Jews once worshipped God, Islamic terrorists now rehearse the murder and abduction of Israelis, reported Yediot Ahronot. In the run-up to the 2005 forced evacuation of Gaza's Jewish population, Israel wrestled over what to do with synagogues and other public buildings in the 21...

New Haven, CT - The Elm City's new police chief officially started to work Monday. He has signed an 18-month commitment with the city. It's a quick stint to try and fix up the department. It was announced last month that 59-year-old James Lewis will be the new chief of police in New Haven. He has 37-years of law enforcement experience and has served as the police chief in Green Bay Wisconsin...

Flatbush, NY - Mourners remembered New York Police Department lieutenant and Army National Guard 1st Lt. Daniel Farkas as one who "exemplified the best of what this country is all about" at his funeral in Brooklyn yesterday. Farkas, 42, of Washington Park, Brooklyn, was found dead July 4 at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan, from what the Department of Defense has called "injuries suffered...

Washington, DC - The nation's banking system is "absolutely safe" and Americans' insured deposits in banks protected, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said today. "Insured deposits are absolutely safe," Sheila Bair, FDIC chairwoman, said in an interview on CBS' "The Early Show." "The banking system as a whole is absolutely safe." The FDIC insures bank deposits of up to...

New York, NY - Health officials are calling for the revaccination of hundreds of schoolchildren on Staten Island. Children who received inoculations at the Staten Island Physician Practice in Annandale were asked to return to have the vaccines re-administered. Health officials say the vaccines were stored at the wrong temperatures. SIPP President Dr. Wilfredo Velez says a faulty thermometer...