Detroit, MI - Police are investigating the death of a businessman from San Jose, Calif., who was attending a conference in Detroit last week. Police said 42-year-old Ben Goldman was found dead in a vacant lot on Braile Street early Aug. 19. Police said Goldman had been shot in the neck and apparently robbed because his wallet was missing. Police said Goldman worked for Cisco Systems as a...

Kiryas Joel, NY - The legendary Satmarer Rebbe, the Baal Divrei Yoel, Reb Yoelish Teitelbaum, of righteous memory, passed away this Kov Vov Av 29 years ago. He left thousands of Chasidim—and 100 of thousands of admirers. Ridiculed in life for his rigorously uncompromising religious faith, he continues to be revered in death for his refusal to concede even an iota of change or modernization...

Riverside, CA - A California jury on Tuesday awarded Mattel Inc $100 million in damages in the copyright infringement case it brought against MGA Entertainment Inc over the Bratz doll franchise -- far short of the billions sought by Mattel. The issue of whether MGA can continue to sell its flagship product will be decided at a later hearing by U.S. District Judge Stephen Larson, who presided...

Sacramento, CA - Charges in federal court against a man accused of making a series of menacing telephone calls were dismissed because he was declared incompetent. The man has a long history of making threats against prominent people. Scott R. Hudson, who has a long history of mental illness and threats of violence, was charged with warning he would use fire or explosives and directing...

Washington - A major systems wide computer glitch is affecting nationwide flights, according to FOX news that this is a serious communication problems, and the FAA says they can confirm of major delays to transpire soon from this. A spokesman for the FAA is assuring that this is not a safety issue, and all planes are in contact with the control panel. expect major flight delays around the...

New York - The New York Police Department is posting an officer in Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced the posting on Tuesday, saying he had struck a deal with the Persian Gulf nation to share expertise on security measures and intelligence on possible terror threats. The department already has officers stationed in 10 other spots around...

New York - A federal judge has ordered key secret grand jury testimony released in the atomic spy trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled Tuesday regarding the testimony of several witnesses whose sealed testimony was taken in 1950 and 1951. He cited the needs of historians. Federal prosecutors had already agreed to release the records of 35 of the 45 witnesses...

Washington - The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revised version of its publication, Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations. The 28-page multi-colored publication provides guidance on obtaining and keeping tax exempt status, employment taxes, unrelated business income taxes, employee business expenses, record keeping and filing...

San Francisco, CA - Emboldened by settlements with Apple Inc and AT&T Inc , inventor Judah Klausner filed a new voicemail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google Inc , Verizon Communications Inc and others. The inventor's company, Klausner Technologies Inc, also named as defendants LG Electronics Inc Comverse Technology Inc , Citrix Systems Inc Embarq Corp in a patent infringement...

Torrance, CA - A terrorist in a federal penitentiary for plotting attacks on Southern California military and Jewish sites has been sentenced to an additional 22 years in state prison for a gas station robbery. Levar Haney Washington of Torrance was sentenced by Torrance Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold for a 2005 Chevron gas station robbery. Prosecutors say he was part of a prison gang...

Jerusalem, Israel - In a crowded laboratory painted in gray and cooled like a cave, half a dozen specialists embarked this week on an historic undertaking: digitally photographing every one of the thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the entire file — among the most sought-after and examined documents on earth — available to all on the Internet. Simon...

New York - Agudath Israel of America, one of the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish organizations, is set to come out against the Hekhsher Tzedek, a new kosher symbol floated by Conservative rabbis to verify compliance with ethical behavior in the treatment of animals and laborers. The organization’s highly respected Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah (Council of Torah Sages) is said to have authorized...

Denver, CO - Among New Jersey's delegates here for the Democratic National Convention is one whose story moved from the shadows of Nazi death camps to the rare echelons of American power and prestige and who is now back in Germany helping the world understand why he fled. "We need to look to the future and how we relate to young people in a world without borders," said W. Michael Blumenthal...

New York - Every so often a non-profit organization comes along that not only exemplifies what kindness is all about, it inspires the observer to join in their efforts. Such is the case with the Mekimi organization. It is an organization that began in 2003, and now has close to 400 volunteers and staff members. What is its purpose? "Its raison d'etre is to bring the joy of living to the...

Albany, NY - Death taxes are apparently a sure thing in New York. A state audit finds that the $8 fee paid by cemeteries every time someone is buried is bringing in about $73,000 more each year than is disbursed for maintenance and repairing damage from the weather and vandals. New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state Cemetery Board should consider revising its fees, which...