Munich, Germany - Occupants of the small mini cars such as the Fiat 500 have hardly any chance of surviving a head-on collision with a SUV, according to Germany's automobile association ADAC. The ADAC pointed out that even a small car with an above average safety standard stood no chance in a crash with an SUV. Although the safety cell of the Fiat 500 has been classified as one of the best in...

Bethel, NY - Town officials are clearly interested in enforcing town laws. At the Bethel Town Board meeting, supervisor Dan Sturm said that after several residents complained about litter at the Hassidic grocery store at the corner of Route 55 and Route 17B. Town officials paid a visit to the establishment and told the owners that town codes would be strictly enforced. He said the visit...

Miami, FL - Police released the sketch of a suspect believed to have beaten up at least one North Miami Beach resident. The victim suffered injuries to his face after being ambushed while walking on a jogging path along South Glades Road and 173rd street last month. There have been two other attacks in the area since May. If you have any information on these brutal attacks, call...

Washington - U.S. air travelers can keep laptop computers in some types of carry-on bags at security checkpoints starting Aug. 16 as part of an effort to speed up screening. The bag must have a ``laptop only'' section that can unfold and lay flat on the X-ray belt, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said in a statement. Some bags that meet the standard can be purchased now and...

Borough Park, NY - Assemblyman Dov Hikind is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of attempted rapist & sexual three-hour assault of a 14-year-old chassidic girl sunday night in Borough Park the attacker is described as a White male, 20-25 years old, approximately 5’9”, black hair, “We are going to protect our children and our streets,” said...

Chicago, IL - Going negative against Democrat Barack Obama isn't just a campaign strategy for Republican John McCain. It's also a good formula for selling books. Three anti-Obama releases were in the top 20 of Amazon.com's best-seller list on Tuesday, despite little critical attention or mainstream media coverage. "There's a pent-up demand from people on the right side of the aisle who feel...

Borough Park, NY - The NYPD in the 66 Pct. is requesting the assistance of the community in apprehending a person that has targeted children in the area. Description: Male White, or Hispanic approximately 20 to 25 years old, drives a black 4 door sedan. its extremely urgent to advise your kids not to converse with any strangers, call 911 immediately if you spot a suspicious vehicle, or call...

Staten Island, NY - It was a report calculated to send chills through those charged with anti-terrorist vigilance in New York City: Bearded intruders secretly penetrate heavily guarded transportation site. It turned out the would-be trespassers were goats imported by the National Park Service to clean up poison ivy and other unwanted weeds at historic Fort Wadsworth, a 200-year-old...

New York, NY - The Dow Jones industrials closed up 331.62 points and the broader stock market also rose as falling oil prices fanned optimism that the crisis in commodities has eased. Stocks received another spurt after the Federal Reserve decision to hold rates steady, as was reported by VIN News...

Israel - A fistfight broke out this evening during a speech given by a controversial rabbinical judge who made headlines in recent months for casting doubt on the validity of hundreds of conversions. Rabbi Avraham Sherman, a judge on the High Rabbinical Court, was greeted with shouts, catcalls and inflammatory picket signs by supporters of Rabbi Haim Druckman, outgoing head of the National...

Postville, IA - Officials announced today that an investigation by the Iowa Labor Commissioner's Office has uncovered dozens of child labor violations at Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant. Officials said that the child labor investigation spanned several months and produced 57 cases, each with multiple violations. The type of violations found include minors working in prohibited...

Brooklyn, NY - A motor vehicle accident with a 85-year-old pedestrian that was struck on Church Avenue and East 5th Street Hatzolah on the scene requesting Medics to respond on a rush for aided in serious condition. Also requesting NYPD Highway A.I.S. units to respond...

Washington - The Federal Reserve, confronted with the perils of a slumping economy and rising inflation, has decided for a second straight meeting to leave interest rates unchanged. The Fed announced Tuesday that it was keeping its target for the federal funds rate, the interest that banks charge each other, at 2 percent. The decision to leave rates alone had been widely expected by...

New York City - The Manhattan district attorney is opening an investigation into possible tax evasion by wealthy New Yorkers through banks in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's inquiry will draw on work begun by the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which last month issued a report detailing how two banks, UBS and LGT, eased the way for...

Borough Park, NY - Anxious to push back against the speculation that he's a GOP plant, Councilman Simcha Felder's campaign released this photo this morning of Felder having a cozy tete-a-tete with Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith at a Jewish breakfast in Brooklyn this morning. Felder spokesman Eric Kuo said the two merely exchanged pleasantries and didn't have time to get into a deep...