New York City - Perhaps no primary in the state is being observed more intently by political professionals than that of Sheldon Silver, speaker of the state Assembly and one of the most powerful men in Albany. This year, Mr. Silver has drawn not just one but two young challengers: Paul Newell, a community organizer, and Luke Henry, a lawyer. Neither is likely to defeat the speaker, but the...

Rockville, MD - Unidentified assailants spray-painted swastikas around a neighborhood in a suburb of Washington, DC where many Israelis live. The incident in Rockville, Maryland was described by police as a racially-motivated hate crime targeting the large number of Israeli Jews that live in the area. Earlier this summer, Israeli children living in the neighborhood were physically attacked...