New York - Stocks ended down for the day after a late-day selloff but still pulled off a gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 125 points, or 1.4 percent after another crazy session that saw the Dow drop at the open, attempt to rally for the rest of the day, then sell off in that final hour of trading, an hour that has become infamous for its volatility. The S&P...

New York, NY - A judge has ruled that New York City can prevent teachers from wearing political campaign buttons in schools. However, Judge Lewis Kaplan says teachers may post political content on their union bulletin boards in areas that are closed to students. He also said materials about candidates may be put in staff mailboxes. The teachers had filed a lawsuit claiming that the schools'...

Elizabeth, NJ - Police are investigating theft and vandalism involving mausoleums at a Jewish cemetery in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Authorities say two bronze doors measuring 6 foot by 2 1/2 feet were stolen. Police reportedly received a call from the B'Nai Yeshurun Cemetery on Carrington Street today stating that an employee had just chased a beige station wagon with tinted windows with two...

Melbourne, Australia - Police are concerned about their relationship with Orthodox Jews after an incident at a Caulfield intersection on Yom Kippur. A Caulfield North woman, who does not wish to be named, was crossing the street with her four children on their way to Chabad House of Glen Eira around 11.30 on Yom Kippur morning, when she became involved in a verbal altercation with...

New York - The John McCain-Barack Obama contest has been one in which the issues of Wall Street and fitness for the presidency have far overshadowed the subject of Israel. But the Jewish vote remains a key element in battleground states, and, playing a wide variety of roles, Jews have helped to shape the campaigns. Thirty-six of them are mentioned below. This list is by no means all-inclusive...

New York City - New Yorkers can expect another heated debate at today's second day of hearings on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to extend term limits through the City Council. Hundreds of supporters and opponents packed the City Council chambers yesterday for a hearing that ran past 11 p.m. To listen live click here The council also heard testimony from a number of prominent...

New York - THE financial world is a mess, both in the United States and abroad. Its problems, moreover, have been leaking into the general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher. In the near term, unemployment will rise, business activity will falter and headlines will continue to be scary. So ... I’ve been buying American stocks. This is my personal account I’m talking...

London - The Board of Deputies says it is being hampered in the collection of Jewish birth statistics because not all mohelim (circumcisers) are providing figures for brits performed each year. The number of births is based on the annual circumcisions performed by mohelim registered with the respective Orthodox and Progressive societies. But Daniel Vulkan, the Board's research and information...

Monroe, NY - Orange County Executive Edward Diana told officials of the Village of Kiryas Joel to return a section of County Route 44 to its previous condition in three days or pay a $1,000 per day fine, to remove the walkway and shore up 500 feet of the guardrail. The village built the stretch of wooden sidewalk along the county road without permission and that sidewalk negatively impacts...

New York, NY - The plot is thickening at Touro College, with more arrests and charges involving former officials, teachers and students who allegedly sold or bought degrees and grades, officials said yesterday. Two ex-administrators, already accused of selling grades and diplomas, were slapped yesterday with 40 new charges of forgery, bribe receiving, falsifying business records and violating...

New Milford, NJ - A 10-year-old girl was killed tonight when a speeding car thief attempting to outrun police crashed into her family’s sedan at a busy New Milford intersection. The girl was in the backseat of a Honda Accord driven by her mother when it was struck by a Mercedes-Benz stolen from a house in Bergenfield. A 14-year-old seated beside the girl was critically injured, Bergen County...