Spring Glen, NY - In spite of warnings and health violations, a Hasidic girls' camp continues to operate at the former Homowack Lodge. Even though the state Department of Health asked residents to evacuate the sprawling resort off Route 209 on Monday for safety reasons, more than 200 girls again slept overnight in buildings on the property. DOH staff and Town of Mamakating officials met with...

Ohio - Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach has been nominated as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Mr. Dettelbach, who joined the law firm Baker Hostetler in 2006, will resign his position with the firm to accept the nomination, a Baker spokesperson said. He is a member of the white-collar defense and corporate investigations practice, and was one of six people nominated as U.S...

Salem, OR - A leading US Muslim civil rights organization slammed a draft state law that would bar teachers in public schools from wearing "religious dress" such as a headscarf. "This legislation forces Muslims, Jews, Sikhs and others to choose between their faith and entering the teaching profession," said Ibrahim Hooper, communications director for the Washington-based Council on...

Jerusalem - In a move which might bring calm to the streets of the capital, after a three-hour hearing, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court decided on Friday afternoon to release to house arrest a mother suspected of nearly starving her three-year-old child to death. The court agreed to allow the woman, whose detention sparked fierce haredi riots, to stay at the Mea She'arim home of Rabbi Avraham...

New York - Nouriel Roubini, the economist whose dire forecasts earned him the nickname "Doctor Doom," said after markets closed Thursday that earlier reports claiming he sees an end to the recession this year were "taken out of context." "It has been widely reported today that I have stated that the recession will be over 'this year' and that I have 'improved' my economic outlook," Roubini...