JTA North America

Rowe seeks parental rights, over Nation of Islam

2009-07-03T11:36:00-05:00

Debbie Rowe asked a court to restore her parental rights to the two children she bore Michael Jackson, partly because of the pop icon’s association with the Nation of Islam.

Clinton, Fayyad meet

2009-07-02T16:45:00-05:00

Hillary Rodham Clinton met with the Palestinian Authority prime minister in an effort to advance peace talks with Israel.

U.S. Helsinki group presses Lithuania on property

2009-07-02T14:50:00-05:00

A U.S. congressional delegation pressed the Lithuanian government to address the issue of restitution for property looted from Nazi and Communist eras.

Israel, U.S. officials discuss emergency management

2009-07-01T14:40:00-05:00

Top officials from the United States and Israel established an emergency management work group.

Colorado paper rues ‘Jewish descent’ description

2009-07-01T13:56:00-05:00

A Colorado newspaper editor apologized for an article featuring a description of a burglary suspect that some deemed anti-Semitic.

The Chosen: Jewish members in the 111th U.S. Congress

2009-07-01T13:23:00-05:00

With the news that Al Franken is headed to the Senate, JTA updates its list of the 44 Jewish members --13 senators and 31 members of the House of Representatives -- in the 111th U.S. Congress.

Madoff’s victims: Moving on, yet mesmerized by the spectacle

Jacob Berkman — 2009-06-30T16:21:00-05:00

Even as victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme try to move on, some say life will never be the same.

Groups split on court decision over hiring

2009-06-30T15:37:00-05:00

Two Jewish groups split on their reactions to a Supreme Court decision involving discrimination in hiring.

Father, son die at N.Y. recycling plant

2009-06-30T15:11:00-05:00

An Israeli immigrant and his son died in an accident at a New York City recycling plant.

Madoff gets the max: 150 years

2009-06-29T14:42:00-05:00

Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed for his crimes.