Lawyer: Man charged in Hanukkah attack incompetent for trial
A psychiatrist has found Grafton Thomas incompetent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from a machete attack at a Hanukkah party that wounded five Hasidic Jews, Thomas's attorney said Monday.
Commuter train strikes tractor-trailer in Sloatsburg
The Port Jervis line of the Metro-North Railroad is suspended in both directions after a train struck a tractor-trailer near the Sloatsburg and Tuxedo stations in New York on Tuesday night.
Man charged in Monsey Hanukkah attack pleads not guilty
The man charged in an attack at a suburban New York Hanukkah celebration that left five people wounded, one critically, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges on Thursday.
Pistol permit applications rise in NY community after attack
The number of residents seeking to own handguns has risen sharply in a New York community shaken last month by a machete attack that injured five men during a Hanukkah celebration.
Monsey stabbing attack suspect indicted on six counts of attempted murder
The suspect in last week’s brutal Hanukkah stabbing attack has been indicted by a grand jury on six counts of attempted murder.
Hanukkah stabbing suspect questioned in prior Monsey attack
The man charged in the machete attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City had been questioned by local authorities in connection with an earlier stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in the same town, police said Thursday.
Family of NY Hanukkah attack victim calls for end of hatred
he daughter of a man gravely wounded in an attack on a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City made an emotional plea Thursday to end hatred and anti-Semitism, saying she hopes her father regains consciousness “to a changed world.”
Man stabbed in Hanukkah attack may have brain damage: Family
A man wounded in the Hanukkah stabbings north of New York City may have permanent brain damage and be partially paralyzed for the rest of his life, his family said.
Marines kicked out Hanukkah attack suspect in 2002
Military officials say the man charged with stabbing five people during a Hanukkah celebration in New York was removed from the U.S. Marine Corps due to a "fraudulent enlistment."
Hero of Hanukkah attack honored for his bravery
Officials honored Yosef Gluck with the Ramapo Freedom Award.
New York leaders call for action in wake of violence against Jews
In the wake of several incidents of violence against Jews, several elected and community leaders in New York are proposing ways to fight hate crimes and foster greater understanding.
Hanukkah attack suspect researched Hitler online, officials say
Grafton Thomas appeared in federal court in White Plains to face five counts of obstructing the free exercise of religious beliefs by attempting to kill with a dangerous weapon and causing injuries.
Suspect in Rabbi home stabbings is mentally ill: Family
A man accused of storming into a rabbi's home and stabbing five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City was raised to embrace tolerance but has a history of mental illness, his family said.
5 stabbed at rabbi's house on Hanukkah; suspect in custody
As people gathered at a rabbi's home north of New York City to celebrate the seventh night of Hanukkah, police said a man stabbed and wounded five before fleeing in a vehicle.
Jewish leaders urge action after another 'senseless' attack
When a suspect walked into the home of a rabbi celebrating Hanukkah and stabbed five celebrants it was the latest in a week of anti-Semitic attacks in the nation’s most demographically diverse area — and an incident that reverberated across the country.
'Tough year': Measles and other infectious diseases rising in U.S.
Measles and other infectious diseases roared back in the United States in 2019.