With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s confirmed measles cases count is 884, triple the amount seen in all of 2024. The vast majority — 646 — are in Texas, where an outbreak in the western […]
Pakistani security forces overnight killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings in recent years. In a statement, the military said intelligence reports indicated the killed militants were “Khwarij” — a phrase the government uses for the Pakistani Taliban. Without […]
In a gambit to cling to power, Hamas says it would strike a deal with Israel that would leave it ruling Gaza under the protection of an internationally guaranteed five-year truce, according to sources cited by international media outlets. Under the proposed agreement, Hamas would release all remaining Israeli hostages in a single exchange—one of […]
Israel has denied involvement in the massive explosion ripped through Iran’s largest port on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring over 1,000 others. The blast shook the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, a critical hub on the Strait of Hormuz. Thick plumes of smoke towered over the strategic facility after the […]
Many Americans do not agree with President Trump’s aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place. Americans are nearly twice as likely to say Trump has been mostly focusing on the wrong priorities as to say […]
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Agudath Israel of America blasted Harvard University’s decision to sue the Trump administration rather than cooperate with federal efforts to address the “endemic antisemitism” festering on its campuses. The standoff comes at a time of crisis for Jewish students nationwide, as antisemitic incidents on college campuses skyrocket in the wake of the October 7th Hamas […]
The Supreme Court on Saturday blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th-century wartime law. In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center “until further order of this court.” Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. […]
Protesters chanted and marched Saturday outside the FBI after agents arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The case has escalated a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of escorting the man […]
Emily Kramer-Golinkoff can’t get enough oxygen with each breath. Advanced cystic fibrosis makes even simple things like walking or showering arduous and exhausting. She has the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S., which afflicts 40,000 Americans. But her case is caused by a rare genetic mutation, so medications that work for 90% of […]
Investigative Report: Conservative Movement Targeting Haredi Communities in Secret Campaign As published by Kikar HaShabbat In a disturbing investigative report published by Kikar HaShabbat, it was revealed that a Conservative
A heated debate took place on Sunday in the Knesset’s Constitution Committee regarding the Shin Bet’s “selective enforcement of leaks, violation of the freedom of the press and the right
A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing at least nine people and injuring an unknown number of
HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau was released from Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital on Sunday after four days of hospitalization. The Rosh Yeshivah underwent surgery overnight Thursday after suffering a fall in his
Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven U.S. Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than $200 million in what is becoming the
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday issued a provisional order in response to petitions filed by left-wing organizations regarding the conscription of bnei yeshivos to the IDF. The judges demanded that
YWN regrets to inform you of the tragic Petira of Roiza Fradel Lefkowitz A”H, daughter of Reb Yoel, an 11-year-old girl from Monsey, who was tragically struck by a vehicle a few weeks ago while riding her bicycle on Ronald Drive. Following the incident on March 17, Roiza Fradel A”H was rushed to Westchester Medical […]
Iran and the United States held in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program on Saturday, ending the discussions with a promise for more talks and perhaps another high-level meeting next weekend. The talks ran for several hours in Muscat, the mountain-wrapped capital of this sultanate on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Iranian […]
Release by: Yizkereim / The Rabbi Leib Geliebter Memorial FoundationOn 28 Nissan, we commemorate 80 years since the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp — one of the most significant
A month ago I wrote a letter to Yeshiva World trying to give some context and support to the new Shidduch initiative. I wrote it as a complete outsider to
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