In the whirlwind first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, some of the most polarizing changes have taken place within the Department of Health and Human Services, where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has openly rebuffed the medical establishment as he converts the ideas of his Make America Healthy Again movement into public policy. Since entering office in February, the health secretary […]
China’s People’s Liberation Army staged a second day of large-scale military drills around Taiwan on Tuesday, unleashing a live-fire show of force as part of what it called “Justice Mission 2025″ to demonstrate its ability to deter any external support for the island it claims as part of its sovereign territory. Taiwanese officials said some of China’s live rounds […]
The Kremlin on Tuesday urged restraint and de-escalation over Iran, pushing back against renewed threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Washington could support another strike on the Islamic
Dear YWN, I hope you will publish this letter, as I find the situation deeply disturbing. Recently, someone sent me a letter that was signed by dozens of baalei batim, with an effort underway to collect even more signatures. Part of the letter reads as follows (quoted verbatim): “Therefore, we make our position explicit. We […]
Greg Abel faces the challenge of taking over Berkshire Hathaway from the legendary Warren Buffett this week. Many regard Buffett as the world’s greatest investor after he grew Berkshire from a struggling New England textile mill that he starting buying up for $7.60 a share in 1962, to the massive conglomerate it is today with shares that go for […]
Newly resurfaced surveillance footage from a Minnesota fraud investigation shows parents dropping children off at a Minneapolis day care, signing them in, and then leaving with the children moments later.
Israel Prison Service (PS) officers foiled an attempt to transfer illicit messages to incarcerated terrorists via a Palestinian lawyer during his visit to a terrorist in an Israeli security prison. During an X-ray scan and a security inspection of the lawyer’s personal belongings ahead of the meeting, prison officers found documents containing messages and requests […]
Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich on Tuesday refused to back down on the harsh remarks he made about Supreme Court justice Yitzchak Amit on Monday. During a party meeting, Smotrich called Amit “a violent, trampling megalomaniac who is stealing Israeli democracy. The result will be that we will trample him—there will be no choice.” Smotrich’s words […]
If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and
Leaders from Europe and Canada held talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv sparred over Russian claims,
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday after a weapons shipment from the United Arab Emirates arrived for separatist forces in the war-torn country, and warned that it viewed Emirati actions as “extremely dangerous.” The bombing followed tensions over the advance of Emirates-backed separatist forces known as the Southern Transitional Council. The council and […]
New Yorkers will ring in the new year with another minimum wage hike, as hourly pay rises to $17 in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, and $16 across
Why let New York City have all the fun with its Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve? Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and balls of all shapes and sizes. Many have a hometown flair. There’s the giant cheese wedge in Plymouth, Wisconsin, […]
South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced Tuesday it will ban breeding and possession of bears and extraction of their bile beginning Jan. 1. The […]
A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader issued a defiant warning Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he would greenlight an Israeli strike on Iran if Tehran moves to rebuild its nuclear or missile programs. Ali Shamkhani, a top adviser to Ali Khamenei, responded on social media hours after Trump’s remarks, declaring that Iran’s military […]
Israel’s President Yitzchak Herzog denied a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “on its way,” pushing back against suggestions of behind-the-scenes coordination between the two leaders. Trump made the assertion publicly, saying Herzog had recently told him that a pardon for Netanyahu was forthcoming. Within hours, […]
Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that he remains undecided about attending the swearing-in of his successor, Zohran Mamdani, suggesting that the mayor-elect’s base of supporters is giving him pause. Speaking to reporters at an unrelated City Hall event, Adams said he does not want to distract from Mamdani’s inauguration on Jan. […]
A wild winter storm was expected to bring strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreled
Opposition leader Yair Lapid and Yesh Atid MKs filed an urgent petition to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking to block the transfer of NIS 1.09 billion to Chareidi educational institutions. The petition claims that the allocation, approved by the Knesset Finance Committee, is illegal because it funds schools that “do not prepare Chareidi children […]
Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich delivered a frightening warning at a meeting of his Religious Zionist party on Monday about Israel’s enemy within. “After remarkable successes on external war fronts, the biggest threat today comes from within,” he declared. “The images and incidents from the Negev in recent days must trigger every alarm bell, reminding us […]
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