A Middlebury College chemistry professor whose written exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The Yankees have suspended the use of Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” during the seventh-inning stretch while they investigate an allegation of racism against the singer.
NEW numbers from the U.S. Census show New York state’s population continued to decline last year.
According to figures released Thursday, the state’s total population dropped by more than 48,000 between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, to a total of 19.5 million. Read more on Yeshiva World News
On this Erev Pesach morning of 5779, YWN would like to thank our devoted readers across the globe for visiting YWN each day and patronizing our advertisers.
Thanks for helping make YWN a household-name, and the site where people turn to for accurate news stories first. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Fox News’ Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson react to the release of the (redacted version) Mueller report which reveals no evidence of collusion or obstruction.
At the moment two years ago when Donald Trump learned a special counsel had been appointed to investigate his campaign and Russia, the president responded with profane fury — and something resembling panic.
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times
We say this Aramaic text just before Pesach every year. We recite it once in the evening and again in the morning. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Former left-wing revolutionary Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink’s armored truck robbery that left two police officers and a security guard dead. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in the world, in the category of leaders.
Other people on the list are Brazilian Jair Bolsonaro, Egyptian soccer player Muhammad Salach, U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
A pro-Trump immigrant from West Africa was pummeled and knocked to the ground over the weekend for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, Maryland police said.
Montgomery County police on Monday announced two arrests in connection with the alleged politically-motivated beat-down.
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