Month July 2019
It’ll be one giant leap for chile-kind. A hybrid version of a New Mexico chile plant has been selected to be grown in space as part of a NASA experiment. Read more on Yeshiva World News
MAKINDYE-LUKULI, Uganda — The darkening clouds are ominous for many in this urban neighborhood, promising rushing rainwaters stinking of human waste from overflowing septic tanks. As Africa faces a population boom unmatched anywhere in the world, millions of people are… Continue Reading →
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Suspected Boko Haram extremists killed more than 60 people in an attack on villagers leaving a funeral in northeastern Nigeria, a local official said Sunday. It was the deadliest extremist attack against civilians in the region this… Continue Reading →
Police on Monday announced that they had discovered 200 ready-to-use firebombs stored in the backyard of a resident of the northern Arab village of Kfar Manda. Two individuals in their… Read more » The post Police Discover 200 Firebombs in… Continue Reading →
President Trump on Monday blasted Rev. Al Sharpton as a “con man,” claiming he “hates whites & cops,” after the MSNBC host said he would travel to Baltimore amid the controversy over the president’s comments about the city and its… Continue Reading →
The High Court will not allow Interior Minister Rabbi Aryeh Deri to fire Teveria Mayor Ron Kobi before the upcoming Knesset elections, according to the outline proposed by the court… Read more » The post High Court: Kobi to Serve… Continue Reading →
A veteran Arizona legislator is apologizing while defending herself from criticism for comments she made on immigration and birth rates. The Phoenix New Times posted audio of a July 15 speech during which state Sen. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →
The New Right Party led by Ayelet Shaked and the United Right party led by Rafi Peretz took a big step closer to creating a unified list on Sunday when Peretz announced that he would allow Shaked to lead a… Continue Reading →
When I was a bochur in yeshiva at the beginning of the ’80s, I was taught that the main focus in learning is shiur and chazara. At that time I considered this approach to be our mesorah and the correct… Continue Reading →
Gilroy, CA – Police were searching on Monday for a suspected accomplice of the gunman who killed three people, including a 6-year-old boy, in a mass shooting at a food festival in California. The gunman was shot dead by police… Continue Reading →
The woman who is supposed to replace Puerto Rico’s embattled governor announced Sunday that she doesn’t want the job as the U.S. territory reels from political crisis. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez said in a Twitter post that she hopes Gov…. Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Yes we are iy”H, and no, we are not opening a school there. We are coming to Lakewood to greet and meet all our alumnus. It’s amazing the number of calls we have received asking and hoping that we… Continue Reading →
When much of Venezuela was plunged into darkness after a massive blackout this week, President Nicolás Maduro blamed the power outage on an “electromagnetic attack” carried out by the U.S. Read more on Yeshiva World News
Tehran – A new video released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shows a British warship escorting a U.K.-flagged tanker being warned by the paramilitary troops not to interfere in their seizure of the commercial vessel earlier this month. The nearly two-minute… Continue Reading →
Jerusalem – Israel’s four Arab political parties formalized a merger on Monday ahead of September elections, hoping to boost turnout among the minority that comprises a fifth of the country’s population. The Palestinian nationalist Balad party announced late Sunday night… Continue Reading →
The death toll from an attack against the Kabul office of the Afghan president’s running mate and former chief of the intelligence service climbed to at least 20 people on… Read more » The post Death Toll in Attack at… Continue Reading →
During a Shabbos cultural event in Hadera, MK Avigdor Lieberman, who chairs the Yisrael Beitenu party, insists he is not against the chareidi population, but he does oppose religious coercion. Read more on Yeshiva World News
The single rightwing list in formation, to be headed by Ayelet Shaked and consisting of the New Right, United Right List, and – Shaked hopes – Otzma Yehudit, leaves one… Read more » The post Feiglin: Nobody Asked Us to… Continue Reading →
Three Indian nationals seeking asylum in the U.S. have been forced to receive IV drips at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas as they approach their third week of a hunger strike, according to their attorney. Read… Continue Reading →
Twenty Democratic presidential hopefuls will take the stage in Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in their second debate of the nominating contest for the November 2020 election. Each night… Read more » The post FOCUS: Four Moments to Watch… Continue Reading →
An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was shot and killed at a Lincoln Heights taco stand early Saturday and authorities are searching for a suspect. Officer Juan Diaz was out with his girlfriend and two other males when he was… Continue Reading →