Yeshiva World News

Surveillance footage shows three suspects rushing into a bodega in the Longwood section of the Bronx, where the clerk was held at gunpoint during an armed robbery.

Decades after the Holocaust, families are being reunited with personal items stolen by the Nazis, including wallets, photographs, religious objects, and other belongings taken from victims during World War II. In several cases, archives and museums in Europe have located these items and returned them to surviving relatives. Families say the return carries deep personal […]

A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump is set to enter a plea deal resolving the case Thursday. Nikita Casap, 18, is expected to agree to the deal during a morning hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court in suburban Milwaukee. He […]

Sometimes the beauty of a revolution is that it becomes so mainstream that you don’t even realize that a complete transformation has taken place! This aptly describes the transformation in Klal Yisrael as a result of Dirshu’s increasingly popular Amud HaYomi program that has, baruch Hashem, tens of thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands of lomdim all […]

A third-grade girl was seriously injured on Wednesday after a rock was thrown at a school bus traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. The incident occurred as two school buses were returning from a class trip to Liberty Science Center. While traveling on the Turnpike between Challenger Road and Degraw Avenue, a […]

The U.S. Department of Education’s newly launched foreign-funding disclosure portal is placing a spotlight on the role of Qatar in American higher education, revealing that the Gulf state is by far the largest foreign source of funding for U.S. colleges and universities. According to data published on the portal, Qatar has provided approximately $6.6 billion […]

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will run for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028. He plans to make the formal announcement Thursday at events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Although Shapiro hasn’t disclosed any ambitions for higher office, […]

Sec. Rollins: “For every retailer in America that takes a SNAP dollar… starting almost immediately, we are doubling what’s called the stocking standard… they will have twice as many healthy alternatives to choose from.”

Sec. Kristi Noem announces that 2.6 million illegals have left the United States since President Trump took office — including 650,000 who were arrested, detained, and deported, and two million who self-deported.

The New York City Council on Wednesday unanimously elected Councilwoman Julie Menin as its next speaker, making her the first Jewish speaker in the council’s history. Menin, a Democrat who represents parts of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, secured all 51 votes with no opposition. She succeeds outgoing leadership at a time of heightened political and […]

Prime Minister Netanyahu met today in his office in Jerusalem with Nickolay Mladenov, who is slated to serve as Director General of the “Peace Council” in the Gaza Strip. During the meeting, the prime minister reiterated that Hamas must disarm and that the Gaza Strip must be demilitarized in accordance with Trump’s 20-point framework.

The Paratroopers Brigade has completed a five-month operational deployment in Judea and Samaria under the IDF’s regional division. During the operation, Paratroopers forces arrested more than 300 wanted suspects, eliminated 25 terrorists, and seized dozens of weapons used for terrorist activity. The brigade also conducted ongoing training drills throughout the deployment to maintain and improve […]

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara: “I have no reason to think the professional law enforcement officers of both the FBI and the Minnesota BCA would do anything other than collecting the facts and the evidence, and allowing that to go to its logical conclusion.”

States have major decisions to make in 2026 about the social safety net and taxes in the aftermath of a sweeping law President Donald Trump signed last year. The federal government is shifting more responsibilities to states over the next few years, and states must prepare for greater costs in the Medicaid health care and SNAP food […]

The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services narrowed sharply to $29.4 billion in October, the lowest monthly level since 2009, according to new Commerce Department data. The decline came as imports fell 3.2% while exports rose 2.6%, a shift partly driven by tariffs imposed under Donald Trump. Despite the improvement, the overall trade deficit […]

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announces his retirement from Congress on the House floor.

An unusual incident occurred on Wednesday when a bochur from Ponevezh Yeshivah was detained by police forces and transferred to military police. Initial reports claimed that he was arrested on the way to Meron following a dispute with his driver, but the Ezram U’Meginam spokesperson clarified that the arrest actually took place inside a recruitment […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over Greenland, the strategic Arctic island that is a self-governing territory of Denmark. Since the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has revived his argument that the […]

Josh Shapiro is expected to announce today that he will seek a second term as Pennsylvania governor, following a first term that elevated his national profile and fueled talk of potential future presidential ambitions. Shapiro plans to make the formal announcement at events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.