A law to establish 18 as the minimum marriage age in Washington state is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Aaron Lansky, Who Rescued 1.5 Million Yiddish Books, Is Retiring
Aaron Lansky, who went looking for Yiddish books as a graduate student and ended up preserving the language and its culture with a collection of 1.5 million volumes, is retiring from the Yiddish Book Center that he founded in Amherst,…
Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison.
I.V.F. Is a Miracle. For Republicans, It Is a Land Mine.
The grief of infertility can be all-consuming, but also hard to fully grasp for anyone who has blessedly never experienced it.
Michigan’s Muslim voters mobilize to vote ‘uncommitted’ in Democratic primary
In one of the most watched Democratic primaries this election cycle, Michiganders will head to the polls Tuesday (Feb. 27), where many will encounter volunteers from Listen to Michigan advocating for them to cast an “uncommitted” ballot to signal disapproval…
Holocaust education bill fails in Washington State after debate over Jewish refugees, genocide and the Gaza war
A bill to mandate Holocaust education in Washington state’s middle and high schools died last week after debate over whether an amendment alluded to Israel’s war with Hamas.
Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits First Prayers in 1,400 Years
Imagine yourself as Indiana Jones, traversing the narrow, nearly mile-long Siq gorge, with mountain cliffs towering on either side. Turning a corner then reveals the vast expanse of the ancient city of Petra and its majestic Treasury, the first-century rock-carved…
NBC Journalist Shows CPAC Head Matt Schlapp The Nazis Who Attended
The head honcho of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) went scorched-earth on an NBC News report that noted the number of Nazis at its annual gathering this weekend.
A stained glass window showing a dark-skinned Jesus Christ is heading to a Memphis museum
A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window in Rhode Island that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes — known to many as the “Black Gospel Window” — has found a new home at a museum…