- Reuters
Israeli justices press government on religious conscription waivers
The top Israeli court heard responses by the state on Sunday to challenges against exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews from military conscription, a long-standing source of friction with more secular citizens now inflamed by the long Gaza war. In the name of equality, the Supreme Court in 2018 voided a law waiving the call-up for ultra-Orthodox men who want to study in seminaries instead. That has left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambling to agree with ultra-Orthodox coalition partners on a military service compromise that might preempt any Supreme Court ruling that Israel's fasted-growing minority must be forcibly drafted.
- WLS – Chicago
2 dead, 3 injured in I-290 crash near Damen Avenue
A crash on the Eisenhower Expressway left two people dead, one of them a pedestrian, Illinois State Police said.
- People
How Michael Crichton’s Widow Sherri Is Teaching Their Son About the Dad He Never Met (Exclusive)
Sherri has spent over a decade organizing and archiving Michael Crichton's research so his kids can "have a real understanding of how he worked"
