U.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday. The average price for a dozen Grade A eggs dropped 12.7% to $5.12 in April, according to the Consumer Price Index. It was the first month-to-month decline in egg prices since October 2024. Still, egg prices remain near historic highs as a persistent outbreak of bird flu continues to wipe out flocks of egg-laying hens. The April figure is 79% higher than the same month a year earlier, when the price averaged $2.86 per dozen. In March, U.S. egg prices had climbed to a record $6.23 per dozen. It was unclear how much egg prices would fall in April because consumer demand is usually high around Easter and Passover.

The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has launched a new initiative in which tzitzis are distributed to interested prison guards, in cooperation with the Technology and Logistics Division and the Chief Rabbanut of the IPS. The tzizis will be available for order through the Technology and Logistics Division, and are intended to foster connection to values, identity, and emunah—out of personal choice. The initiative is also in line with the policy of Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi, who views strengthening the spiritual, ethical, and national resilience of prison guards as an integral part of the organization’s operational and managerial activities. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Imad Hirbawi, who risked his life to save dozens of students at the Ohr Chaya seminary when a fire broke out in their Jerusalem dorm in December 2024, received Israeli citizenship earlier this week at the Interior Ministry. Hirwabi, a 35-year-old Arab from East Jerusalem, had just arrived at the building that morning for his construction job on the upper floors, which were being renovated, when the fire broke out. “I heard an explosion,” Hirbawi told Yisrael Hayom. “I understood something happened. I went down to the lower floors and saw the building on fire. I ran down to help in any way I could. The fire was in the hallway and not in the rooms themselves. I opened the doors, I shouted ‘Get out, there’s a fire.'” “I think I saw about 40 girls go down,” he added.

HAKEEM JEFFRIES: “A $400 million flying palace is an unconstitutional gift to this president or any president if it is not explicitly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred any wire service news reporters from traveling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East. No reporters from The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were on the plane, where presidents often take questions from traveling members of the press. “Their reports are distributed quickly to thousands of news outlets and millions of readers throughout the world every day, so all have equal access to coverage of the presidency,” the White House Correspondents’ Association said in a statement.

President Trump’s motorcade has arrived at At-Turaif in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for the official state dinner.

In a significant speech delivered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged the kingdom’s leadership to formally recognize Israel, stating, “you’ll be greatly honoring me” by taking this step toward peace. Addressing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was seated prominently in the front row, Trump repeatedly referenced the prince by name, emphasizing his call for stronger ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel. “With the historic Abraham Accords that we’re so proud of, all the momentum was aimed at peace, aimed very successfully,” Trump declared, highlighting the groundbreaking agreements that normalized relations between Israel and several Arab nations.

A mother’s letter. A child’s fight. Shira urgently needs life-saving care. You can help – but only if we act now. My name is Bracha, and I’m writing not only as a mother, but as someone who deeply believes in the quiet power of kindness. My daughter Shira is a bright, tender-hearted little girl. She’s been diagnosed with leukemia — a cancer of the blood. Her eyesight has already been affected, and the emotional toll on our family has been immense. Shira is currently receiving care in a local hospital in Poland, but doctors have urged us to transfer her to a specialized children’s hospital in Vienna. There, she can receive the advanced, life-saving treatment she urgently needs. The cost of this treatment is over $150,000 — far beyond anything we can afford.

The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization on Tuesday found Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives more than a decade ago, in a ruling that raises the prospect of victims’ families being paid compensation. A Dutch-led international investigation concluded in 2016 that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, from Ukrainian territory held by separatist rebels using a Buk missile system delivered from Russia. Moscow denies any involvement in the MH17 tragedy. The Netherlands and Australian governments brought the case against Moscow before the Montreal-based global aviation agency in 2022, and on Tuesday welcomed the verdict.