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Katherine Short, daughter of comedian and actor Martin Short, dies at 42

Katherine Short, 42, daughter of the Tony and Emmy-winning comedian and actor, has died, reportedly by suicide; Martin Short said he will pause his tour with Steve Martin; 'We are devastated,' the family said, remembering her for her light and joy

ynet | 02.25.26

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies at 84

Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., founded Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition, battled Parkinson’s and progressive supranuclear palsy, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000

Reuters | 02.17.26

Dana Eden’s company denies foul play in producer’s death in Athens

Dana and Shula Productions said there is no suspicion of criminal or nationalist motive in Dana Eden’s death in Athens during filming of ‘Tehran’; Israeli police said there is 'no indication of foul play,' and the embassy is assisting the family

Ran Boker, Liran Tamari, Itamar Eichner | 02.16.26

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dies at 48

Actor, who revealed a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2024, rose to fame as Dawson Leery in beloved teenage drama; family says he 'passed peacefully'

Aya Hayut | 02.11.26

A scene from the intense clashes on the night of Jan. 8, 2026 in the Tehranpars area, which eyewitnesses described as resembling a battlefield

Tehran’s bloody night: What really happened at Police Station 126?

Amir, a protester at the scene, told TML that, despite state-run media claims, it is inconceivable that a preplanned, three-person armed group could have attacked a police station heavily staffed with armed personnel

Omid Habibinia/The Media Line | 02.02.26

Beyond the numbers: real responsibility for death toll in Gaza lies with Hamas

Opinion: Whether it is a thousand or a hundred thousand deaths in Gaza, Hamas and Hamas alone is to blame; but Hamas’ figures are winning the PR war—with help from inside the IDF

Ben-Dror Yemini | 02.01.26

בני משפחות עוברים בין שקי גופות ב טהרן אחרי דיכוי המחאה מחאה מחאות שם

Internet blackout fails to hide Iran massacre: ‘30,000 dead in two days, no body bags left’

Senior Iranian officials tell the Time magazine that tens of thousands were killed in the streets, and footage that has managed to emerge reveals the extent of the violence; 'The stock of body bags ran out and heavy trucks replaced the ambulances'

Lior Ben Ari | 01.25.26

Declared dead by mistake, Israeli woman spends months undoing bureaucratic nightmare

After a heart attack, a hospital error led 49-year-old Dafna Sagiv Reiss to be recorded as deceased, freezing bank accounts, canceling insurance and disrupting medical care across multiple state systems

Or Hadar | 01.22.26

Iran acknowledges 3,117 deaths in protests as rights groups cite higher tolls

Iran’s government issued its first official toll from protests it crushed violently, saying 3,117 people were killed, including 2,427 civilians and security forces, while denying responsibility as human rights activists say the true number is far higher

Lior Ben Ari | 01.21.26

If you sleep less than 7 hours a night you are shortening your life, huge study finds

Even the researchers were surprised: Data from across the US reveals that sleep deprivation predicts earlier death more than poor diet, lack of fitness or loneliness; 'We knew that sleep was important, we just didn't know how much'

ynet | 01.13.26

The bloodiest year on the roads: more than one person was killed every day

455 people were killed on the roads last year; 151 of them were injured in an accident involving a young driver; Most fatal accidents occur around 4:00 p.m., mainly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Summary of the year that broke a new and painful record in the number of victims on the roads

Sivan Hilaie | 12.31.25

Reincarnation in Judaism: how Kabbalah turned a fringe belief into a mainstream idea

Absent from the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, reincarnation was developed by Kabbalah as a way to explain injustice, drew fierce opposition from leading rabbis, resurfaced in modern controversy and led the Ari and his disciples to map and diagnose souls

Shmuel Munitz | 12.21.25

Elizabeth Olsen: 'I think I peaked at 12 - confident, free, badass and very smart'

Elizabeth Olsen and Miles Teller star in new film 'Eternity,' as couple who meet again in afterlife and have to decide who they want to live with forever; in an interview with ynet, stars talk about faith, doubts and moments that make it all worth it

Shirit Gal, London | 12.13.25

Doctor convicted in Matthew Perry’s death sentenced to 2.5 years in prison

Dr. Salvador Plascencia of California was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for illegally supplying ketamine to 'Friends' actor Matthew Perry; he ran a clinic outside Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to four felony counts of unlawful distribution of the anesthetic

ynet | 12.04.25

Watch: Thai woman found alive in coffin moments before planned cremation

Woman, 65, who had been presumed dead, stuns staff at a Bangkok-area temple when she began moving and knocking from inside her coffin, prompting monks to halt the cremation and rush her to a nearby hospital

Associated Press | 11.25.25

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