JOLIET, Ill. — An Illinois judge has freed a man who had been in jail for three weeks after letting loose a loud yawn during a sentencing hearing. Thirty-three-year-old Clifton Williams of Richton ...

Check out the woman on the left and try not to yawn. Go on, give her a good ten seconds of your time. I mean, it’s Friday and it’s been a long week—I can’t blame you. Really—try your absolute hardest ...

Drowsy spectators in one suburban Chicago courtroom might want to stifle their yawns from now on. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Make sure you get plenty of sleep before going to court. Clifton Williams didn't and he's been sentenced to six months in jail for yawning. "I was flabbergasted because I didn't realize a judge could ...

Yawning is undeniably contagious and hard to resist. Interestingly, in our species, even the mere sound of a yawn can trigger this contagious response, especially when the yawner is someone familiar.

JOLIET, Ill. — Drowsy spectators in one suburban Chicago courtroom might want to stifle their yawns from now on. Clifton Williams, 33, of Richton Park, is facing six months in jail for making what ...

Courtroom dwellers, beware. That yawn could cost you. Here’s the AP story of an Illinois man who discovered that first hand: JOLIET, Ill. — An Illinois judge has freed a man who had been in jail for ...

Here, we tested hypotheses about the potential functions of yawning based on its intensity and social contexts. Due to their spectrum intensity of yawns (covered teeth/YW1; uncovered teeth/YW2; ...

Check out the woman on the left and try not to yawn. Go on, give her a good ten seconds of your time. I mean, it’s Friday and it’s been a long week—I can’t blame you. Really—try your absolute hardest ...