Judge orders 3 of the 'Newburgh Four' freed in New York synagogue bomb plot
By Rich McKay Three men convicted more than a decade ago of plotting to blow up New York
2023-07-28 10:25
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter's troubled upbringing put him at risk for severe mental illness, psychologist says
A clinical psychologist called by the defense Thursday in the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's death penalty trial highlighted the defendant's troubled childhood, noting the impact of trauma that put him at risk for mental illness.
2023-07-21 07:26
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial reaches final death penalty sentencing stage
The final phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's death penalty trial began Monday as prosecutors laid out why the shooter should be sentenced to death, including his continued lack of remorse in the attack that left 11 worshippers dead and six others wounded.
2023-07-18 05:45
A verdict has been reached by the jury deciding whether the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter is eligible to face the death penalty
The jury in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers has reached a verdict as to whether he is eligible for the death penalty.
2023-07-13 21:45
The jury for Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter has begun deliberations to decide if the death penalty phase of the trial should continue
The jury in the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter began deliberating Wednesday about whether he is eligible for the death penalty.
2023-07-13 04:28
Construction workers uncover remains of Munich's main synagogue, destroyed by Nazis
Remnants of Munich's main synagogue, which was demolished by the Nazis in June 1938, have resurfaced -- much to the amazement of the city's Jewish community.
2023-07-06 22:54
Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter considered other targets, psychologist testifies
The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter told a forensic psychologist who evaluated him that he had identified multiple targets to carry out the mass shooting of Jews, testimony at the killer's death penalty trial revealed Thursday.
2023-06-30 23:21
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has mental illness and epilepsy, doctor testifies at death penalty trial
The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter made several suicide attempts as a young man, was involuntarily committed multiple times and has schizophrenia and epilepsy, a neurologist who examined him testified at his death penalty trial Wednesday.
2023-06-29 03:57
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's mental health is focus of punishment phase of death penalty trial
The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter acted irrationally due to mental health problems and had a history of psychotic symptoms consistent with schizophrenia, his defense attorneys said in the punishment phase of his death penalty trial Monday.
2023-06-27 03:28
Victims' families, united in grief, face 2 paths to justice as Pittsburgh synagogue shooting death penalty trial moves to next phase
Federal jurors in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will soon decide whether to sentence the convicted gunman to death or life in prison -- two potential avenues for justice that in the years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history have found varying levels of support in an otherwise unified community.
2023-06-26 19:18
Georgia leaders voice concern over antisemitic demonstrations outside 2 synagogues
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other state leaders have spoken out against bigotry and hate after antisemitic demonstrations took place outside two synagogues in the state this weekend.
2023-06-26 07:23
Jury in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial will hear more distressing testimony when penalty phase begins
For much of the past two-plus weeks, many of the federal government's 60 witnesses described the horror when a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh in 2018 and killed 11 worshippers -- the deadliest attack ever on Jewish people in the United States.
2023-06-17 19:22