"This American carnage stops right here, and stops right now," President Donald Trump said at his inauguration, describing a fractured society. Twenty-one months later, voters brace for midterm elections darkened by the specter of domestic terrorism. Last weekend's murder of 11 people at a Pittsburgh ...
Trump visits Pittsburgh synagogue after massacre as protesters mass outside
Donald Trump on Tuesday visited the Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 people were gunned down at the weekend in an anti-Semitic attack, as more than 1,000 protesters gathered nearby to make it clear the US president was unwelcome. Carrying signs that read "President Hate, Leave Our ...
Louisville mourns two black shoppers killed in 'racist' shooting
The first of two African-American grocery shoppers shot dead by a white gunman in an attack described by police as racially motivated was to be laid to rest Tuesday. Maurice Stallard, 69, and Vickie Lee Jones, 67, were gunned down on Wednesday last week at ...
Just moments before the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that left 11 people dead, the suspect is believed to have posted a final social media rant against a Jewish refugee settlement agency most people had never heard of, but which has increasingly become the target of ...
Pittsburgh honors slain synagogue brothers in life and death
Much loved brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, inseparable in life as in death, were treasured members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community, remembered as the sweetest souls and devoted to the synagogue where they were killed. The city on Tuesday bid farewell to the pair, who ...
Mike Pence stuns Jews with election event prayers by 'Christian rabbi' after synagogue massacre
American Jews, in shock over the massacre of 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue, voiced outrage Tuesday after Vice President Mike Pence hosted an election event with a "Christian rabbi." Pence took part late Monday in a campaign rally for Lena Epstein, a Jewish Republican ...
U.S. Muslim groups raise tens of thousands for synagogue victims
A crowdfunding campaign by two Muslim-American groups has raised almost $80,000 for the surviving victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting and the relatives of the 11 killed. The campaign on LaunchGood (www.launchgood.com/project/muslims_unite_for_pittsburgh_synagogue#!/) reached its initial goal of $25,000 within six hours, its second goal of ...
Trump allies reject link of his rhetoric to increased violence
Allies of President Donald Trump rejected any link between harsh political rhetoric and a rise in violence in the U.S., even as President Barack Obama's homeland security chief said changing the "toxic" political environment must start at the top. The comments came after last week's ...
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers: Anti-Semite, anti-migrant and gun fanatic
In the months leading up to Saturday's massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue, Robert Bowers used a little-known social network to spew hatred toward Jews, calling them the "Children of Satan" as he showed off his "family" of firearms. The 46-year-old faces the death penalty after ...
Gab.com fights to stay online after Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
The website where the suspected Pittsburgh synagogue gunman posted anti-Semitic views said on Sunday it was "working around the clock" to stay online after being cut off by payment processors and forced to switch web hosts. The 46-year-old suspect, Robert Bowers, posted on Gab.com just ...
