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September 23, 2023 at 9:59 am

National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice VIEW

The landmark Washington National Cathedral has unveiled new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice.

Nation & World

September 22, 2023 at 7:02 am

California bishop acquitted in first United Methodist court trial of its kind in nearly a century

A United Methodist Church court has acquitted a California bishop of all charges in the first trial of one of the church’s bishops in nearly...

September 19, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Southern Baptists expel Oklahoma church after pastor defends his blackface and Native caricatures

The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted an Oklahoma church whose pastor defended his blackface performance at one church event and his impersonation of a Native...

Nation & World

August 3, 2023 at 7:55 am

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman has been sentenced to die in the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack VIEW

The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers has been formally sentenced to death.

Defendant Robert Bowers takes notes during a sentencing hearing that will determine if he gets a life sentence or the death penalty, in Pittsburgh federal court on Monday, July 31, 2023. Jurors are expected to begin deliberations early Tuesday in the 2018 attack that killed 11 worshippers. (Dave Klug via AP) NYJO253 NYJO253

August 2, 2023 at 6:17 am

Pittsburgh synagogue gunman will be sentenced to death for the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack VIEW

The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death.

July 31, 2023 at 11:29 am

Jury poised to deliberate death penalty or life sentence for gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre VIEW

A jury is set to deliberate whether to impose the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without parole on a truck driver...

July 20, 2023 at 12:16 pm

Synagogue gunman had traumatic childhood and couldn’t function as an adult, defense expert testifies

The perpetrator of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre had a deeply unstable life from childhood through his adult years.

July 19, 2023 at 11:23 am

Pittsburgh synagogue attack survivors testify about overcoming physical and emotional wounds

Survivors of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack have testified to the severe physical and emotional injuries they suffered during the deadliest antisemitic massacre in U.S....

FILE – A makeshift memorial stands outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the aftermath of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018. More than a week after convicting a gunman in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, jurors will begin hearing arguments in federal court Monday, June 26, 2023, about whether he should receive the death penalty for killing 11 worshippers inside the Pittsburgh synagogue. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) NYSS101 NYSS101

July 13, 2023 at 6:49 am

The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty VIEW

The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death penalty.

July 12, 2023 at 10:54 am

The Pittsburgh synagogue gunman should be eligible for the death penalty, prosecutor argues

A prosecutor has urged jurors to find the gunman behind the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history eligible for the death penalty.