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Young Pennsylvania man arrested over alleged ISIS-inspired mass attack plot targeting synagogues

A search of Kramer’s home in 2023, when he was still a minor, uncovered a video in which he pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who was the leader of ISIS at the time.

 J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Building WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3: A Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation sign is displayed outside of the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation building on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Police vehicles block off the road near the home of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers' home in Baldwin Baldwin borough, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 27, 2018.

Louisiana teen rescued from box in Pittsburgh basement after online grooming

Ilan Chaim.

Ilan Chaim: The copy-editing conscience of the ‘Post’ - comment

Exterior sign for University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, November 1, 2020

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Pittsburgh's Jewish students see 'increase in Jewish joy' ahead of new year


Jury demands to see guns of Pittsburgh synagogue shooter

It’s not clear why the jury wanted to see the weapons, but in weighing a death sentence, one of the statutory aggravating factors jurors must consider is the risk the gunman’s attack posed to others.

 A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.

Is antisemitism always delusional? Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s penalty could hinge on answer

The government, on the other hand, is pressing for the death penalty and making the case that Bowers was animated by hate, not delusions.

 Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018.

Pittsburgh shooter spurred by antisemitism, white supremacism, not delusions - expert

The defense experts, Park Dietz said Monday, “simply mistook every ordinary widespread white separatist beliefs as delusions because they were not familiar with them.”

 A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooter wasn't acting alone

We must be clear: These acts of mass violence are simply the tip of the iceberg.

 A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.

Tree of Life trial: Defense claims synagogue shooter has brain abnormalities

The brain abnormalities are a key part of the defense’s strategy to keep their client, Robert Bowers, off of death row.

 A CROWD attends a vigil outside the Tree of Life synagogue, marking one week after the deadly shooting there, in Pittsburgh, in 2018.

Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes

A jury has found Robert Bowers guilty of federal hate crimes for killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.

The facade of the Tree of Life synagogue, where a mass shooting occurred last Saturday, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial: Defense concedes shooter’s hatred of Jews

The free exercise of religious beliefs “does not include the engagement in good works or conduct that may or may not be part of religious belief,” she said.

 Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following Saturday's shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 28, 2018.

Defense rests in Tree of Life synagogue shooting trial without witnesses

Judge Robert Colville dismissed the jury on Wednesday and told jurors to return on Thursday to hear closing arguments, after which the jury will deliberate and deliver its verdict.

 A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.

Tree of Life shooter facing death penalty in Pittsburgh federal trial

The man accused of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is facing dozens of federal charges.

 A "Pittsburgh Strong" ornament is hung a block away from the the shooting scene at the Tree of Life synagogue, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018.

Michigan GOP candidate who was raised Jewish now says she’s a Messianic Jew

Lena Epstein, who was raised Jewish, made the comments at a candidate forum at a Baptist church in Holland, Michigan.

 A GROWING series of violent attacks on Jewish facilities began at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, in October 2018.