Topic: Charleston

January 11, 2017
2:57 pm

Dylann Roof deserves to die

It takes hatred of the Charleston church murderer and his racist ilk to generate actions that stop the orgy of murder

By Shmuley Boteach

December 19, 2016
1:39 pm

Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. June 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

US church shooter won’t use ‘Jewish invented’ psychology in defense

Facing death penalty for killing 9 worshipers in Charleston, Dylann Roof will not call in mental health experts in bid to save his life

By Jeffrey Collins

December 10, 2016
1:34 am

April 2015 photo released by the Lexington County (S.C.) Detention Center shows Dylann Roof, 21. (Lexington County Detention Center/via AP)

US jury sees Hitler-supporting church shooter’s calm confession

Dylann Roof, who killed 9 in a South Carolina church in 2015 armed with eight ammunition magazines, says last unspent one in honor of Nazi leader

By Olivia Hampton

August 8, 2016
9:56 pm

Members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a "white pride" rally in Rome, Georgia, April 23, 2016. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

To Black Americans, white extremists are greater threat than terrorists

Poll shows widespread anxiety among young people about attacks from both inside and outside the US

By Melinda Deslatte

November 27, 2015
3:58 pm

Sunday, the rabbi went to church

What began as a statement of support for the Charleston community ended as a profound renewal of shared faith

By Reuven H. Taff

July 18, 2015
3:40 pm

People join hands in a moment of silence as thousands of marchers meet on Charleston's main bridge in a show of unity after nine black church parishioners were gunned down during a Bible study, Sunday, June 21, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Faith leaders learn to welcome the stranger, but shun the terrorist

In collaborative simulation, Jewish organizations and federal officials consider lessons from Charleston shooting

By Ron Kampeas

July 4, 2015
11:32 am

Google's new image-recognition program misfired badly this week by identifying two black people as gorillas (YouTube screen cap)

New Google app blunders, calls black people ‘gorillas’

Company officials apologize for mortifying blunder, explain that technology still needs more development

By Michael Liedtke