Pennsylvania
Jewish Pennsylvania judge leaves Democratic Party citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism
Judge David Wecht said in a statement that he believed antisemitism has moved from the fringe of the Democratic Party to the mainstream.
Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ strategy in Penn case at Harvard antisemitism conference
Maryland man who sent threatening letters to Jewish institutions sentenced to three years in prison
A defunct synagogue, reminder of a once-proud community, collapses in Pennsylvania’s coal region
Jewish orgs bashing UPenn’s ‘Palestine Writes’ fest split on response
Jewish organizational responses have ranged from a call on the university to condemn the conference to a demand that the university shut the conference down or face legal consequences.
Israeli-American sisters vanish in suspected kidnapping by mother
After arriving in Israel in order to bring the girls back to the US, the father discovered that his daughters had vanished without a trace.
Cold case solved: Retired US pastor charged with 1975 murder, kidnapping of young girl
The accused was a pastor at Trinity Christian Reformed Church where the Bible camp was held, and he was the one who reported her disappearance to the police.
Pennsylvania bus driver accused of duct-taping 10-year-old to seat
Juliet Pratt, 54, is charged with unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, endangering the welfare of a child and assault.
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.
US arrests man with explosive device in luggage at Pennsylvania airport
Transportation Security Administration officials located a suspicious item inside the suitcase that appeared to be a live explosive device.
Bob Born, Jewish maker of Peeps marshmallow candies, dies at 98
Birn was the former president of Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned candy company in Pennsylvania.
Shooting at Pennsylvania medical clinic leaves two wounded, suspect dead
The gunman, who the police said they had 'contact' with in the past, killed himself.
US midterm elections: Governor races to watch
Here are results from the most consequential gubernatorial races, as forecast by data provider Edison Research:
Summer Lee, progressive opposed by AIPAC funding, appears to win Penn. House seat
AIPAC has said progressive Democrat Summer Lee held “dangerous views of the US-Israel alliance.”
