North Carolina

Teens in two states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, and an unnamed 16-year-old boy, of Houston, Texas, were arrested in relation to a planned attack against Congregation Beth Israel.

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.
Brandon Herrera, a firearms YouTuber and congressional candidate, poses with a bust of Hitler in a March 2025 video. Herrera is running in the GOP primary against Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales on March 3, 2026.

Iran, Israel and Hitler’s gun are all on the ballot in key primaries in Texas and NC on Tuesday

Palestinians seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

US security firm used in Gaza aid in talks with Trump administration for role in Board of Peace

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide


Landmark Jewish boarding high school closes due to financial issues

The American Hebrew Academy, a Jewish pluralistic boarding school in Greensboro, North Carolina, has closed effective immediately due to financial issues.

Students going to school

Two dead, suspect captured in shooting at University of North Carolina

"Run, Hide, Fight. Secure yourself immediately," the university announced.

University of North Carolina

North Carolina mayor finds hometown reminder in Tel Aviv

Canton, North Carolina, Mayor Zeb Smathers said he was reminded of home when he saw a milk carton in Tel Aviv with an Evergreen Packaging symbol.

Tel Aviv beach in the summer.

North Carolina synagogue vandalized, culprit arrested

Burns, 57 years old, threw bricks at the Sha'arei Shalom synagogue in Cary, North Carolina, as well as paintied 'FU' on the door and vandalized vehicles.

The Star of David is seen on the facade of a synagogue in Paris France, December 10, 2018.

Active shooter enters North Carolina high school, police respond

A Pender County dispatcher told Reuters that deputies were responding to a situation at a local high school, but could not elaborate.

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, October 27, 2018

Florence rains down incessantly on Carolinas, 23 dead

About 509,000 homes and businesses were without electricity in North and South Carolina and surrounding states.

Water from Neuse River starts flooding houses as the Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018.

North Carolina city bans any training with Israel police or IDF

The ban comes after a petition by local activist groups garnered close to 1,400 signatures.

Israel police officers

Anthony Weiner will serve time in a federal prison

The Jewish lawmaker resigned from Congress after tweeting an explicit photo.

Former US Congressman Anthony Weiner departs US Federal Court, following his sentencing after pleading guilty to one count of sending obscene messages to a minor, ending an investigation into a "sexting" scandal that played a role in last year's U.S. presidential election, in New York, US,September

Statue defaced as US Confederate-monument protests grow

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Duke Chapel in Durham, North Carolina, was found early on Thursday with its nose and other facial features chipped off.

A MONUMENT to Confederate General Robert E. Lee towers over a traffic circle in New Orleans.

North Carolina governor signs anti-BDS legislation

The bill enacted Thursday requires divestment from, and prohibits state agencies from contracting with, companies that boycott Israel.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper