North Carolina

North Carolina jury indicts 17-year-old on suspicion of aiding San Diego mosque shooting attack

Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill told a press conference that officials decided to bring state charges because in North Carolina the girl can be tried as an adult.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2026|ByREUTERS

Sarah Lindsey Santiago, 17, charged with the murder of three men in a mosque in San Diego, appears in a police booking mugshot released by the Winston-Salem Police Department on August 31, 2026.

Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights prepares for Game Three of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes at T-Mobile Arena on June 06, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘No means no!’ Carolina fans boo Vegas’s Carter Hart at first two games of NHL Stanley Cup finals

“Whether he is guilty or not, by moral or legal standards, is irrelevant to the Canes (Carolina Hurricanes) fans using it to get under his skin in a Stanley Cup Finals series," one fan wrote.

JUNE 9, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

Angelina Han Hicks, 18, was arrested following a planned attack on a Houston synagogue, April 23, 2026.

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.

APRIL 24, 2026|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

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

Tuesday’s primaries in NC and Texas will test the power of a new anti-Israel PAC and the viability of "The AK Guy." The results come as the Iran war leaves American Jews feeling politically adrift.

MARCH 3, 2026|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

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.

AUGUST 18, 2017ByREUTERS

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.

AUGUST 2, 2017ByJTA

N. Carolina Pride parade set for Yom Kippur, disappointing Jewish marchers

“It’s very disappointing to us. It’s another example of our calendar not being respected,” said Adam Organ, Executive Director of the Raleigh-Cary Jewish Community Center.

JULY 5, 2017ByJTA