by Michael Cooper and Al Baker October 30, 2016 No one had seemed more excited for the pair of Rossini operas at the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday than Roger Kaiser, a Texas opera buff who, the police believe, inadvertently created a terrorism scare that forced the Met to cut its matinee short and cancel
by Norimitsu Onishi October 27, 2016 JOHANNESBURG — After thieves broke into her car, a white South African motorist lashed out at the responding black police officers. She called black people “plain and simple useless” before unleashing the most offensive racial slur around. Not the N-word, but the K-word: kaffir. The word is South
by Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt October 26, 2016 WASHINGTON — The fight to retake Raqqa, the Syrian city that serves as the capital of the Islamic State, must begin soon — within weeks — to disrupt planning believed to be underway there to stage terrorist attacks on the West, senior Defense Department and
by Christopher Mele October 26, 2016 The president of the Mississippi N.A.A.C.P. wants the federal authorities to investigate what he described as a hate crime in which white high school students put a noose around the neck of a black student and yanked it tight. The episode happened on Oct. 13 at the football
October 20, 2016 Researchers develop new hate crimes reporting systems to provide authorities with a clearer picture of the level of abuse Hate crimes are massively under reported, making it all the more difficult for police and other authorities to make an impact on the issue. Now, researchers at the University of Huddersfield have
by Mitch Smith October 14, 2016 Three militia members plotted to detonate a bomb at a housing complex in western Kansas where Somali immigrants lived and worshiped, federal investigators said Friday. The men, who were arrested Friday morning on domestic terrorism charges, scouted out the apartments in Garden City, Kan., stockpiled guns and composed
by Matthew Weaver October 13, 2016 The number of hate crimes leaped by 41% in the month after the vote to leave the European Union, new Home Office statistics confirm. A daily breakdown of the hate crime offences reported to the police showed the number of incidents doubled in the days after the referendum.
by Erik Kirschbaum October 12, 2016 A young terrorism suspect captured by three fellow Syrian refugees in Germany was found dead of an apparent hanging in his prison cell, the man’s court-appointed lawyer was quoted as saying Wednesday evening. German officials said they believe the Syrian refugee, who they said had ties to Islamic State, had
by Lindsey Bever October 12, 2016 Authorities in Alabama said four people have been arrested on felony assault charges in the beating of a 17-year-old boy. The teen’s mother said her son — who had recently voiced his support for law enforcement amid protests over fatal police shootings — was severely beaten late last
by Mark Townsend October 8, 2016 The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest. Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and