by Jaweed Kaleem December 12, 2016 Amid a rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes since the presidential election, U.S. Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch plans to make her first visit to a mosque while in office. Lynch is scheduled to address an interfaith gathering of Muslims and Christians on Monday morning at the All Dulles Area
December 12, 2016 Amid a sharp increase in hate crimes targeting Muslims, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited a mosque in Northern Virginia on Monday morning and spoke about the need for citizens to unite across differences in the defense of core American values. Speaking to an interfaith crowd at the All Dulles Area
by Maureen Hayden December 12, 2016 INDIANAPOLIS — When advocates for a hate-crimes bill took their case to the Legislature last year, their cause was quickly overshadowed by a separate effort to expand the state's civil rights law to include LGBT protections. The latter measure, which ultimately failed, became known derisively as the “bathroom
by Mary Papenfuss December 12, 2016 A California man has been booked on suspicion of committing a hate crime after police said he angrily confronted worshipers leaving a Simi Valley mosque and stabbed one of them. The unidentified victim was rushed to a nearby hospital after being cut in the abdomen. He was in
by Bill Dorman December 19, 2016 Police in Indonesia are warning about a new tactic that terrorists are using. It involves a shift in strategy and a new focus for law enforcement officials. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute. The newest factor in domestic terrorism in Indonesia may be the emerging
by TIME staff December 14, 2016 An Islamist cell on the Indonesia island of Java successfully radicalized a domestic helper who had worked in Singapore and Taiwan, and convinced her to attempt a suicide bomb attack on the offices of Indonesia’s President. That’s according to an interview given by the 27-year-old helper on Indonesian
by Arjun Singh Sethi December 15, 2016 Hate is now a part of daily life for many Americans. In the first 48 hours following the election, the Southern Poverty Law Center documented more than 200 incidents of hateful harassment, intimidation and assault. Since then, violence has proliferated. In suburban Pittsburgh, an Indian-American man was
by Editorial Board December 16, 2016 Minnesotans have likely heard stories about local hate incidents: Swastikas or the N-word scrawled on a college building. An East African woman hit in the face with a beer mug for speaking her native language at a local restaurant. A black doll with a noose around its neck
by Janice Williams December 19, 2016 A homeless man who accused a Muslim woman of being a “terrorist” before throwing hot coffee on her was arrested Sunday. Police said the man who verbally and physically attacked the 21-year-old woman inside of a New York City Dunkin Donuts was charged with assault as a hate crime.
by Elizabeth Elizalde December 18, 2016 Police are investigating multiple red spray-painted swastikas on Long Island as hate crimes after residents reported seeing the offensive messages throughout their neighborhoods. The slew of reported racist graffiti was found between Nov. 30 and Dec.16 in several Long Island towns that include Mineola and Merrick, according to