by John Bacon January 5, 2017 A burst of hate incidents and crimes reported in the days following Donald Trump's election in November has eased, but hate activity remains above pre-election levels, the Southern Poverty Law Center says. Heidi Beirich, head of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, called on Trump to take a strong stand against
by Iliana Magra January 5, 2017 She was a leader of an anarchist group called Revolutionary Struggle. She helped organize, officials say, a car bombing near the country’s central bank. Later, the authorities say, she rented a helicopter using a fake name and then tried to hijack it in an effort to rescue her
by Marcel Furstenau January 5, 2017 Most Germans have reacted relatively calmly to the recent terror attack in Germany. According to the Infratest Dimap polling institute, 73 percent of those surveyed feel "rather safe," while just 26 percent feel "rather unsafe." The poll was conducted by public broadcaster ARD and newspaper "Die Welt" at
by Virginia Hale January 4, 2017 A Muslim ‘community leader’ has criticised figures showing a fall in ‘hate crime’ cases in Lancashire, claiming that Muslims are living in “fear” in the wake of the Berlin terror attack. Lancashire Council of Mosques chairman Abdul Hamid Qureshi argued Islamophobia is an “increasing problem”, and that the
by Matt Hamilton January 3, 2017 Anti-gay graffiti and extensive vandalism at a Van Nuys home prompted a hate crime investigation Tuesday night by Los Angeles police officers. The vandalism was reported about 6 p.m. at a home in the 7400 block of Vista Del Monte Avenue, according to Officer Mike Lopez, a spokesman
by Megan Doyle January 3, 2017 With no new evidence and no suspect, the Westbrook Police Department has closed an investigation into anti-Muslim threats found at an apartment complex in August. Despite the apparent dead end, however, the police department’s response has quelled some of the fear that rippled through the local Muslim community
by Glenn Smith, Jennifer Berry Hawes and Abigail Darlington January 9, 2017 With his life on the line, Dylann Roof opted Monday to offer no witnesses or evidence in his defense as a federal jury prepares Tuesday to decide whether he should be put to death for killing nine black worshipers in Charleston. Acting
by Holly Yan, Sheena Jones, and Steve Almasy Four suspects have been charged in connection with the attack on a special-needs teen that was streamed on Facebook Live. Jordan Hill, 18; Tesfaye Cooper; 18; Brittany Covington, 18; and Tanishia Covington, 24, have each been charged with a hate crime, felony aggravated kidnapping, aggravated unlawful