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
by Jen Kirby December 8, 2016 Add another awful incident to the string of apparent hate crimes in New York City: A Brooklyn man has been arrested after he reportedly tried to pull of a woman’s hijab after getting ticked off in an alleged road-rage incident. Michael Isakharov, 40, also shouted anti-Muslim slurs at
by Christopher Mele December 8, 2016 A librarian at the public library in Evanston, Ill., was recently preparing for a program titled “The Quran: Is It a ‘Good Book’?” She gathered books to display for attendees and discovered that inside the cover of one, “The Koran for Dummies,” someone had written “lies cover to
by Richard Winton December 1, 2016 In the year since Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, authorities have conducted more than 600 interviews, gathered more than 500 pieces of evidence and served dozens of search warrants. They launched an unprecedented legal battle with Apple
by Charlie Savage December 5, 2016 WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the 2013 conviction of a Somali-American man for trying to detonate a bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore., rejecting his arguments that the F.B.I. had entrapped him and that the government had unconstitutionally intercepted his
by Kurt Snibbe December 2, 2016 A year ago today, terrorism struck home. A husband and wife shot and killed 14 people and injured 22 in San Bernardino. It was horrific and repugnant. But it wasn’t the most lethal domestic terrorist event of the past year. Though terrorism remains a rare way to die
by Christopher J. Brewer December 9, 2016 Threats to American security continue to proliferate and evolve. A significant rise in homegrown extremists and domestic terrorist acts means there must be a paradigm shift in how state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies assist in countering such threats to our communities. These agencies need to
by Amanda Botfield December 6, 2016 The New York Police Department reported on Monday a 115 percent increase in bias crimes following the election – just another marker of the swell in hate incidents coinciding with Donald Trump’s ascendance to the presidency. The upsurge in harassment and intimidation has been amply documented and ranges
by Stephanie Allen December 12, 2016 Police say a Volusia County man faked a hate crime, set his ex-girlfriend's car on fire and then staged his own abduction to throw off detectives. Vincent Palmer, 27, told detectives he taped a note with racial slurs and the words "KKK" and "Trump" written on it to