by Isabel Kershner, Adam Goldman, Alan Blinder, and Richard Perez-Pena March 23, 2017 JERUSALEM — A monthslong wave of bomb threats against Jewish institutions in the United States that prompted evacuations, heightened security and fears of rising anti-Semitism gave way to an unexpected twist on Thursday. The person responsible for many of the threats,
by Ann E. Marimow March 9, 2017 Three men face hate-crimes charges in connection with the deadly shooting last summer of a 22-year-old transgender woman and for targeting two other transgender women, according to court papers filed this week. A D.C. grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday in the July 4 shooting of
by Clayton Spivey March 13, 2017 After carving a swastika and other slurs into the hood of a Campus Safety vehicle and slashing its tires, a suspended Orange Coast College student was arrested for felony vandalism and a hate crime early Monday. According to John Farmer, OCC’s chief of Campus Safety, the incident occurred
by Vivian Ho March 9, 2017 A man was convicted of yelling racial epithets and wielding a knife at an African American camp counselor outside a summer youth program in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, the district attorney said Thursday. A Superior Court jury found Steven Alfred Beck, 37, guilty of brandishing a deadly
by Elizabeth Elizalde March 12, 2017 Three men have been charged with hate crimes in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old black transgender woman last July, prosecutors said. A grand jury indicted Jolanta Little, 26, Monte Johnson, 21, and Cyheme Hall, 21, for the killing of Deeniquia Dodds during a July 4
by Kay Lazar March 11, 2017 Nicole Bradick wants to arm people with a simple tool that can help them make sense of an utterly senseless act. Bradick, a former civil rights attorney in Maine, had been watching news of mosques vandalized, immigrants bullied, and Jewish communities enduring bomb threats. She wondered how someone
by Rocco Parascandola March 14, 2017 Since immigrating to New York from China in 1986, Zenxin Wang has loved the diversity of the city and how people of different backgrounds get along in harmony. Now, the 68-year-old limo driver worries for his safety after a stranger whacked him over the head with an umbrella
March 13, 2017 A Bakersfield man found guilty of a hate crime in Oildale will be sentenced Monday. Justin Whittington, who gained notoriety after video surfaced showing him hitting a child in 2015, was found guilty in federal court in December for a hate crime committed more than five years. According to the Department
by Cleve R. Wootson March 12, 2017 The disturbance at the Middle Eastern restaurant was bizarre at first, but within minutes it morphed into a violent, one-sided assault. Jason Kendall was walking down State Street about 3 p.m. Saturday when he saw a woman standing inside Al Aqsa Restaurant in Salem, Oregon, according to
March 6, 2017 Stuart Wright has two tattoos. On his left arm is the phrase “Jesus Is Love,” according to police. On his right shoulder, a swastika. Wright, 31, was charged with a hate crime for allegedly smashing the window of a downtown synagogue and putting swastika stickers on its doors in early February.