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
by Post Editorial Board December 8, 2016 A funny thing happened after Mayor de Blasio essentially blamed President-elect Donald Trump for “a huge uptick in hate crimes”: Someone looked at the numbers. It turns out that far more hate crimes were reported in New York City during and after the last presidential election in
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