by Richard Winton April 5, 2017 Reported hate crimes in Los Angeles increased 15% in 2016, with a marked rise in violence against LGBTQ individuals, according to a new analysis. Los Angeles police data show the number of reported hate crimes rose from 200 in 2015 to 230 in 2016, the highest number of
by Dan Bilefsky April 6, 2017 From Amsterdam to New York, London to Havana, Dutch men across the world held hands this week to show solidarity with a gay couple who say they were brutally beaten in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The outpouring of support came after the married couple, Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes,
by Michelle Baruchman March 30, 2017 The Georgia Senate agreed with a House amendment Thursday that would give judicial discretion in domestic terrorism cases. House Bill 452, which requires the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to publicly post information about unauthorized immigrants who commit certain crimes, was a compromise between leadership in both chambers for increase public
by Mark Youngman and Cerwyn Moore April 6, 2017 The April 3 bombing on the St Petersburg metro was the highest-profile terror attack on Russian soil since a suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport in January 2011. According to Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee, at least 14 people were killed and 49 injured by an
by Associated Press April 10, 2017 Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof pleaded guilty to state murder charges Monday, leaving him to await execution in a federal prison and sparing his victims and their families the burden of a second trial. Standing at the defense table with his attorneys, clad in a gray and
by Daniela Silva April 10, 2017 As a manhunt for a gun thief who mailed an anti-government manifesto to the president entered day six, one former high-ranking FBI official described the man as a "ticking time bomb." "The most dangerous people in this genre are the ones whose ideology is kind of all over
by David Filipov May 7, 2017 MOSCOW — The arrests are decisive, dramatic, and nationally televised. As the camera rolls, masked Russian counterintelligence agents jump out of a van and dash across a field outside Moscow. They take down a man in a blue coat, pin him to the pavement and pull a pistol from
by Youssef Igrouane May 10, 2017 A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects had been promoting terrorist attacks carried out by ISIS in several countries, pledging that they would carry out similar ones in Morocco. The investigation has also revealed that some of the detainees had contact with ISIS fighter in Syria and Iraq
by Lincoln Blades May 9, 2017 Since September 11, 2001, preventing terrorism in the United States has become one of the main concerns of citizens, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies. Leaders believe that battling "terror" isn't just done by waging war on jihadists themselves, but also on their ideology. When an attack whose perpetrator
by Silva Harapetian May 9, 2017 MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A special meeting was held Tuesday to discuss what can be done about hate crimes following two attacks on Miami Beach. “I just got bashed on Washington Ave.,” the latest victim told CBS4’s Silva Harapetian. The man, who didn’t want to have his name public,