On Thursday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania denied a request to dismiss charges against the man accused of opening fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in October 2018, killing 11 people. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Robert Bowers sought to have charges dropped that were related to the Hate Crimes Protection Act and the …
California police arrested a married white couple of Friday, charging them with hate crimes and vandalism after they were caught on cell phone video in a racist confrontation with a Black couple. Torrance police said the July 22 incident appeared to have begun “as a road rage situation” but rapidly escalated. Gregory Howell is seen …
A White couple was recently arrested in New York for allegedly carrying out a racist attack on a Black hotel employee in Connecticut. An attorney for the victim, Crystal Boyd, 59, (identified as Crystal Caldwell in some local reports) provided WFSB with footage apparently showing the June 26 assault at a Quality Inn in Mystic. …
Jeremy Christian fatally stabbed Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche after they stopped him from harassing two Black teens
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace is keeping his focus on social change after someone allegedly put a noose inside his garage stall at the Tallageda Motor Speedway in Alabama. Wallace joined “The View” on Tuesday and explained he’s already spoken to the FBI, amid online rumors that the noose found earlier this week by a team …
The granddaughter of Joe Jackson and niece of late pop star Michael Jackson was involved in a disturbing incident that left her with stabbed numerous times, according to police. Although the incident happened on May 30, Yasmine Jackson, 25, recently posted photos of the aftermath of the attack on Instagram in June. Yasmine said a …
Emerging reports suggest that hate crimes and acts of racism against Asian Americans are on the rise in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson revealed to ABC News that since Stop AAPI Hate was launched on March 18, they’ve received at least 650 direct reports of discrimination or racism against primarily Asian Americans. The …
A 13-year-old in New York was recently arrested for assaulting an Asian man in a possible hate crime related to the coronavirus pandemic. WABC reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday night in Harlem. Police said the teen kicked the 59-year-old victim in the back, causing him to fall on the ground, and stated, “f**k …
For the second year in a row, revelers at the annual carnival parade in Aalst, Belgium, included stereotypical depictions of Jews. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Detectives are investigating a break-in at Nessah Synagogue early Saturday morning as a hate crime, the Beverly Hills police said in a statement. Police said a man in his early 20s apparently forced his way into the synagogue at about 2 a.m. after committing “a series of minor vandalisms” in an area south of Wilshire …
A California inmate who was serving a life sentence for a 1993 murder was sentenced to death on Tuesday for killing his cellmate — a transgender woman — after she was housed with him in October 2013. Kern Valley State Prison inmate Miguel Crespo, 48, gagged, tortured, and murdered Carmen Guerrero after just eight hours …
A Long Island woman has been charged with harassing a toddler with a rare genetic disorder for more than a year on social media and via the U.S. mail, NBC New York reported. Krista Sewell, 26, was arrested on Thursday on charges that included aggravated harassment as a hate crime, a felony. She is alleged …
