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Hate crimes up by double digits last year: FBI
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHate crimes in the United States spiked by 35 percent in 2021 according to FBI statistics, led by a sharp rise in attacks motivated by sexual...
Missouri reported most ever hate crimes in 2021, FBI data shows. Kansas City led state
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFBI hate crime data released this week shows that Missouri reported its highest ever number of hate...
Anti-transgender hate crimes spike, leading to calls for a public health emergency
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFor decades, transgender Americans have lived under a constant threat of violence. Whether at their...
LAPD investigating hate crime after transgender teacher's LGBTQ flag burned at California elementary...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday they are investigating a hate crime involving the...
Recent antisemitic incidents in SWFL spark conversation, community activism
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNaples resident Amy Becker was along Seagate Drive when she saw something on the ground that caught...
Lawmaker renews push to enact hate crime law in South Carolina
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker who called the late pastor of Emanuel AME Church a...
Homicides down but violent crime increased in major US cities, midyear survey says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith less than two months left before the midterms, crime as an election issue may be gaining even more relevance. A survey by the Major Cities Chiefs Association revealed that, while homicides ...
'When will it stop?': LGBTQ community, Pulse survivors react to Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – When Christine Leinonen woke up Sunday morning to a spray of texts from...
Trans, drag debates sowing fear in local communities
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDylan Pontiff was always a trailblazer of sorts, way before he began doing drag performances in Houma, Baton Rouge, and other Louisiana venues. Now 31,...
Fear and free speech collide on America's campuses as Israel-Hamas war rages
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSince the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, schools across America have been grappling with two...