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Hate crimes are on the rise − but the narrow legal definition makes it hard to charge and convict
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThere has been a sharp uptick in crimes specifically targeting Muslim and Jewish people since the...
Why the Buffalo shooting suspect is facing federal hate crime — not terrorism — charges
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuffalo Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14, 2022 in Buffalo, New York.John...
Hate crimes on the rise in Delaware, nationwide. Here are the numbers
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe number of hate crimes reported in Delaware has more than doubled since 2020, according to newly...
A South Carolina man was convicted of a federal hate crime in a Black transgender woman’s killing....
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA South Carolina man was found guilty of a federal hate crime in connection with the 2019 killing of...
Eric Adams Wants New Laws to Curb Twitter Hate Speech
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastATHENS—Antisemitic hate crimes are soaring in New...
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...
US politicians attacking free speech to shield Israel from criticism
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoCongress recently trampled over Americans’ rights to political speech by passing the Antisemitism...
Hate crimes investigation sought at Duke after ‘disturbing’ vandalism of Ramadan mural
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group is calling for a state and federal hate crimes...
Josh Hawley was against hate crime laws — till he could exploit the Nashville shooting | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe worst thing about a mass shooting in America is, well, the mass shooting: the bloody death and...
From a jumble of statistics, a dramatic rise in hate and bigotry in NJ
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoReported bias incidents nearly quadrupled in New Jersey between 2018 and 2022, and they keep rising....