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Legislation November 2, 2021

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul bans the Confederate flag, other hate symbols on public property

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul bans hate symbols including the Confederate flag, expanding legislation passed last year by her predecessor Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Hate Crime October 25, 2021

New FBI hate crimes statistics: Over 1,000 more offenses in 2020 than 2019, anti-Asian attacks up 73%

There were nearly 1,000 more hate crimes committed in 2020 and over 2,800 more victims compared to 2019, with 63% of last year’s hate crime offenses related to race, ethnicity or ancestry biases, according to updated statistics released by the FBI on Monday. 

Georgia October 18, 2021

Ahmaud Arbery shooting: Georgia judge to consider several motions before jury selection kicks off

Hundreds of people were ordered to report for jury duty Monday in Georgia for what could be a long, laborious effort to find jurors to hear the trial of three White men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their neighborhood.

New York City October 18, 2021

Suspect in arson outside New York Jewish school nabbed, police say

The suspect seen pouring gasoline in front of a Yeshiva in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been apprehended, police told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ early Monday.

Crime October 12, 2021

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter talked of killing Jews, officer says

A Pittsburgh police tactical officer who was among the first law enforcement members to get inside the synagogue building during a shooting three years ago that killed 11 people told a judge Tuesday that defendant Robert Bowers made several references to killing Jews.

South Carolina October 12, 2021

Murdaugh murders: SC mom of slain teen speaks out, as alleged hit man claims no knowledge of suicide plot

The mother of Stephen Smith, whose unsolved death six years ago on a South Carolina rural roadside was reopened somehow in connection to the June double murders of Alex Murdaugh’s wife and younger son, is speaking out in new on-camera interviews this week.

Georgia October 3, 2021

Black woman charged with posing as White Ku Klux Klan member, leaving terroristic threats in mailboxes

A Black woman is accused of posing as a White Ku Klux Klan member and sending racially charged notes to the homes of families in an Atlanta suburb, according to local reports.

Georgia August 25, 2021

Georgia men facing hate crime charges in shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery to stand trial early next year

The trial for three Georgia men charged with hate crimes in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery last February was set on Tuesday to early next year.

CRIME August 25, 2021

Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof

A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation, saying the legal record cannot even capture the "full horror" of what he did.

Minnesota August 24, 2021

Minnesota mosque bomber identifies as transgender woman, seeks lower sentence due to 'internal conflict'

The founder of a militia group who was convicted of bombing a Minnesota mosque in 2017 now wants to be legally recognized as a transgender woman.

Iowa August 19, 2021

Iowa woman who drove SUV into 2 children because of their race gets 25 years on federal hate crime charges

A White Iowa woman who admitted that she deliberately drove her SUV into two children because of their race, will spend more than two decades behind bars.