July 28, 2019 New York girl, 12, charged after swastikas, 'white power' found spray-painted on church, buildings A 12-year-old girl was charged after swastikas were found painted on buildings in upstate New York, police said.
July 9, 2019 White supremacist arsonist set himself on fire while trying to burn down synagogue, video shows A far-right extremist in England who attempted to burn down a synagogue on the day commemorating the Holocaust ended up engulfing himself in flames in video released of the attack.
June 28, 2019 White supremacist convicted of murder in Charlottesville attack gets life in prison White supremacist James Fields has been sentenced to life in prison.
June 12, 2019 Louisiana deputy's son charged with federal hate crimes in connection with fires at black churches The suspect in a string of fires that destroyed three black churches in rural Louisiana earlier this year was indicted on federal hate crime charges in connection with the blazes, federal officials announced Wednesday.
May 10, 2019 Kim Foxx, Jussie Smollett case: Judge steps aside, won't make special prosecutor decision The Cook County judge set to decide whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate why charges were dropped against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett stepped aside Friday, saying he would allow another judge rule on the controversial case.
May 7, 2019 Chicago protesters march against 'racist' police union, several arrested after obstructing traffic Protesters holding signs accusing the Fraternal Order of Police of being racists gathered Monday in Chicago's Union Park to not only slam the city's police union but also demand criminal justice reform.
May 1, 2019 Baltimore struggling with soaring crime, drugs and inept political leaders Juan Grant, who led protests across Baltimore demanding answers after the arrest and in-custody death of his best friend Freddie Gray in 2015, was shot to death on Saturday while driving to his grandmother's house in west Baltimore. The 33-year-old's murder came on the fourth anniversary of Gray's funeral and the citywide riots that highlighted the frustration and distrust with the police department and the deep divide that exists to this day in Maryland's largest city.
May 1, 2019 American Jews experiencing 'near-historic levels' of anti-Semitism, ADL reports Anti-Semitic assaults more than doubled, and the U.S. Jewish community experienced “near-historic levels” of anti-Semitism in 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League.
April 30, 2019 California synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty, held without bail A judge labeled John T. Earnest "an obvious and extraordinary risk to public safety."
April 30, 2019 Hero army vet describes looking into eyes of California synagogue shooter as he rushed to stop him The 51-year-old Iraq War veteran who fearlessly rushed the Southern California synagogue shooter, said Tuesday he acted on instinct when he heard gunshots ring out during services at Chabad of Poway on Saturday morning.