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August 25, 2016

Mississippi Islamic State recruit gets 8 years in prison

A Mississippi man who tried to travel to Syria with his fiancee to join the Islamic State group was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison on federal terrorism charges.

August 24, 2016

Civil rights groups defend mosque, cemetery outside Atlanta

A proposal to build a mosque and Muslim cemetery has so angered some residents of Newton County outside Atlanta that their commissioners have temporarily banned all building permit approvals for religious institutions.

August 24, 2016

Police: Man charged in Texas mosque threat later apologized

Police say a man accused of calling a Fort Worth-area mosque threatening to decapitate Muslims later called back to apologize.

August 24, 2016

Islamic scholar has deadline to accept sex abuse plea deal

A suburban Chicago judge has given an Islamic scholar until Sept. 12 to accept a plea deal on sexual abuse charges.

August 23, 2016

Inspector general: NYPD skirted rules for surveillance

The New York Police Department has skirted rules governing how it does surveillance by letting investigations continue past court-mandated deadlines and not spelling out how it uses undercover officers and informants, the city's independent police monitor said in a report released Tuesday.

August 23, 2016

Planned Muslim cemetery, mosque face opposition in Georgia community

Hundreds of people in Georgia attended a forum Monday night voicing concerns over a mosque and Muslim cemetery planned for Newton County -- a plan that officials reportedly approved without any public input.

August 23, 2016

Racism and talk of religious war: Trump staff's online posts

Donald Trump's paid campaign staffers have declared on their personal social media accounts that Muslims are unfit to be U.S. citizens, mocked how Mexicans talk, called for Secretary of State John Kerry to be hanged and stated their readiness for a possible civil war, according to a review by The Associated Press of their postings.

August 22, 2016

US commander skeptical of cooperation with Russia in Syria

The top U.S. commander for the fight against the Islamic State group says he's skeptical of any additional military cooperation with Russia in Syria, and believes he can get the mission done without it.

August 22, 2016

Suspect in NYC imam's killing claims police sketch proves he's innocent

The man charged with killing a Queens, NY imam and his aide insists he’s innocent — and claims the police sketch proves it.

August 18, 2016

Feds to investigate town's rejection of Muslim cemetery

Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into whether civil rights laws were violated by a Massachusetts town that rejected plans for a Muslim cemetery.