Hate Crime - Page 38

July 21, 2023

Pittsburgh synagogue shooter led a deeply unstable life dominated by mental illness, psychologist testifies

Robert Bowers, the man who was convicted of fatally shooting 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue, led an unstable life dominated by mental illness, according to a psychologist.

July 20, 2023

Woman accused of setting WY abortion clinic on fire set to take plea deal

Lorna Roxanne Green will have a plea hearing Thursday over a Wyoming abortion clinic that was set on fire in 2022. The arson suspect faces up to two decades behind bars.

July 17, 2023

Pro-Palestinian 'monsters' get anti-bias training instead of jail time for brutal attack on Jewish LA diners

Jewish diners attacked by a mob of pro-Palestinian men in an 'organized, anti-Semitism attack,' escape jail time during sentencing from Judge Laura Priver.

July 17, 2023

Felony sex assault charges added against Muslim CT lawmaker's suspected attacker

Felony charges, including attempted sexual assault, have been levied against Andrey Desmond, the suspect in an attack on Democratic Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan.

July 14, 2023

Georgia city settles lawsuit claiming Black ex-police chief discriminated against white officers

Columbus City of Georgia is paying a $600,000 settlement after a former police chief was accused of racially discriminating against two white officers.

July 12, 2023

Prosecutor urges death penalty eligibility for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman in sentencing phase

During the sentencing phase of the trial for the perpetrator of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a prosecutor argued that he should be eligible for the death penalty.

July 6, 2023

California church targeted with overnight cross burnings, police investigating

Crosses were burned outside Sylmar Christian Fellowship Church in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. Authorities are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

July 3, 2023

New Mexico authorities search for vandals who trashed a mosque multiple times over recent weeks

Authorities in New Mexico are investigating a case where a mosque was vandalized multiple times over recent weeks. The vandals ripped up a Quran and poured beer on it.

June 30, 2023

Sotomayor dissent in Christian designer case makes false claim about Pulse nightclub shooting

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor falsely claimed in a new opinion that the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, was motivated by anti-gay discrimination.

June 30, 2023

Michigan man charged with defacing one of state's oldest synagogues with swastika

Nathan Weeded has been charged with defacing a synagogue in Michigan with a swastika in 2019. The synagogue is located in Hancock in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.