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Gunfire strikes Toronto synagogue during Purim celebrations
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) Toronto police are investigating after gunfire struck a synagogue in North York late Monday night, causing damage to the building but no injuries. Officers were called at approximately 10: 50 p. m. to Temple Emanu-El, located near Bayview Avenue and Highway 401, following reports of…...
Trump supporter faces hate crime charge after lynching threat in Aldi parking lot
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (341+ words) A Trump supporter in Michigan who went on a racist tirade and threatened to lynch a Black woman in an Aldi parking lot was facing hate crime charges on Monday. Randall Lee Miller, 55, was boasting about white privilege and threatening…...
Muslim man targeted in alleged hate crime at local cookie store: VIDEO
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (50+ words) Police say Justin Ward followed Ahmed Khan into Crave Cookies on Friday night as Khan recorded him yelling racial slurs and allegedly spitting on him. Police say Justin Ward followed Ahmed Khan into Crave Cookies on Friday night as Khan…...
Muslim American targeted in alleged hate crime outside Lombard cookie store: VIDEO
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (405+ words) A 34-year-old man is now facing hate crime charges in connection with an incident that police say unfolded outside of Crave Cookies in west suburban Lombard on Friday. Employees and the victim say the man yelled several racial slurs at…...
Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office says no evidence of hate crime in Lao New Year's Festival crash
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (217+ words) IBERIA PARISH, La. (NEWS 15) " New details have emerged about the man charged with drunk driving in a crash at the Lao New Year's Festival that injured more than a dozen people. The Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office has concluded that there…...
North Texas high school student expelled after posting racist video of student athlete online
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (56+ words) Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A video circulated on social media showing a Burleson Centennial basketball player's face edited onto a scene from a show. .. A video circulated on social media…...
Birdville High School student expelled after posting racist video of student athlete online
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas " It started with a notification on Instagram. Divona Phillips opened her phone to find a video that had been edited to place her 16-year-old son's face onto an enslaved character from the 1970s television miniseries Roots " a…...
Man guilty of 'hate crime hoax' sentenced to 46 months in federal prison
1+ week, 5+ day ago (64+ words) The third and final person found guilty in the 2023 'hate crime hoax' has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment. The third and final person found guilty in the 2023 'hate crime…...
Iowa State student says racism common in Ames following recent vandalism
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) Ames police are investigating a string of race-based vandalism incidents reported across the city over the past few weeks. Since March 18, officers say at least nine vehicles have been spray-painted with hateful symbols and racial slurs, most often overnight in…...
Documentary focuses on victims of violent hate crimes
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (251+ words) Harry Gantz's film, "American Hate, Survivors Speak," eschews the tendency to analyze criminal motives. The producer and director of a new documentary wants to show that there is another way to tell the stories of traumatic hate crimes. Harry Gantz's…...