Latest Hate crimes News
Maine's supreme court overrules new trial in shooting of Black man
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's supreme court on Thursday reversed an order for a new trial for a Portland man who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting his sister’s boyfriend. A judge last year vacated Mark Cardilli Jr.’s 2019 manslaughter conviction and granted a new...
New Jersey officials say they are probing hate crime after Islamic center is vandalized at Rutgers
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — An Islamic center at New Jersey's Rutgers University was vandalized on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr, according to authorities who said they are investigating it as a hate crime. A building at the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University had its...
Years after college student is stabbed to death, California man goes on trial in alleged hate case
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The killing of a gay University of Pennsylvania student in Southern California more than six years ago was a hate crime, a prosecutor said Tuesday in opening statements of a murder trial. The defendant, 26-year-old Samuel Woodward of Newport Beach, is...
Explosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts. No injuries were reported
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts at a time when no one was inside, and the device and damage it caused were not found until nearly 12 hours later, police said. No injuries were reported. State police bomb...
Man sentenced to 37 years on hate crime charges in deadly shooting at Muslim-owned tire shop
DALLAS (AP) — A man who opened fire at a Muslim-owned tire shop in Dallas in 2015, killing one person, was sentenced Wednesday to 37 years in prison on federal hate crime charges, authorities said. Anthony Paz Torres, 39, pleaded guilty in September to five federal hate crime...
Scotland's government says a new law will tackle hate crime. Critics say it could hurt free speech
LONDON (AP) — A new law against hate speech came into force in Scotland on Monday, praised by some but criticized by others who say its sweeping provisions could criminalize religious views or tasteless jokes. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act makes it an offense to...
On last day of Georgia legislative session, some bills pass and others die
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's two-year legislative session ended early Friday, after lawmakers stayed past midnight on Thursday pass some bills and reject others as the term ended. Lawmakers rejected legalizing sports betting, but agreed to tighten rules on law enforcement cooperation with immigration...
Ahmaud Arbery's killers ask a US appeals court to overturn their hate crime convictions
ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia subdivision asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to throw out their hate crime convictions, arguing that prosecutors relied on their history of racist comments without proving they targeted Arbery...
Utah coach says team was shaken after experiencing racist hate during NCAA Tournament
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Members of the Utah women's basketball team were subjected to racism near their hotel in Idaho last week when a pickup truck with a Confederate flag drove near them and the driver began using offensive language, including the N-word, authorities said Tuesday. The team was...
3 Maryland middle schoolers charged with hate crimes after displaying swastikas, officials say
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. (AP) — Three middle schoolers from southern Maryland have been charged with hate crimes after they displayed swastikas, performed Nazi salutes and made derogatory remarks about a classmate’s religion, according to county prosecutors. Officials with the Calvert...
