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Suicide pact may have fueled Virginia couple's 2017 slaying
FAIRFAX, Va, (AP) — The shooting death of a northern Virginia couple in 2017 may have been connected to a suicide pact between the couple's daughter and her boyfriend, according to newly unsealed court papers. Nicholas Giampa, 22, of Lorton, is charged with murder in the deaths of...
DA expands office due to white supremacist actions in Boston
BOSTON (AP) — A district attorney in Massachusetts announced Monday he's adding two positions to prosecute civil rights cases because he's concerned about organized white supremacist actions in Boston this year and anticipates more unrest during upcoming elections. The district...
Three arrests at 'white supremist action' in Boston, DA says
BOSTON (AP) — Three men were arrested Saturday at a rally in Boston that the district attorney called an “organized white supremacist action.” The Boston Police Department said Saturday that three men were arrested for disturbing the peace in Jamaica Plain, a diverse...
Judge denies move to seal papers in alleged neo-Nazi's trial
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia on Friday denied efforts to keep documents sealed in the case of a man with alleged neo-Nazi sympathies who is accused of killing his girlfriend’s parents. The ruling follows motions by The Washington Post and The Associated Press to access...
Georgia school logo resembling a Nazi symbol sparks outrage
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The rollout of a new logo for an Atlanta area elementary school has been paused after parents noted similarities to a Nazi symbol, though a school district said the design was based on a U.S. Army colonel's eagle wings. The Cobb County School District said...
Murder trial of alleged neo-Nazi delayed again in Virginia
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The trial of a Virginia man with alleged neo-Nazi sympathies accused of murdering his girlfriend's parents has been delayed after incriminating statements he made were tossed out by a judge. Prosecutors are appealing a ruling issued earlier this month by a judge...
6 members of white supremacist group appear in Idaho court
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Six of the 31 members of a white supremacist group who were arrested near a northern Idaho pride event last month pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot. The Patriot Front members were arrested June 11 with riot gear after...
Experts: Idaho law, culture complicates hate crime response
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The number of hate crimes reported to law enforcement agencies dropped slightly in 2021, according to a report from the Idaho State Police, but experts say the state’s laws and culture make some people unlikely to report hate crimes and others unlikely to see justice when...
Fatal stabbing at Sweden annual event now labeled as terror
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The killing of a woman at an annual political event in Sweden earlier this month is now being investigated as an act of terror, authorities said. Sweden’s domestic security agency, known by its acronym SAPO, said that the 32-year-old man who is in custody over...
Australian state outlaws public displays of Nazi swastikas
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian state has become the first in the country to pass a law banning the public display of Nazi swastikas, as concerns grow about the rate at which local young people are being radicalized. The Parliament of Victoria, Australia’s second-most...
