Gettysburg College student allegedly scratched racial slur onto another student's body
A college student allegedly used a box cutter to carve a racial slur onto another student's chest at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, officials said Thursday.
The alleged attack happened at a men's swim team gathering Sept. 6 at an on-campus residence, according to a statement from the victim's family that was published by the college's student newspaper, The Gettysburgian.
Senator John Kennedy 'Hide Your Head in a Bag' Remark Sparks Backlash
enator John Kennedy has sparked a backlash after he told an Arab American activist to "hide [her] head in a bag" during a hearing about hate crimes.
Maya Berry, the founder of the Arab American Institute, appeared before a Senate Judiciary hearing to discuss hate crimes in the country on Tuesday.
Manifesto Reveals Trans-Identifying Nashville Shooter’s Disdain For Christianity, Obsession With Racial Politics
The 2023 Nashville school shooter responsible for the deaths of half a dozen Christians expressed disdain for Christianity and her parents’ biblical beliefs, according to a copy of her long-hidden manifesto released on Tuesday.
Obtained and published by The Tennessee Star, the 90-page journal documents the mental breakdown of Audrey Hale leading up to her attack on The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, in March 2023. Hale, who identified as a male, killed six people during her rampage, including three small children.
Texas woman allegedly tried to drown Palestinian-American girl, aged 3
The US’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization is calling for hate crime charges to be filed against a Texas woman accused of trying to drown a three-year-old Palestinian-American girl while saying that the child’s mother wasn’t really American.
For now, the suspect in the case has been booked on counts of attempted murder and injury to a child.
Father of transgender teen attacked in school says attackers should face criminal charges
The father of a Minnesota transgender high school student who says she was beaten in school said Thursday he wants the students who beat or harassed his daughter to face criminal charges.
Suspect indicted in NYC assault that went viral on TikTok. Here's why it's being considered a hate crime.
The Manhattan district attorney says multiple random assaults allegedly committed by 40-year-old Skiboky Stora are being considered hate crime incidents.
One of the alleged victims posted a video on TikTok after she said she was attacked.
Stora appeared in court Tuesday and spoke to CBS New York's Lisa Rozner afterward.
Scoop: Asian Americans fear hate crimes are rising
While most Americans overall think hate crimes against Asian Americans are going down, Asian Americans disagree: 1 in 3 reported being the subject of hate this past year, a new survey finds.
Why it matters: Four years after the pandemic when the nation saw surges in anti-Asian hate, Asian Americans still feel they are targets despite anti-hate campaigns and assurance from elected officials.
Man Charged With Federal Hate Crime In Rutgers Islamic Student Center Vandalism
A man was charged Monday with a federal hate crime following the vandalism and burglary of an Islamic student center at Rutgers University earlier this month.
JK Rowling will not be arrested under new Scottish hate law, say police
Comments by JK Rowling challenging police to arrest her for online misgendering do not amount to a crime, Police Scotland said.
As the Scottish government’s contentious hate crime law came into force on Monday, the author and gender-critical activist posted a thread on X saying the legislation was “wide open to abuse” after listing sex offenders who had described themselves as transgender alongside well-known trans women activists, describing them as “men, every last one of them”.
PM backs JK Rowling's views on new hate crime law
The prime minister has said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology" in response to JK Rowling's criticism of Scotland's new hate crime law.
The author took to social media to hit out at the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act which came into effect on Monday.
The law creates a new crime of "stirring up hatred" relating to protected characteristics.
Rishi Sunak said the UK had a proud tradition of free speech.