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Strauss-Kahn Lawsuit: He Hates Women

Kevin Spak — Wed, 23 May 2012 08:33:34 CDT

Nafissatou Diallo has added a new wrinkle to her lawsuit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arguing that he hates women and that his alleged rape of her hence amounted to gender violence, the Guardian reports. "Strauss-Kahn's conduct towards women generally is, and more specifically his sexual assault of Ms. Diallo was, motivated...

Zimmerman May Face Hate-Crime Charges

John Johnson — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:21:58 CDT

A local TV station in Orlando says FBI investigators are questioning witnesses to seek evidence for hate-crime charges against George Zimmerman. The killer of Trayvon Martin currently faces second-degree murder charges that could send him to prison for life. If the feds add hate-crime charges and get a conviction, Zimmerman...

NYT Editor Target of Anthrax Hoax

Rob Quinn — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:32:00 CDT

Good things rarely come in envelopes bearing a skull and bones symbol and a swastika sticker, the husband of New York Times assistant managing editor Susan Chira discovered on Wednesday. The envelope he opened, which had a Manhattan post office box as the return address, contained a plastic bag labeled...

Tigers Player Faces Hate Crime Charges

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:09:51 CDT

An outfielder for the Detroit Tigers was arrested in New York City early this morning and could be charged with a misdemeanor hate crime. Delmon Young, 26, was involved in the incident outside his hotel around 2:30am. The New York Post reports that a panhandler wearing a yarmulke was...

Trayvon Martin Case Spurs Chicago 'Hate Crime'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:15:05 CDT

A black teenager in suburban Chicago told police that he beat up a white youth during a robbery because he was angry about the Trayvon Martin case, according to the state attorney's office. Alton Hayes, 18, has been charged with a hate crime, as well as aggravated battery and attempted...

Tulsa Shooters Confessed: Cops

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:00:00 CDT

Two men accused of killing three black pedestrians and injuring two others in Tulsa shootings have confessed to the crimes, according to authorities. Jake England, 19, said he shot two people, and Alvin Watts, 32, admitted to shooting three, say police. Investigators determined that one of England's victims and two...

Facebook Page May Provide Clue in Tulsa Killings

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:56:26 CDT

Investigators are probing racially charged Facebook comments by one of two white men busted in the murder of black pedestrians in Oklahoma. The apparently random shootings by suspected gunmen Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 32, left three people dead and two critically injured. The Tulsa shootings occurred nearly two...

Hate Crime Doubted in Iraqi Woman's Killing

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:55:33 CDT

The brutal beating death of an Iraqi woman in California last month may not have been a hate crime at all, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune in a detailed look at search warrant records. Shaima Alawadi, 32, was planning to divorce husband Kassim Alhimidi and move to Texas, where her...

Iraqi Mother Brutally Beaten in California, Left With Note

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:44:31 CDT

With Florida—and the rest of America—still reeling over the Trayvon Martin case, another disturbing crime out of Southern California is making waves. A 32-year-old Iraqi immigrant was taken off life support yesterday, after being brutally beaten in her home on Wednesday morning and left beside a note reportedly...