Tag: Hate groups
Germany plans legislation to ban so-called ‘enemy lists’
BERLIN — The German government on Wednesday unveiled draft legislation that would criminalize the distribution of lists naming people as potential targets for intimidation...
White supremacists’ fake bomb threats net 3 years in prison
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A former Old Dominion University student who joined up with white supremacists in a swatting conspiracy that targeted a Black...
Johnson says comments about Capitol breach were not racist
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin denied Monday that he made racist comments last week when he said he...
Coworkers: Man charged in Capitol riot had a Hitler mustache
WASHINGTON — An Army reservist charged with taking part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol was known as a Nazi sympathizer who wore...
New Zealand marks 2 years since Christchurch mosque killings
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Saturday marked the second anniversary of one of its most traumatic days, when 51 worshippers were killed...
Critics call Sen. Ron Johnson’s insurrection comments racist
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is being called racist for an interview in which the white Republican said he wasn't worried about the...
Ex-Coast Guard officer seeks review of terrorism sentence
RICHMOND, Va. — A former Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of plotting to kill members of Congress to advance a white nationalist agenda...
160 years later, Confederate constitution an ignoble relic
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With the nation locked in debates over Confederate symbols, the very document that laid out the legal framework of a government...
Pentagon report cites threat of extremism in military
WASHINGTON — Domestic extremist groups pose a serious threat to the military by seeking to recruit service members into their ranks and, in some...
Indiana official apologizes for blackface Halloween costume
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana City Council member and police officer has apologized after photos recently surfaced of him in blackface nearly 20...
