Possible hate crime: 3 Palestinians shot in Vermont The violent attack against three Palestinian-American college students in Vermont is being investigated as a potential hate crime. The victims, all 20 years old, were injured when a man, identified as 48-year-old Jason J. Eaton, shot them at close range in Burlington. Authorities believe the shooting might …
Over the weekend, a racially motivated attack shook the nation as a gunman targeted Black individuals at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. This tragic incident resulted in the loss of three lives. Sheriff T.K. Waters stated that the shooter, a 20-something white man, took his own life after the attack. Before the incident, …
Every murder in this city should make us pause and reflect. However, the recent brutal killing of O’Shae Sibley demands special attention, as it reveals something that we may not want to acknowledge. Sibley, a talented dancer and choreographer, was tragically stabbed to death at a gas station in Brooklyn. Surveillance footage obtained by The …
School’s out for summer, but students in New York still have much to learn about Israel. Last month, CUNY Law School made headlines for a controversial commencement speech that accused Israel of crimes against humanity. Despite backlash, the speaker, Fatima Mousa Mohammed, stands by her statements. Elsewhere in New York City’s university system, anti-Israel sentiment …
The perpetrator responsible for the tragic events at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs has entered a guilty plea. Anderson Lee Aldrich, now 23 years old, pleaded guilty to 5 counts of murder, 46 counts of attempted murder, and two counts of bias-motivated crimes. In exchange for his guilty plea, Aldrich will serve a life …
Every Indian Muslim is familiar with the pause, that moment when someone, usually a Hindu, hears their name and reacts with surprise and confusion that they are also Indian. It implies suspicion, as if they are Indians with an asterisk or not Indians at all. This experience is not new. It has been passed down …
A truck driver with a deep-seated hatred of Jews was found guilty on Friday of entering a Pittsburgh synagogue and indiscriminately shooting worshippers, resulting in the deaths of 11 people. This act of antisemitic terror, which remains the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history, could lead to the driver facing the death penalty. Robert …
A man from southwestern Montana has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for committing a hate crime and firearms charges. The man, John Russell Howald, threatened a woman with violent, homophobic slurs and shot at her house with an AK-style rifle. He claimed that he was on a self-described “mission” to rid a …