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Here’s What We Know About The Suspect In The Congressional Baseball Shooting
The FBI identified the shooter as James T. Hodgkinson, 66, of Belleville, Illinois.
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Disgraced Journalist Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Bomb Jewish Centers
Juan Thompson pleaded guilty after making several bomb threats against Jewish organizations in an effort to disgrace his former romantic partner.
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There Have Been Anti-Muslim Marches — And Counter-Protests — Around The US
Demonstrations were planned in 28 cities in 21 states across the country.
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This Palestinian Man Might Be Deported As His Daughter Fights A Rare Cancer
Federal officials said his asylum application was denied, and that he is now here illegally.
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A Brawl Broke Out Between Somali-American Muslims And A White Couple And Police Are Investigating
One woman ended up pummeled in a hospital. Another was shocked with a taser. Police say it wasn’t a hate crime.
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Kids Are Quoting Trump To Bully Their Classmates And Teachers Don’t Know What To Do About It
BuzzFeed News reviewed more than 50 reports of school bullying since the election and found that kids nationwide are using Trump’s words to taunt their classmates. If the president can say those things, why can’t they?
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Alt-Right Demonstrators Rally In Portland One Week After Train Stabbings
Multiple demonstrations took place in Portland Sunday in the wake of a white supremacist killing two men while yelling hate speech on a light-rail train. BuzzFeed News reporter Blake Montgomery was live at the scene.
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The Justice Department Is Investigating Why Officials Stopped This Mosque From Being Built
After over a tense year of debate, and eventually a denial of an application that would allow the mosque to go forward, a spokesperson said the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey is investigating the matter.
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This Town Has To Pay An Islamic Society $3.25 Million After Denying Its Right To Build A Mosque
The lawsuits claimed the town’s zoning board had denied an Islamic center’s application, over four years and 39 hearings, based on the members’ faith.
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This Controversial Milwaukee Sheriff Says He Has A New Job At The Department Of Homeland Security
Sheriff Clarke told a local radio station that he accepted an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security — but DHS quickly seemed to say this wasn’t correct.
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Chelsea Manning Has Shared The First Photo Of Herself As A Free Woman
Manning, who announced she was transgender while in prison, leaked more than 700,000 military intelligence reports and documents to WikiLeaks in 2010 and later had her sentence commuted by then-president Barack Obama.
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Punk Band PWR BTTM’s Music Is Being Taken Offline After Sexual Assault Allegations
Dropped from their record label, the Brooklyn band have now been removed from streaming services after a member was accused of sexual assault.
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This Guy Yelled "You’re A Fucking Muslim" And "Donald Trump Will Stop You" At A Family
A family reunion turned ugly when an allegedly intoxicated man repeatedly berated the group with insults and taunts.
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A Massive Brawl Broke Out At A Florida Airport When Spirit Canceled 81 Flights In One Day
The airline is suing its pilots for allegedly causing the delays and cancellations on purpose.
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There Was A Huge Increase In Anti-Muslim Incidents As The US Election Heated Up
A new report from the Council on American-Islamic Relations covers a three-year period and tracks a host of anti-Muslim incidents, from attacks on mosques and the bullying of Muslim students to incidents of hate crimes and alleged discrimination by federal agencies.
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Police Shot And Killed A 15-Year-Old Boy Trying To Leave A House Party
Jordan Edwards was sitting in the passenger side of a car Saturday night when an officer shot and killed him. Police announced Tuesday they fired the officer involved.
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Trump Just Signed An Executive Order Taking Aim At America’s National Monuments
“This should never have happened,” President Trump said of the national monuments created over the last 21 years.
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This Muslim Group Will Finally Be Allowed To Build A Mosque — All It Took Was A Federal Lawsuit
A settlement was reached between the Islamic Center of Culpeper and Culpeper County, Virginia, over the building of a mosque after the county rejected the Muslim group a sewage permit, despite approving similar permits 26 times since 1992.
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Prince Was Prescribed Opioids Under His Friend’s Name Days Before His Death
Newly released court documents reveal that the musician was prescribed oxycodone in a friend’s name days before his death. Search warrants also show that multiple opioids were found around the musician’s home.
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Police Are Searching For A Man Who Killed Someone In A Facebook Video
The suspect, Steve Stephens, claimed he had killed multiple people while driving around Cleveland, though police said they could verify one victim. Warning: This post includes violent images.
