Hate crime

In 1998, James Byrd Jr. was lynched by three white supremacists. John William King, the ringleader, got the death penalty. More than 20 years after his conviction, he finally faces execution.

Holden Matthews, 21, the son of Louisiana Deputy Roy Matthews of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, was arrested and charged with three counts of simple arson over a string of suspicious local fires at three historically black local churches.

The woman hurled anti-Hispanic remarks at the 33-year-old man.

"I know people get angry, and they want to take out their frustration and anger on somebody. It's just a bit much."

The mother claims her 17-year-old son suffered a concussion from the fight and was given in-school suspension as a punishment.

Police said they were looking into the incident as a possible hate crime.

Alan D. Covington faces a maximum sentence of life in prison in convicted of racist attack.

They said the outlets were guilty of putting the blame on supporters of President Donald Trump without sufficient evidence.

"At this point I was fairly certain that that kick had just killed him," Deehring, a victim of the attack, said in reference to his boyfriend.

"They left to go hunt down the black man who was with the white woman," prosecutor Ryan Green told jurors.

"It just makes your heart sink."

The NYPD Crimestoppers are offering a $2,500 on any information about the incident.

The nine-year-old Jewish boy was punched in the face several times.

In Los Angeles, at least three Orthodox Jewish women say a man has been yanking their modest wigs from their heads.

The victim, Dante Petty, said the baby doll on the noose signaled that his neighbor wanted to hang his daughter.

Widening the hate crime law review's remit has prompted some criticism.

The people in the car were allegedly taking drugs and made Islamophobic comments before driving into a crowd of Muslims.

Adam Purinton, 53, called Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, a "terrorist" and screamed at him to "get out of my country!" in a bar confrontation.

"This is a random, despicable criminal act against a member of the Sikh community," Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said.

One woman declared she would "kill some Indians" unless authorities chose to "keep the animals locked up."

"I will f**k you up in a f**kin' heartbeat, you f**kin' little f*****."

A Portland police officer allegedly told the couple that "being mean" is not against the law.

It's unclear whether a sign that said "LGBTQ is a hate crime against God. Repent," is what got the Remnant Fellowship Church in Auburn, Indiana forced out of their building.

Breeja Wilkins, 21, suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries after she was hit by a truck on Interstate-95 in Fairfax County on the afternoon of May 20.

The family was bullied into cancelling the purchase of the home and lost their $30,000 deposit.

Zavion Parker, 13, claimed a group of white supremacists kidnapped, beat and threatened him because of his race.

"I don't know why he targeted me. He started yelling that I was there to take his job and that we bring drugs here."

Houston Police said Zavion's case is an "ongoing investigation."

The Protect and Serve Act uses language in existing hate crime legislation to define how to prosecute attacks against police.

A recent viral video, showing a young man with a kippa on his head, by a suspect of Syrian origin has enflamed a debate about anti-Semitism in Germany.