Police officers have been the victims of "outrageous abuse" and represent almost a quarter of reports under Scotland's new hate crime law, the first minister said. Humza Yousaf came under fire ...

The Broward State Attorney’s Office has decided to charge Scott Hannaford with arson and not a hate crime for a fire that destroyed a synagogue. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue A blaze ...

It also offers possible solutions. It raises fears about the fact that ­proposed laws say hate has to be ­“demonstrated” during or after a crime takes place, but there is no requirement for ...

Scotland’s First Minister has said “bad faith actors” lodged “vexatious” complaints with police in the first days of the country’s new hate crime laws taking effect. The Hate Crime and ...

New law reverberates across Scottish society, igniting contentious debates over identity Scotland’s new hate crime law is making headlines around the world with a key question at the heart of ...

SAN FRANCISCO - A man accused of using a skateboard to vandalize a San Francisco mosque pleaded not guilty Friday as his attorney denied hate crime allegations. The court appearance by Robert Gray ...

GREEN BAY - Homicide charges against a white prisoner at Green Bay Correctional Institution accused of killing a Black prisoner were elevated Friday to hate crime modifiers. Joshua Scolman ...

Send an email to Jarrett Scotland’s new “hate crime” law already is demonstrating how it will be used to squash dissent and free speech. The so-called Hate Crime and Public Order Act ...

Police will not prioritise hate crime reports over violent and sexual crimes, a senior police officer has said. Concerns have been raised over the practicalities of investigating incidents recorded ...

More than 7,000 hate crime complaints were recorded in the first week of a controversial new law coming into force, it has been confirmed. Police Scotland said 7,152 complaints were made online ...

Scottish police have been inundated with reports since the country's controversially broad hate crime act went into effect last week, overwhelming the system to an extent that could render law ...

More South Carolina communities are moving to pass hate crime ordinances in the absence of a statewide law, and the City of Beaufort is preparing to join them. Under a proposed new ordinance ...