By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A shooting on Friday in Crete, Nebraska, that wounded seven Guatemalan immigrants, including four children, may have been racially motivated, police said, adding that the suspect later killed himself. The suspect identified by police as Billy Booth opened fire from his house in Crete with a shotgun on Friday afternoon. […]
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2 French adolescents are accused of raping a 12-year-old girl, motivated by antisemitism
PARIS (AP) — Two adolescent boys in a Paris suburb have been given preliminary charges of raping a 12-year-old girl and religion-motivated violence, French authorities said Wednesday. French media reported that the girl is Jewish. The attack elicited widespread shock and concern, notably after a surge in antisemitic acts in France since the start of […]
Racially motivated attack on young girls in Germany sparks outrage
After an attack in northern Germany that injured a Ghanaian girl and her father, the police received multiple tips, including information about possible suspects, a police spokesman told dpa on Sunday. The investigation is extensive and will take some time, he added. According to initial police findings, an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her 10-year-old sister […]
Politicians decry racially motivated attack on young girls in Germany
There has been condemnation of an attack in northern Germany that resulted in a Ghanaian girl and her father being injured. According to initial police findings, an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her 10-year-old sister were attacked by a group of around 20 teenagers and young adults. The 8-year-old and her father, who intervened, were taken […]
Racially motivated attack on young girls in Germany condemned
There has been condemnation of an attack in northern Germany that resulted in a Ghanaian girl and her father being injured. According to initial police findings, an 8-year-old Ghanaian girl and her 10-year-old sister were attacked by a group of around 20 teenagers and young adults. The attack took place on Friday evening in the […]
Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to ‘indict the left’
NEW YORK (AP) — In the days since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in his criminal hush money trial, Republicans who view the case as politically motivated have coalesced around a new rallying cry: Prosecute the left. Candidates, officeholders and members of the former president’s family have amplified Trump’s calls for retribution against […]
Google Strategist Quits, Slams Company’s AI Work as Motivated by Greed and Fear
To the Races In a very ticked-off LinkedIn post, a newly-retired Google strategist went off on his ex-employer for forcing AI down its workers’ throats as it attempts to cash in on the latest tech trend. “The ‘AI Projects’ I was working on were poorly motivated,” wrote Scott Jenson, a former Google UX strategist, in […]
German police see record number of politically motivated crimes
The number of politically motivated offences reported to the police in Germany reached a new record last year, prompting concern from many, including the government commissioner for LGBTIQ issues. The 60,028 recorded offences represent the highest level since the statistics were introduced in 2001, according to the 2023 statistics presented in Berlin on Tuesday. The […]
Moroccan asylum-seeker gets life sentence for killing UK retiree in attack motivated by war in Gaza
LONDON (AP) — A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas was sentenced Friday to at least 45 years in prison for what the judge termed a terrorist act. Ahmed Alid told police after his arrest that he’d killed 70-year-old Terence Carney in the northeast England […]
70-year-old man guns down neighbor in ‘racially motivated’ shooting, IL officials say
A 70-year-old Illinois man is accused of gunning down his neighbor in a “racially motivated” attack, then barricading himself in his home, authorities say. At about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, a Lockport Township neighborhood erupted in gunfire, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Witnesses called 911 and watched as John […]
Federal transportation leaders motivated to work on solutions for flooding, infrastructure issues in Elba communuity
ELBA, Ala. (WDHN) — U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Federal Highway Administration speaking with residents in the Shiloh community who have been desperately crying out for help as they are battling a six-year and counting flooding crisis. “I wanted to see for myself because we are engaging the state department of transportation […]
Hunter Biden to seek dismissal of tax charges he argues are politically motivated
Hunter Biden is expected to ask a judge at a hearing Wednesday to dismiss tax charges filed against him last year, arguing that the case is politically motivated. Biden alleges prosecutors caved to pressure from Republican lawmakers, who launched an impeachment inquiry into his father, President Joe Biden, after an earlier plea deal fell through. […]