Pope Francis used an offensive slur for gay men in a closed-door discussion with Italian bishops last week, two sources who were in the room told NBC News. The pontiff’s use of the derogatory term, first reported by Italian media, led the Vatican to apologize Tuesday “to those who were offended.” The reported comment came […]
The victim sustained severe injuries to his chest and right hand Portland Police Department (2) Zachary Hay and his dog Content warning: This story contains disturbing details. A White man in Oregon is facing assault and bias crime charges after allegedly ordering his dog to assault a Black man, the Portland Police Bureau announced on […]
Editor’s note: This commentary describes a young teen using the n-word on social media. In Toriano Porter’s investigation of this matter, he does not name the girl, nor her parent, a school board member. In crime stories, The Star does not identify perpetrators who are charged as juveniles. In this story, the middle school student […]
Apr. 20—ROCHESTER — Does displaying a racial slur on a public bridge count as a crime? That was the essence of one of the questions that arose during a community forum Wednesday night at Century High School. Even though law enforcement hasn’t been able to identify a perpetrator from the incident, the question still came […]
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah women’s basketball team when they were near their Idaho hotel while in town last month for the NCAA Tournament say they’ve found an audio recording in which the use of a racial slur was clearly audible. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department said […]
FILE – U.S. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., is seen speaking at a news conference in this Jan. 17, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Trone, who is running for Senate, has apologized for using a racial slur during a budget hearing, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland […]
A Texas door-to-door salesman was called a racial slur and shot at by a resident at a home he stopped at — but was miraculously saved by his electronic tablet device that blocked the bullet. The victim, who works for Reliant Energy, was left “shook up” by the terrifying ordeal at the Fort Worth residence. […]
Maj. Michael Haley, the husband of GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley, hit back at former President Donald Trump’s questioning of his whereabouts with a meme on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Haley has since June 2023 been deployed to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard. But Trump didn’t let the truth […]
For years, Native American residents in Fresno County have campaigned to remove the word “squaw” from the name of an unincorporated town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The word, many Native Americans say, has been used as a slur and insult against Native women, part of a broader perpetuation of violence against them. […]
Former GOP congressman Lee Zeldin on Wednesday used “retarded” on Fox News to describe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) ideas and was reassured by host Greg Gutfeld that it was “OK.” (Watch the video below.) “You can say that now, it’s OK,” Gutfeld said as he mugged for the camera on his political satire show. “It’s […]