Mass Shooting in Buffalo Was ‘Racially Motivated Violent Extremism,’ Wray Says
The mass shooting that killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo grocery store was “an act of racially motivated violent extremism,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Monday.
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Homeland Security Warns That Power Grid Is ‘Attractive Target’ for Domestic Extremists
The Department of Homeland Security warned that electrical infrastructure in the U.S. could become a target of domestic violent extremists, according to a recent intelligence briefing.
FBI Director Wray Says Hostage Standoff in Texas Was ‘An Act of Terrorism’
FBI Director Christopher Wray called Saturday’s hostage standoff at a Texas synagogue an “act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community.”
Neo-Nazi Leader Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Threatening Journalists
A leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division was sentenced to seven years in prison for plotting to threaten and intimidate journalists and advocates who worked to expose his anti-Semitism.
Members of Congress Demand Answers Following Blistering Report on Border Patrol in Michigan
Two members of Congress are calling on the Homeland Security director to address alarming allegations in a Michigan ACLU report that accused Border Patrol of “blatant racial profiling.”
Alleged Neo-Nazi Accused of Plotting a Mass Shooting at a Walmart in Texas
A man arrested on allegations of plotting a mass shooting at a Walmart in Texas had a stockpile of guns, ammunition and racist and extremist materials in his home.
FBI Reports Record Number of Hate Crime Murders
A record 51 hate crime murders were reported in 2019, a more than two-fold increase over last year’s all-time high, according to FBI data released Monday.
Instructors at DEA Training Academy Accused of Racial Discrimination
By Steve Neavling Instructors at the DEA’s Training Academy have come under scrutiny following a rash of recent complaints about racial discrimination, The Associated Press reports. In one case, an instructor is accused of calling a Black recruit a “monkey” and taunting others by making “monkey noises” on a loud speaker at the firing range. …