Prosecutors in a New York court this week will present their case against a New Jersey man accused of attacking author Salman Rushdie. Hadi Matar has been charged with attempted murder and assault. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. In August 2022, Matar allegedly stabbed Rushdie on stage at an arts festival, leaving […]
ANKARA (AA) – A court in Delhi has ordered action against a police officer for a “hate crime” related to the 2020 riots, which left over 50 people, mostly Muslims, dead. “Clearly, the station house officer Police Station Jyoti Nagar, and other unknown police officials engaged themselves in hate crimes against the complainant/victim...
President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director Kash Patel rejects pardons for those who attacked police during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. During his Senate hearing, Patel said he opposes commuting sentences for anyone who committed violence against law enforcement. His stance differs from Trump, who pardoned around 1,50...
WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced next week after being found guilty of improperly concealing a hush money payment to an adult film actor, a New York state judge ruled Friday. Justice Juan Merchan denied a bid from Trump’s defense team to overturn the conviction, and set sentencing for Jan. 1...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Matthew Livelsberger, the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, participated in a military-themed reality competition on the History Channel, according to a media report. He appeared on “The Ultimate Soldier Challenge,” 12 years ago, the Inside Edition television newsmagazine reported. Livelsberger and his ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that an explosion involving a rented Cybertruck at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was caused by large fireworks or a bomb in the truck bed. “We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 10 people were injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in New York City late Wednesday, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). The shooting occurred near the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, the New York Post reported citing cops and sources. The victims were taken [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 10 people died and 30 were injured after a vehicle plowed into a New Year crowd in New Orleans’ tourist district in the US state of Louisiana, local authorities said. Witnesses told CBS News that a truck drove into crowds at high speed before the driver exited and opened fire, […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) noted a rise in harassment of San Francisco mosques in 2024. It noted a 30-year high in anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian racism. Executive Director Zahra Billoo urged officials to take stronger action against hate crimes. On Christmas Eve, a man standing outside San Francisco’s Bernal Hei...
GENEVA (AA) – The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) on Monday said it is “deeply alarmed” by a sharp rise in Islamophobic hate crimes over the past year, with offenses doubling in some areas, and urged stronger legislation and unified action against it. In a statement, the council cited the spike reported by the Greater [&helli...
