Justice Dept. threatens SPLC’s mission monitoring hate groups

Justice Dept. threatens SPLC’s mission monitoring hate groups

Experts who monitor far-right extremism have tracked a resurgence in California in recent years. There are nearly 100 โ€œhate and anti-governmentโ€ groups in the state, including anti-vaxxers, doomsday prepper militias and old-school neo-Nazi outfits, according to the latest publicly available data from the Southern Poverty Law Center. For years, the Alabama-based nonprofit, also known as…

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Cole Tomas Allen, Torrance man accused of trying to kill Trump at press gala, to remain jailed

Cole Tomas Allen, Torrance man accused of trying to kill Trump at press gala, to remain jailed

Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old Torrance man charged with trying to kill President Trump at last weekendโ€™s White House Correspondentsโ€™ Assn. dinner, will remain in federal jail pending trial. Allen agreed to his ongoing detention during a brief hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. โ€œHeโ€™s conceding detention at this time,โ€ one of…

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Fox News, Republicans cherry-pick what parts of Islam they’ll tolerate

Fox News, Republicans cherry-pick what parts of Islam they’ll tolerate

Egyptian American actor and comedian Ramy Youssef appeared on โ€œSesame Streetโ€ in mid-April to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month. In a warm, cuddly segment, he taught Elmo the meaning of the salutation โ€œas-salamu alaykum.โ€ โ€œSalam means peace and itโ€™s a way to say hello in Arabic,โ€ he told the Muppet. Youssef also explained the meaning…

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Mexico’s dilemma: Extradite officials to U.S. or risk angering Trump?

Mexico’s dilemma: Extradite officials to U.S. or risk angering Trump?

MEXICO CITYย โ€”ย The stunning U.S. indictment of 10 current and former Mexican officials for alleged links to the Sinaloa cartel has put Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in an extremely tight corner. Most of the those accused, including Sinaloa Gov. Rubรฉn Rocha Moya and a senator, Enrique Inzunza Cรกzarez are members of Sheinbaumโ€™s ruling leftist Morena party….

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Supreme Court will hear Trump’s bid to end legal protection for up to 1.3 million immigrants

Supreme Court will hear Trump’s bid to end legal protection for up to 1.3 million immigrants

WASHINGTONย โ€”ย The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether the Trump administration may revoke temporary protected status for about 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian immigrants. TPS allows people who are already in the United States to legally reside and work here if they are unable to safely return to their home country because of…

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Torrance man charged with attempt to assassinate Trump; records detail alleged ‘manifesto’

Torrance man charged with attempt to assassinate Trump; records detail alleged ‘manifesto’

WASHINGTONย โ€”ย Federal prosecutors on Monday charged 31-year-old Torrance resident Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Trump after rushing past security at the White House Correspondentsโ€™ Assn. dinner in Washington on Saturday. The charge, announced during a brief arraignment hearing in federal court in Washington and detailed in a subsequent charging document, carries a potential…

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Supreme Court wary of barring police from phone searches to find crime suspects

Supreme Court wary of barring police from phone searches to find crime suspects

WASHINGTON ย โ€”ย A divided Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether the police use of phone tracking data violates the Constitutionโ€™s protection against โ€œunreasonable searches.โ€ Most of the justices sounded wary of barring investigators from obtaining precise location history from Google or cellphone providers if it helps find a murderer or a bank robber. โ€œIโ€™m trying…

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