A prominent Muslim advocacy group has deemed Bates College and Lewiston police’s labeling of a pro-Palestinian rights student group’s chalk drawings as anti-Semitic hate crimes “unacceptable.” Last month, the Bates Leftist Coalition had posted photos of pro-Palestinian chalk drawings to its Instagram account, prompting an investigation by the Lewiston police…

COLLEGE POINT, Queens (WABC) — A 16-year-old riding his bicycle in Queens was hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver.The incident took place Friday on College Point Boulevard shortly before 10 p.m. Witnesses told police that a blue sedan fled the scene.Police say the vehicle was…

A half-dozen Southern California men, including four Riverside County residents and a former Orange County police chief, were indicted in connection with the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, federal prosecutors announced today. Derek Kinnison, 39, Felipe Antonio Martinez, 47, both of Lake Elsinore, along with Ronald Mele,…

SALEM, Ore. — Kip Kinkel, who killed his parents before going on a shooting rampage at his Oregon high school in 1998, killing two classmates and injuring 25 more, has given his first news interview, telling HuffPost he feels ‘tremendous, tremendous shame and guilt.’ Kinkel, now 38, is serving a…

NEW YORK CITY — Fear of crime is back as a political issue in New York City. For the first time in years it could be a prime factor in who voters pick as their next mayor. Early voting begins Saturday in the city’s party primaries. Ballots are being cast…

By Jim Martin The University of Colorado has appointed Todd Saliman as interim president. His commitment to the university and his experience as its CFO, plus his ability to work with both Republicans and Democrats, could bring temporary peace to the Board of Regents. My hope is that board members…

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 By Hannah Billings If you ask the colleagues of Marilyn Miller, Ed.D., about the impact she’s had on the forensic science community, you’ll get a clear, consistent answer: For the past 20 years, Miller, an associate professor in the VCU Department of Forensic…

Since the end of May, there has been one question on everybody’s mind: What does pretending to be crazy look like? It’s not a question that anyone asked, really—it’s a question that YouTube recommended to them. On May 26, 2021, YouTuber JCS – Criminal Psychology published the video “What Pretending…

Community members and police attend a vigil beside a makeshift memorial at the scene where 10-year old Justin Wallace was shot and killed the previous Saturday night in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NEW YORK (AP) — Fear…

The Oregon Legislature has passed a bill that would criminalize the display of a noose in some instances, following several incidents at Oregon Health & Science University.  The House on Tuesday unanimously passed Senate Bill 398, which makes the display of a noose a crime of intimidation and a class…