(Florida Today) An attack on a mosque using raw bacon and a machete could potentially garner a Brevard County man up to life in prison as a result of a recently added hate crime enhancement, authorities say. Michael Wolfe, 35, was charged with armed burglary of a structure and criminal mischief of a place of…
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Mississippi governor: April named Confederate Heritage Month
(Washington Post) Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is proclaiming April as Confederate Heritage Month, but without mentioning slavery. His proclamation was posted to the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans website (http://bit.ly/1VHPTv9 ) but not to the governor’s site. He signed it days before legislators killed bills that would have either removed the Confederate battle emblem from…
Prosecutors: Babysitter tortured boy who died
(New York Times) A babysitter charged with murdering a 16-month-old boy whose family lived in the same Staten Island building subjected him to hours of physical and sexual abuse while he was left in her care over the weekend, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The babysitter, Gloria Fields, made her first appearance in Criminal Court on…
Judge denies motion to halt voter-citizenship requirement
(Washington Free Beacon) The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia declined to block a rule in three states that requires individuals to prove they are citizens when registering to vote using mail-in registration forms. The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of left-wing groups, including the League of Women Voters and the NAACP,…
MSNBC Reporter goes to gun range, it doesn’t end well
(NEWSBUSTERS) — A MSNBC correspondent on Tuesday decided to do a live report from a gun range. As one could guess, it didn’t go well. Reporter Kerry Sanders pointed at the gun-rights fans and began, “There are lots of folks here who believe that Second Amendment in this country is under attack.” Seconds later, the…