Jacqueline Craig and her two teenage daughters were arrested and later released from a Texas jail after the incident, according to reports and online records
Read MoreAfghanistan hostage couple make video plea for 'Kafkaesque nightmare' to end →
Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman appear with two young sons and urge US and Canadian governments to negotiate end to four-year ordeal
Read MoreClimate change denial in the Trump cabinet: where do his nominees stand? →
Critics say the president-elect’s picks represent ‘unprecedented’ influence from the fossil fuel industry. Their statements do little to dispel the notion
Read More'Rebel' Saudi Arabia woman who posted photo without head scarf is arrested →
Malak al-Shehri’s tweet defying Saudi dress code caused backlash, with many people calling for her to be executed, but supporters comparing her to Rosa Parks
Read MoreLoretta Lynch: 'a pernicious thread' links rise in hate crimes after US election →
US attorney general spoke at Virginia mosque, acknowledging fears after Southern Poverty Law Center counted 867 hate incidents in days after election
Read MoreTrump's election led to 'barrage of hate', report finds →
Southern Poverty Law Center counts 867 hate incidents across US in 10 days since election, with many targeting immigrants, African Americans and Muslims
Read MoreMayor Bill de Blasio vows to defend New Yorkers from Trump presidency →
- Mayor: ‘We will use all the tools at our disposal to stand up for our people’
- Hate crimes have risen across country and New York since election
FBI reports hate crimes against Muslims surged by 67% in 2015 →
- Number of anti-Muslim hate crimes last year at its highest since 9/11
- Experts say rise is fueled by extremism and Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric
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Read MoreClaims of hate crimes possibly linked to Trump's election reported across the US →
Social media was rife with accounts of sometimes violent incidents of hate crimes targeted at Muslims, Latinos and African Americans after the election
Read MoreIlhan Omar becomes first Somali American legislator in the US →
The 34-year-old Muslim woman was elected to Minnesota’s state house of representatives, soon after Donald Trump said Somali immigrants are a ‘disaster’
Read MoreNYPD settlement on Muslim surveillance not 'sufficient', judge rules →
Judge rejects Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to appoint civilian monitor in cases stemming from 2011 police targeting of Muslim communities
Read MoreWhat did Clinton and Trump talk about in the debates – and for how long? →
Each debate was mired with heated exchanges over controversies about each candidate, with discussions on their policies peppered in between
Read MoreMuslim women's group inundated with hate mail after endorsing Hillary Clinton →
- Drudge Report link titled ‘Hijab for Hillary’ inspires threatening bigots
- American Muslim Women Pac was founded after recent party conventions
Take down 'racist' Theodore Roosevelt statue, activists tell New York museum →
Protesters gather at the American Museum of Natural History to demand the removal of the statue and issue an urgent call to rename Columbus Day
Read MoreThe Muslim cleric who stumps for Trump draws ire and confusion →
Lebanese sheikh Mohamed El-Hajj Hassan – who attended a Michigan rally last week – was once a member of militant group Hezbollah
Read MoreHoboken train crash: one dead and more than 100 injured in New Jersey →
Victim in rush-hour train crash was a woman who was hit by debris while waiting at the terminal, when a NJ Transit train plowed through Hoboken station
Read MoreThousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship of women →
Protest movement seeks to end Saudi Arabia law requiring women have permission of a male guardian to travel, marry or do other fundamental tasks
Read MoreSenator Chris Murphy: US support for Saudi Arabia 'can't be unconditional' →
The Connecticut senator is calling on his colleagues to re-evaluate US support for Saudi Arabia after bill to block a $1.15bn weapons sale failed to advance
Read MoreMuslims in bombing suspect's city safeguard community from backlash →
Local leaders in Elizabeth, New Jersey, assembled to express concerns and secure mosques amid rise in violence against Muslims: ‘People will hate us regardless’
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