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FILE-In this Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 file photo, Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism speaks during the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, in Washington. The Anti-Defamation League has added dozens of new entries to its online database of hateful symbols, slogans and memes that white supremacists have adopted and spread. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

‘OK’ hand gesture, bowl-cut added to hate symbols database

by Michael Kunzelman Associated PressSeptember 26, 2019

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The “OK” hand gesture, a mass killer’s bowl-style haircut and an anthropomorphic moon wearing sunglasses are among 36 new entries in a Jewish civil rights group’s online database of hate symbols used by white supremacists and other…

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive at El Paso International Airport to meet with people affected by the El Paso mass shooting, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump words linked to more hate crime? Some experts think so

by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, and Astrid Galvan Associated PressAugust 7, 2019

FILE-In this Thursday, June 14, 2012 file photo, James Stern of Jackson, Miss., at a news conference in Jackson, Miss. One of the largest and oldest neo-Nazi groups in the U.S. appears to have an unlikely new leader: Stern, a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Neo-Nazi group’s leader is black man who vows to dissolve it

by Michael Kunzelman Associated PressFebruary 28, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, headstones toppled and damaged by vandals lie on the ground at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia. The Anti-Defamation League is reporting a 57 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. in 2017, the highest tally that the Jewish civil rights group has counted in more than two decades, according to data it released on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)

Report: Anti-Semitic Incidents Increase by Nearly 60 Percent in 2017

by Michael Kunzelman Associated PressFebruary 28, 2018

Kenneth Gleason is shown in an undated booking photo provided by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. Police believe the slayings of two black men in Baton Rouge were likely racially motivated and said Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, that they have a person of interest — Gleason— in custody. Gleason, was being held on drug charges. Authorities do not yet have enough evidence to charge him with murder, Baton Rouge Sgt. L'Jean McKneely told The Associated Press. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Police: Louisiana Slayings Likely Racially Motivated

by Michael Kunzelman Associated PressSeptember 18, 2017

Family photos and personal items are covered in dirt in the flood damaged home of Raymond Lieteau in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. Lieteau had more than five feet of water in his home. At least 40,000 homes were damaged and eight people killed in the historic Louisiana floods, the governor said Tuesday, giving a stark assessment of the widespread disaster. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Housing Crisis Looms In Flood-Stricken State

by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte Associated Press, and Kevin McGill Associated PressAugust 18, 2016

An American flag hangs in the water next to a for sale sign in flood waters in Walker, La., Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Flood waters continued to cause problems throughout the area. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Flooding Catches South Off Guard

by Michael Kunzelman Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte Associated Press, and Rebecca Santana Associated PressAugust 15, 2016

Members of the Baton Rouge Police Department salute as a member of the Louisiana State Police Honor Guard, left, plays "Taps" through driving rain during funeral services for Baton Rouge police Cpl. Montrell Jackson in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, July 25, 2016. Jackson, slain by a gunman who authorities said targeted law enforcement, is the last of the three Louisiana law enforcement officers killed in last week's ambush to be buried. (Hilary Scheinuk/Baton Rouge Advocate via AP)

Hundreds Gather at Vigil for Slain Officers

by Michael Kunzelman Associated PressJuly 29, 2016