Biden signs bill to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans
The bill passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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FBI now investigating Asian American teen's death as hate crime
Authorities said Maggie Long was purposefully set on fire and burned alive in her family's home in 2017.
House expected to OK Capitol riot commission
The House is set to vote on establishing a commission to investigate the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. The bill, a bipartisan effort, is expected to pass the House, but Republicans remain divided over it. CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN to discuss.
NYPD task force chief on attacks against Asian Americans
NYPD Asian Hate Crimes Task Force commander Tommy Ng said in an interview with CBSN anchor Vladimir Duthiers that attacks against Asian Americans are "absolutely not new," and that the "common denominator" among perpetrators is mental illness. Watch the interview.
NYPD Asian Hate Crimes Task Force chief: Attacks "absolutely not new"
Inspector Tommy Ng also said the "common denominator" among perpetrators — "the bottom line" — is mental illness.
3 plead not guilty to hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's killing
The three men were already facing state murder counts in the death of Arbery, who was pursued and gunned down last year.
Spa shooting suspect could face death penalty
The Fulton County district attorney says she will seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the man accused of murdering eight people at Atlanta-area spas. Six of the victims were Asian women. CBSN's Elaine Quijano reports.
Prosecutor to seek hate crime charges in deadly spa shootings
Robert Aaron Long, 22, was indicted on murder charges in the March 16 killing of eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in the Atlanta area.
Prosecutor to seek death penalty in spa shootings
The Fulton County district attorney says she will seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the man accused of murdering eight people at Atlanta-area spas. Six of the victims were Asian women.
Nearly two-thirds of anti-Asian hate incidents reported by women
Women reported 65% of anti-Asian hate incidents between March 2020 and March 2021, according to Stop AAPI Hate.
Two elderly Asian women stabbed in San Francisco
"You just don't think it's going to happen so close to home until it does. So you just got to be super aware of your loved ones," said the 85-year-old victim's grandson.
Record $125M donation goes to AAPI causes as hate crimes surge
The historic sum is the largest commitment ever made by Asian Americans to their own community.
NYC man arrested on hate crime charges for vandalizing synagogues
Surveillance footage shows the suspect hurling rocks through the doors and windows of at least four Jewish houses of worship.
New data shows surge in anti-Asian hate crime reports in some cities
"I hope it's a message to Asian Americans. One, that you're not alone. And two, you should speak up," one professor said.
Violence against AAPI community
Wesley Lowery joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his "60 Minutes+" investigation into the string of violent attacks against the AAPI community. He explains the complexity of charging suspects with hate crimes.
Racism, sexualization of Asian American women
Sung Yeon Choimorrow, executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the history of hyper-sexualizing Asian American women and how that is a form of racism. The discussion follows a series of shootings at spas near Atlanta, where a suspected gunman killed eight people, six of whom were Asian American women, in a shooting spree he told authorities wasn't racially motivated, but fueled by a sex addiction.
Defendants in Ahmaud Arbery killing charged with federal hate crimes
The three men charged in the killing of the Black man as he jogged through a Georgia neighborhood already face state murder charges.
Suspects charged with hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery's death
A federal grand jury indicted three men on hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was fatally shot while jogging in February 2020.
Man charged after allegedly threatening to kill Black woman
James Rhodes is accused of threatening to kill a woman after she drove past him while delivering food at his apartment complex.
Antisemitic incidents remained high in 2020
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. were near historic highs last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League. Jeff Pegues has the latest.
Suspect arrested in attack on Asian man in New York City
Jarrod Powell, 49, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with two counts of felony assault.
Asian man hospitalized after brutal attack in NYC
An Asian man was pushed to ground and stomped on repeatedly on Friday night in the East Harlem neighborhood in New York City. He was taken to the hospital where he is in critical, but stable condition. CBS New York's Christina Fan has more.
Senate passes Anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill
U.S. Senate passes Anti-Asian Hate Crime Legislation, advancing it to the House. The bill would make it easier to report and investigate reports of anti-Asian hate crimes related to the pandemic. Nikole Killion reports.
Senate passes bill to address rise in attacks against Asians
Its passage comes amid an uptick in crimes targeting Asians in recent months.
Man accused of setting predominantly Black church on fire
Dushko Vulchev, 44, is accused of igniting a fire at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield.
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