/tags/white-supremacist white supremacist en-US WLRN Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:30:08 GMT /local-news/2021-03-12/florida-is-home-to-second-most-hate-groups-in-the-u-s-a-former-member-explain-why A recent study shows Florida has the second-highest number of known hate groups in the country. We put a spotlight on why the Sunshine State harbors so much hate. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:30:08 GMT /local-news/2021-03-12/florida-is-home-to-second-most-hate-groups-in-the-u-s-a-former-member-explain-why Steve Newborn /news/2021-03-04/doj-fails-to-convince-judge-to-keep-member-of-proud-boys-leadership-behind-bars Ethan Nordean, 30, faces multiple federal charges related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Justice Department lawyers argued that he helped plan the assault. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:30:13 GMT /news/2021-03-04/doj-fails-to-convince-judge-to-keep-member-of-proud-boys-leadership-behind-bars Dustin Jones /news/2021-03-02/fbi-director-wray-testifies-before-congress-for-1st-time-since-capitol-attack Lawmakers press the FBI director about the threat of domestic terrorism overall and what steps the bureau took to share intelligence with security officials ahead of the Capitol attack. Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:43:30 GMT /news/2021-03-02/fbi-director-wray-testifies-before-congress-for-1st-time-since-capitol-attack Ryan Lucas, Brian Naylor /2019-12-29/2019-brought-stepped-up-efforts-to-counter-white-supremacist-violence Extremism monitors say 2019 was the year the country started taking serious measures to address a growing far-right threat. Sun, 29 Dec 2019 12:00:37 GMT /2019-12-29/2019-brought-stepped-up-efforts-to-counter-white-supremacist-violence Hannah Allam /npr-breaking-news/2019-08-06/lawmakers-push-for-red-flag-laws-to-take-guns-away-from-people-in-crisis President Trump wants to expand laws that allow courts to intervene when someone shows signs of pending violence, and lawmakers are getting behind the idea. But are these laws effective? Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:56:36 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2019-08-06/lawmakers-push-for-red-flag-laws-to-take-guns-away-from-people-in-crisis Liz Szabo /2019-04-05/with-facebook-ban-on-white-extremism-international-norms-apply-to-u-s Facebook is beginning to enforce a ban on white nationalist content this week. The move comes as Australia, Germany and other countries pass tough laws to curb hate speech. Fri, 05 Apr 2019 21:15:00 GMT /2019-04-05/with-facebook-ban-on-white-extremism-international-norms-apply-to-u-s Aarti Shahani /2019-03-21/former-murdoch-executive-says-he-quit-over-foxs-anti-muslim-rhetoric A former top executive for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. tells NPR he left his job because of relentlessly harsh depictions of Muslims and immigrants in Murdoch's media properties, especially Fox News. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:15:00 GMT /2019-03-21/former-murdoch-executive-says-he-quit-over-foxs-anti-muslim-rhetoric David Folkenflik /2019-03-06/white-supremacist-propaganda-at-record-setting-levels-adl-report-finds Hate groups are increasingly relying on flyers to spread their message without publicly revealing the identity of their members. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:03:00 GMT /2019-03-06/white-supremacist-propaganda-at-record-setting-levels-adl-report-finds Matthew S. Schwartz /2019-02-20/arrested-coast-guard-officer-allegedly-planned-attack-on-a-scale-rarely-seen Christopher Paul Hasson, a self-proclaimed white nationalist, allegedly wanted to "kill every last person on earth" in a crusade to establish a "white homeland." He is being held without bond. Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:37:00 GMT /2019-02-20/arrested-coast-guard-officer-allegedly-planned-attack-on-a-scale-rarely-seen Vanessa Romo, Greg Myre /2018-09-06/jury-fines-man-1-for-punching-charlottesville-rally-organizer When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch. Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:13:00 GMT /2018-09-06/jury-fines-man-1-for-punching-charlottesville-rally-organizer Bill Chappell