A lawsuit against the organizers of the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville has already damaged defendants before trial.
Author: Will Carless, USA TODAY
How podcasts have become the backbone for white supremacist recruiting
The intimate nature of podcasting is ideal for spreading hate speech, according to research by the Southern Law Poverty Center.
With Trump in the rearview mirror, Proud Boys offer muscle at rallies against vaccine mandates, masks
After several quiet months, Proud Boys members have shown up at protests against vaccine and mask mandates, where they often tussle with opponents.
Capitol Police officers sue Trump, extremists alleging conspiracy, terrorism on Jan. 6
Seven Capitol Police officers allege Trump and extremists conspired to use violence to stop the certification of the presidential election.
Armed protests are picking up, and a new study says they’re more likely to turn violent
As armed protests pick up, a study shows they’re six times more likely to become violent than ones where there are no firearms.
QAnon followers distance themselves from the movement’s most bizarre conspiracy theories as they rebrand
Since Trump’s defeat and the Jan. 6 insurrection, the QAnon movement is trying to revise its history and has embraced other conspiracy theories.
Department of Homeland Security is now watching social media for terrorist narratives
The Department of Homeland Security will watch social media posts to track narratives that could lead to unrest, violence and hate crimes
Why did police fatally shoot Andrew Brown Jr.? Family seeks answers as Sheriff asks for patience
Brown, a 42-year-old Black man and father of 7, was shot and killed on Wednesday while deputies were attempting to arrest him.
13 investigations, no court-martials: Here’s how the US Navy and Marine Corps quietly discharged white supremacists
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have quietly kicked out white supremacists, offering them administrative discharges that leave no public record.
Georgia spa shooting suspect, charged with 8 counts of murder, attended rehab for sex addiction
Two sources told USA TODAY that Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Tuesday’s deadly Georgia spa shootings, had been in rehab for sex addiction.