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Michael Enright, is accused of attempted murder as a hate crime in the stabbing of Ahmed Sharif, a New York City taxi driver.

Des Moines police are investigating a string of attacks centered around the Iowa State Fair, and say they may be racially motivated.

An NYPD cop whose wife called 911 for help against a gang of thugs says he was brutally beaten by baton-wielding fellow officers who stormed his Queens home.

President Obama’s approval rating may be on the decline, but that hasn’t diminished his star power as fundraiser-in-chief. In fact, demand for the president has grown in what will be a contentious mid-term election, with Republicans planning to sweep Congress.

A status update nobody wants to see: Three Colombian teenagers have been killed after their names appeared, along with 97 others, on a multipart “hit list” posted on Facebook, according to multiple international reports.

Like a clear majority of Americans, I too oppose the building of the proposed Cordoba Mosque near the former World Trade Center in New York City.

Justice Department lawyers are preparing to ask a federal judge to put a hold on his ruling this week that blocks awarding further federal grants for stem-cell research.

While the “Ground Zero Mosque” site is two blocks away from Ground Zero, rap mogulRussell Simmons‘ apartment is across the street! This week he put various religious symbols in his windows to support religious freedom. Another pic with Simmons, below.