Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it.

Nearly two-thirds of American Jews feel less secure in the U.S. than they did a year ago.

The war between Israel and Hamas is raising fears about rising hostility across the United States.

While the nation has been transfixed by the two-week manhunt for escaped prisoner Danilo Souza Cavalcante, another fugitive drama has been playing out in the nation's capital with comparatively minimal attention.

The motivations of a shooter who recently targeted and killed Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism.

Brian Levin with California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism says there are consistent correlations related to a catalyst and rhetoric.

A newly released FBI report shows the number of hate crimes in the U.S. jumped again in 2021, continuing an alarming rise.

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CNN) - The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics released Tuesday by the bureau. "After about a 30% increase over the last few years, hate crimes overall took a pause (last year) but the more violent types of hate crimes did not. The new data also showed that bias against Jews comprised 57.8% of reported offenses motivated by religion, followed by 14.5% of reported offenses targeting Muslims. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in a statement on Tuesday urged Congress to "immediately" pass hate crime legislation. "It is unacceptable that Jews and Jewish institutions continue to be at the center of religion-based hate crime attacks," Greenblatt said.

Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CNN) - The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI last year remain at the heightened levels they surged to in 2017, according to statistics released Tuesday by the bureau. "After about a 30% increase over the last few years, hate crimes overall took a pause (last year) but the more violent types of hate crimes did not. The new data also showed that bias against Jews comprised 57.8% of reported offenses motivated by religion, followed by 14.5% of reported offenses targeting Muslims. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt in a statement on Tuesday urged Congress to "immediately" pass hate crime legislation. "It is unacceptable that Jews and Jewish institutions continue to be at the center of religion-based hate crime attacks," Greenblatt said.