nazi salute
Artem Severiukhin, 15, is under investigation after a video went viral of him laughing about making the gesture at the FIA Karting European Championship.
Sen. Ted Cruz defended a parent who gave a Nazi salute at a school board meeting as he sparred with Attorney General Merrick Garland over a crackdown on rising threats against public school officials.
The Texas Republican asked if giving a Nazi salute at an elected official is protected speech.
He later apologized and said the "racist and horrible salute" was unintentional.
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Gregory and Rachel Howell were caught on camera yelling "white lives matter" and giving a Nazi salute in Torrance, California, last month.
A woman seen wearing the mask insisted that she is "not a Nazi" and that she was making a political statement.
A spokesman said the Anti-Defamation League will aid in Holocaust-related training after cadets were fired for making a Nazi salute.
Trainees and staffers with a state agency gave the salute in a class photo, saying they were honoring an instructor.
State officials are investigating who was involved in photo of a recent correctional officer training class.
An 11-year-old was removed from class for speaking out repeatedly against her classmates giving the Sieg Heil salute.