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Trump questions why U.S. Civil War had to happen
May 2nd, 20170 Donald Trump has shown a fascination with populist 19th-century U.S. president Andrew Jackson since he has occupied the Oval Office, hanging "Old Hickory's" portrait in the Oval Office, visiting his plantation in Tennessee and placing a wreath at his tomb. In an interview that aired on Sirius XM satellite radio on Monday, Trump...
Illinois village attains welcoming status
May 1st, 20170 SUMMIT, IL- The Village of Summit, in Illinois attained welcoming community status following a unanimous vote at a village hall meeting. The meeting, taking place at Monday night at 7 p.m. central time, passed an ordinance that would restrict local police cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials with...
Crestwood ranked 25th best high school
April 30th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Crestwood High School ranked as the 25th best public high school in Michigan, earning a silver medal, according to U.S. News and World Report. It also ranked as the 1,078th best high school in the country. Dearborn High School ranked 74th in Michigan; Star International Academy 80th; Fordson 92nd and Edsel Ford...
Belle Isle shines as park attendance skyrockets
April 30th, 20170 DETROIT — Turns out Metro Detroit loves the rejuvenated Belle Isle. After decades of city neglect and budget drama, the jewel of a park is shining again. About 320,000 daffodils have been planted this spring, with a goal of having one daffodil for every one of Detroit's residents. And that kind of attention to detail is bringing...
Pope visits Egypt to mend ties between Muslims and embattled Christians
April 30th, 20170 VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis hopes to mend ties with Muslims on his trip to Egypt on Friday, but faces criticism from church conservatives for meeting Islamic religious leaders after a spate of deadly attacks against Christians. In a video message to the people of Egypt on Tuesday, Francis said the world had been "torn by blind...
Israel strikes alleged arms depot near Damascus airport
April 30th, 20170 BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes struck a weapons supply hub operated by Hezbollah near Damascus airport on Thursday, targeting arms sent from Iran in commercial and military cargo aircraft, Syrian rebel and regional intelligence sources told Reuters. The Israeli military said later that one of its anti-aircraft missiles intercepted a...
China bans ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Jihad’ as baby names in Muslim populated region
April 30th, 20172 BEIJING — The Chinese government has prohibited parents from choosing certain Islamic names for their children, like "Muhammad", "Arafat" and "Jihad." Officials described the ban as part of an effort to "curb religious fervor" in the western region of Xinjiang, home to more than 10 million Uighurs, a mostly Muslim minority...
Largest automotive supplier investment coming to Detroit
April 30th, 20170 DETROIT — Auto parts maker Flex-N-Gate will build a plant in Detroit in what local officials described on Monday as the first new investment by an automotive supplier in decades in the Motor City, the cradle and former beating heart of the car industry. "This is the largest automotive supplier investment in Detroit in more than 20...
Palestinian, Jewish voices must jointly challenge Israel’s past
April 29th, 20170 Israel has resorted to three main strategies to suppress Palestinian calls for justice and human rights, including the Right of Return for refugees. One is dedicated to rewriting history; another attempts to distract from present realities altogether and a third aims at reclaiming the Palestinian narrative as essentially an Israeli...
Stand up for justice, support the Palestinian prisoners
April 29th, 20170 Since mid-April, more than 1,200 Palestinian prisoners have been conducting a hunger strike led by Palestinian leader and notable prisoner Marwan Barghouti. After Barghouti's well-publicized April 16 New York Times op-ed calling for humane conditions, regular family visits and due process, this hunger strike has reinvigorated the debate...
Trump: Saudis not paying fair share for U.S. defense
April 29th, 20170 WASHINGTON — President Trump complained on Thursday that U.S. ally Saudi Arabia was not treating the United States fairly and Washington was losing a “tremendous amount of money” defending the kingdom. In an interview with Reuters, Trump confirmed his administration was in talks about possible visits to Saudi Arabia and Israel in...
More Americans say race relations deteriorating
April 28th, 20170 WASHINGTON- Tiffany Cartagena said she was eating with her mixed-race girlfriend at a restaurant in Ohio last month when she heard nearby diners remark about the "monkey" at the next table. Denver resident Gwendolyn Mami, an African-American, was on a January flight when another passenger proclaimed President Donald Trump's proposed...
Father regrets 7-year-old daughter’s visit to Detroit for genital mutilation
April 27th, 20172 DETROIT- The father of a 7-year-old Minnesota girl who reportedly came to Michigan in February to undergo genital mutilation was aware of the trip and had texted his wife while she was in Detroit, but now regrets his daughter’s visit after criminal charges. "(He) told the Child Protection investigator that if they knew what would...
Vandals damage and kick over headstones at Dearborn’s Northview Cemetery
April 27th, 20170 DEARBORN- Dearborn Police are investigating a Monday night vandalism at the Northview Cemetery in Dearborn at Outer Driver and North Military. Lt. Gary Mann of the Dearborn Police Department said the headstones were destroyed. “About 35 headstones were damaged or kicked over,’’ Mann said, adding that police are...
Top Navy commander: U.S. may need stronger defense against North Korea missiles
April 26th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― The United States may need to strengthen its missile defenses, particularly in Hawaii, given the advancing threat from North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs, the top U.S. commander in the Pacific told Congress on Wednesday. Just hours before the entire U.S. Senate was due to receive a top-level briefing on......
Federal judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for ‘sanctuary cities’
April 25th, 20170 SAN FRANCISCO ― A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the administration's efforts to toughen immigration enforcement. The ruling from U.S. District Judge William Orrick III in San Francisco said...
Officer says ‘minimal but necessary force’ used on United passenger
April 25th, 20170 One of the police officers who forcibly removed a United Airlines customer in an incident that became a public relations disaster for the carrier said "minimal but necessary force" was used after the passenger acted aggressively, according to an incident report. Video recorded by other passengers showed David Dao, a 69-year-old......
BREAKING: Federal government drop charges against AMP staffers
April 24th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Federal authorities have dropped charges against AMP (American Muslims for Palestine) staffers Taher Herzallah and Kareem El-Hosseiny. The two men, both employees for the group, faced charges for disrupting David Freidman's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, vocalizing opposition to the U.S. Ambassador to...
U.S. sanctions hundreds of Syrian research center employees
April 24th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― The Treasury Department sanctioned 271 employees of Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), an agency that Washington says develops chemical weapons for the government of Bashar al-Assad, the Treasury said in a statement. Some of the people blacklisted had worked on Syria's chemical weapons program for...
Minneapolis Muslims protest ‘sharia’ fanatic
April 24th, 20170 MINNEAPOLIS — A Georgian man has been reported imposing what he calls "the civil part of the sharia law" in the Minneapolis neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside by dictating to others how they should dress, what to eat or drink, that they should not to use drugs or even interact with the opposite sex. Abdullah Rashid, 22, who has...
Turkey’s referendum grants Erdogan increased powers
April 23rd, 20170 ANKARA—On Wednesday, Turkey's electoral authority rejected appeals to annul a referendum granting President Tayyip Erdogan wide new powers, but the main opposition party said it would maintain its legal challenge to the result. Sunday's referendum narrowly backed the largest overhaul of Turkey's political system since the founding......
Michigan official sees Detroit’s exit from state oversight in 2018
April 21st, 20170 DETROIT— Detroit's post-bankruptcy finances have improved to the point where the city should be able to exit state oversight in early 2018, a state official said on Wednesday. Eric Scorsone, who oversees local Michigan governments as a senior deputy state treasurer, said Detroit was on track to end its third-straight fiscal year...Syrian-Lebanese Federation to bring 81st annual convention to Detroit
DEARBORN — The 81st meeting of the Midwest Federation of American Syrian-Lebanese Clubs is holding its final planning meeting regarding the 81st annual convention at the Arab American National Museum on April 22, as announced by President Michel Aboul-Zelop. The convention will take place in Cleveland, July 27 – 30. Ed Deeb,......
Reducing stress in 10 easy steps
April 21st, 20170 Among the top five national health conditions contributing to poor health, depression, anxiety and mood disorders, as a group, are ranked number one in almost every county of every state in the U.S. Oftentimes, these chronic conditions are made worse by stress, a human response to both positive and negative change, which can manifest...
When ISIS is defeated: Who will fill the intellectual vacuum in the Arab World?
April 21st, 20170 Back in the Middle East for a few months, I find myself astounded by the absence of the strong voices of Arab intellectuals. The region that has given rise to the likes of Michel Aflaq, George Habash, Rached al-Ghannouchi, Edward Said and numerous others has marginalized its intellectuals. Arab visionaries have either been co-opted......
