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Missionary group visits Dearborn
March 30th, 20170 DEARBORN- Students from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary spent three days praying alongside local Muslims and sharing the Gospel during a visit to the city. Coming to Dearborn, Mich. a city with the largest concentration of Arab-Americans in the US, the group worked alongside 100,000-plus Arab Americans. The visit was led by...
Israel approves new settlement for first time in decades
March 30th, 20170 JERUSALEM-On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the establishment of Israel's first new settlement in the West Bank in over twenty years. President Donald Trump's recommendations to Netanyahu to hold off on settlement building contrasted with Netanyahu's pushes to approve settlement building in the West...
U.S. ambassador to U.N.: Washington no longer focusing on removing Assad
March 30th, 20171 NEW YORK - The United States is no longer making removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a focus of its policy in the war-torn country, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday. "Our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," Ambassador Nikki Haley told a small group of reporters. "Our...
Over 400,000 vehicles recalled due to fire risk, latch issues
March 29th, 20171 DETROIT-In response to reports of technical issues that put vehicles at risk for engine fires and unexpected door openings, Ford recently issued a recall on more than 440,000 vehicles in North America. Its initial recall addressed over 230,000 Escape SUVs, Fiesta ST subcompacts, Fusion midsize cars and Transit Connect vans with...
Seattle sues Trump over threat to sanctuary cities
March 29th, 20170 SEATTLE ― The city of Seattle sued President Trump's administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities," arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray told reporters the Constitution forbade the federal government from pressuring cities,...
Lebanon’s Aoun takes tumble as Arab summit starts
March 29th, 20170 AMMAN ― Lebanese President Michel Aoun tripped and fell face down as Arab heads of state gathered at the start of their summit at the Dead Sea in Jordan on Wednesday, television footage showed. Aoun, 82, appeared to trip on a low, red-carpeted podium where flags of Arab states had been arranged. Two men in suits rushed to help him...
Howell teen charged with terrorism threat on Twitter
March 29th, 20170 HOWELL ― A Howell High School student was charged as an adult for allegedly making a terrorist threat against the school through Twitter. Sarah Marie Hiler, 17, was also charged with using a computer to commit the crime. She faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, and her case will be heard at the Ottawa County Circuit...
House votes to overturn internet privacy protections
March 29th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.-On Tuesday, Congress moved forth in finalizing its overturn of some of the most significant online privacy protections in a 215-2015 vote drawing itself along party lines. The vote marked a victory, however, for telecommunications companies, such as Verizon, AT&T, and Comcast, of regulations passed last year that...
Arab leaders reaffirm support for two-state solution
March 29th, 20170 AMMAN, Jordan - Arab leaders reaffirmed on Wednesday their commitment to a two-state solution to the decades-long Arab-Israeli conflict amid increased unease over the stance of the United States under the new administration of President Trump. Trump rattled Arab and European leaders in February by indicating he was open to a one-state...
Trump tweets, then Ford announces investment in three Michigan plants
March 28th, 20170 DETROIT- Ford Motor Co on Tuesday said it would invest $1.2 billion in three Michigan facilities and create 130 jobs in projects largely in line with a previous agreement with the United Auto Workers union, hours after President Trump touted a "major investment" by the automaker on Twitter. In January, Ford scrapped plans to build a...
Florida man kills one, wounds five in ‘horrific’ shooting spree
March 27th, 20170 FORT LAUDERDALE ― A Florida man killed his girlfriend and wounded five others, including her two young sons and a high school student during a shooting spree with an AK-47 rifle on Monday, police said. The shootings started around 6 a.m. inside a home in Sanford, about 30 miles north of Orlando. Police said Allen Cashe, 31, opened...
Woman’s lips injected with non-FDA approved product at Dearborn Heights salon
March 27th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A local woman is suffering from a botched procedure she thought was a temporary cosmetic enhancement "They swell up, canker sores... and it’s just bad,” the woman, named Sue, told WXYZ Detroit. “And it’s just something I have to deal with for the rest of my life." A year ago, Sue, who did not want to go...
Nearly half of the candidates for city positions are Arab Americans
March 24th, 20171 DEARBORN — As the national spotlight on the city intensifies, so have the races for local public office. Last year's election campaigns to replace a Dearborn district court judge and state representative developed into an invigorated engagement among residents, especially as Arab Americans threw their hats in the ring. This year,...
Addressing children’s nutritional health
March 24th, 20170 Nearly 1 in 3 Michigan children are overweight or obese. Unfortunately, a "normal" diet in America has shifted in a direction that permits people of all ages to choose convenience foods and sugary beverages over healthier options. In addition to poor food choices, serving sizes have largely exceeded what the body naturally...
Cooking cuisine at home
March 24th, 20170 The average American dines out between four and five times a week. While restaurants can offer a valuable social experience, regularly choosing convenience foods over meals at home can negatively influence health based on portions, methods of preparation and commercial additives. Fortunately, there are easy ways to serve up a......
Iran steps up support for Houthis in Yemen’s war
March 24th, 20170 ANKARA — Iran is sending advanced weapons and military advisers to Yemen's rebel Houthi movement, stepping up support for its ally in a civil war whose outcome could sway the balance of power in the Middle East, regional and Western sources say. Iran's enemy Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition fighting the Houthis in the...
UN: ‘Worst is yet to come’ with 400,000 trapped in west Mosul
March 24th, 20170 MOSUL — About 400,000 Iraqi civilians are trapped in the ISIS-held Old City of western Mosul, short of food and basic needs, as the battle between the militants and government forces rages around them, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday. Many fear fleeing because of ISIS snipers and landmines. But 157,000 have......
Israeli ban targeting boycott supporters raises alarm abroad
March 24th, 20170 JERUSALEM — A law barring foreigners from entering Israel if they back boycotts against the country is causing alarm among liberal American Jews and others who perceive an attempt to suppress critical political opinion. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government has long campaigned against the Palestinian-led Boycott,...
U.S. embassies ordered to profile demographic groups for special screening
March 24th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C. —Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has recently called upon U.S. diplomatic missions to hunt for "populations warranting increased scrutiny" through heightening screening for visa applicants for them." Tillerson has also called for social media scans for applicants who have had any presence in countries that have...
Using Hollywood celebrities to validate Islam
March 24th, 20170 When Terry Holdbrooks Jr., converted to Islam in 2003, he was inundated with death threats and labeled a "race traitor." If a religious conversion ever deserves to be admired, Holdbrooks' conversion does; not because Islam has "won" yet another convert, but because the new convert was assigned the very rule of subjugating his Muslim...
Khalaf should be commended for UN’s Israel apartheid report
March 24th, 20170 The trepidation journalists, officials, and workers of non governmental organizations (NGOs) have to operate under in reporting on Palestine and Palestinians under occupation is not a phenomenon limited to the United States. Worldwide, Israel's hegemonic hold on an international political narrative leaves officials tasked with defending......
Hispanics shouldn’t over-interpret Trump’s election
March 24th, 20170 It's safe to say that Donald Trump doesn't have many fans in the Hispanic community. The real estate mogul rose to power spewing rhetoric that was openly hostile to Latinos. He's promised to deport more undocumented immigrants and build a wall along the nation's southern border. And who can forget his smear of Mexican immigrants as...
Sales drop to impact Ford first-quarter earnings
March 24th, 20170 DETROIT- Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it expects lower earnings per share in the first quarter and lower pretax profit in 2017 due to higher spending on commodities, warranties and investments and a drop in sales volumes especially fleet sales. Ford shares were down nearly 1 percent at $11.66 in late morning trading after the......
Dearborn Heights City Council votes against sale of golf course
March 24th, 20170 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The City Council voted against Wayne County's projected sale of the Warren Valley Golf Course. They voted 5 to 1 in opposition of the $1.8 million sale of the golf course to residential developers. According to the resolution, the development "creates potential infrastructure liabilities, potential for flooding...
Restoration work completed on Jesus’ tomb site in Jerusalem
March 24th, 20170 JERUSALEM— A team of scientists and restorers has completed work on the purported site of Jesus' tomb in Jerusalem's Old City. The tomb was re-opened to the public on Wednesday. Many Christians believe Jesus' body was buried at what became the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The group has worked for the past nine months at......
