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U.S. road deaths jump 10.4 percent in first half of 2016
WASHINGTON - U.S. traffic deaths jumped 10.4 percent in the first six months of 2016 to a "crisis" level, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday. NHTSA said road deaths in the first half totaled 17,775 and said the number was likely to be higher in the second half...Dozens of Afghani troops gone missing in the U.S.
WASHINGTON - Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, according to a report by Reuters. Although the number of disappearances is relatively small -- some 2,200 Afghan...Deadly Hurricane Matthew strikes
ORLANDO - Matthew, the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years, blasted the Bahamas on Thursday as it headed for Florida after killing at least 140 people in the Caribbean, mostly in Haiti. Matthew, carrying winds of 140 mph (220 kph), pounded the...
Sanders returns to Michigan to rally voters behind Clinton
October 7th, 20160 Sanders at the UAW in DearbornDEARBORN — Michigan was one of many states "Feelin the Bern" during the primary election season when Senator Bernie Sanders (D- VT.) surprisingly upset Hillary Clinton. Earlier this year, the Arab American community overwhelmingly backed Sanders, who also received an endorsement from The AANews. In...
Bernie Sanders to the Arab community: ‘Clinton understands our concerns’
October 7th, 20160 DEARBORN — In an exclusive interview with The AANews, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders discussed pressing issues pertaining to the Arab and Muslim communities during a stop in Dearborn, where he was campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Below is our question and answer session with the former Democratic presidential...College man charged for attacking Middle Eastern student
PENNSYLVANIA – A former Penn State University student has been charged with ethnic intimidation for attacking a student because he was “Middle Eastern.” Nicholas Tavella, 20, entered an open guilty plea on for charges stemming from a December 2015 incident in which he allegedly attacked a student based...Community celebrates promotion of Mike Jaafar at Wayne County Sheriff’s office
Mike Jaafar with Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad and Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon.DEARBORN — The Wayne County Sheriff's Office held a promotional ceremony for Mike Jaafar, who was officially appointed to chief of operations following his pervious position as deputy chief. The Wayne County Sheriff's office and community...
Dearborn School Board candidate Adel Mozip is a voice for students
October 7th, 20160 Adel Mozip.DEARBORN — The School Board Trustee race is unique in that all of the four candidates vying for two of the six-year terms are Arab Americans. But 29-year-old Adel Mozip is hoping his deep-rooted history with the district as both a student and a parent, along with growing familiarity among the community, will be able to...AAA hosts first annual Auto Expo
State Police display 1957 car.DEARBORN — Despite the rainy forecast on Saturday, Oct. 1, the weather cleared up just in time for the American Automobile Association's first ever Auto Expo, held at the company's headquarters in Dearborn. The event, which took at least three moths to plan, had a community focus. From 9 a.m. to...
Job insecurity tied to increased risk of diabetes
October 7th, 20160 People who are worried about losing their jobs may be more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new analysis. Compared to people who felt secure in their jobs, people who were experiencing so-called job insecurity had a 19 percent higher rate of new cases of diabetes, which researchers called a "modest increased...
Tips to combat election-related stress
October 7th, 20160 Stop reading the news and take up yoga. That's what some therapists are telling patients stressed out by a nasty presidential campaign in which two unpopular candidates are in a tight race for the most powerful office in the world. While some patients are unhappy with the idea of a Hillary Clinton presidency, most are worried about...New famine fears loom in Yemen
An eight-year-old malnourished boy at a hospital in Sanaa, Sept. 27.SANAA — Intensive care wards in Yemen's hospitals are filled with emaciated children hooked up to monitors and drips - victims of food shortages that could get even worse due to a reorganization of the central bank that is worrying importers. With food ships finding...Iraq requests U.N. emergency meeting on Turkish troops in north
BAGHDAD — Iraq has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the presence of Turkish troops on its territory as a dispute with Ankara escalates. Turkey's parliament voted last week to extend the deployment of an estimated 2,000 troops across northern Iraq by a year to combat "terrorist...U.N. envoy offers to escort rebels out of Aleppo
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria offered on Thursday to go to eastern Aleppo and escort up to 1,000 Islamist rebel fighters out of the city to try to bring an end to bombardment by Russian and Syrian forces. Staffan de Mistura said history would judge Syria and Russia if they used the presence of about 900 former...Rebels close in on Dabiq, bomb kills dozens in northern Syria
ANKARA — A bomb claimed by ISIS at a Syria-Turkey border crossing killed at least 25 people, most of them foreign-backed Syrian rebels, and wounded dozens more on Thursday, witnesses said. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group put the death toll at least 21. The attack targeted rebels from factions......
U.S. government condemns new Israeli Jewish settlement plans
PALESTINE - The United States sharply criticized Israel on Wednesday over plans to build a new Jewish settlement in the West Bank that it said would damage prospects for peace with the Palestinians and contradicted assurances made to Washington. The White House and State Department "strongly condemned" Israel's decision to advance a...Lebanese and Chaldean activists meet with Donald Trump
Trump with supporters in Novi.NOVI — Donald Trump met with Christian activists who included Lebanese and Chaldean residents, during his visit in Metro Detroit last week. The group of 15 community members also included a then little-known Shi'a Muslim man named Sheikh Mohamad Al Haj Hassan. His meet and greet......
Indiana jail provides halal diet after Muslim inmate’s lawsuit
LEBANON, Ind — An Indiana jail that was sued by a Muslim inmate announced that it is now providing a diet that follows Islamic dietary laws.The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said its jail has adopted a six-week halal meal plan for Muslim inmates. The development comes after a federal judge granted the American Civil Liberties...Clown Craze in metro Detroit: Robbery, assaults and social media threats
DETROIT - A clown craze sweeping the nation has also landed in the metro Detroit area. Over the past few days, clown sightings have occurred in Clinton Township, Sterling Heights, Troy and Brownstown. Police in Downriver are searching for a suspect who robbed a Walgreens on West and Telegraph roads in Brownstown Township...
Former Miss USA Rima Fakih announces pregnancy
October 4th, 20160 LOS ANGELES - Former Miss USA Rima Fakih announced she was pregnant on the front cover of Marie Claire Arabia.Fakih, 31, a former Dearborn resident, tied the knot in Lebanon in May to music producer Wassim Salibi, 35. Salibi is the manager of Grammy award winning R&B singer The Weeknd. Fakih made...Teacher tells student she can’t take exam unless she removes Hijab
QUEBEC — A Muslim student in Quebec was told by her instructor that she couldn’t take a test unless she temporarily removed her hijab.The incident occurred two weeks ago at College de Maisonneuve. School spokeswoman Line Legare told media outlets that a biology teacher asked the young woman......
Attorney: Father’s murder of daughter was not an ‘honor killing’
CLEVELAND - The attorney for a man accused of “executing” his daughter said the idea that it was a “Muslim honor killing” is “racist and offensive.”Jamal Mansour, 63, is accused of shooting his 27-year-old daughter Tahani Mansour twice in the head and killing her in the small town of Rocky River. He is charged with...Bernie Sanders coming to Michigan to campaign for Clinton
DEARBORN - Senator Bernie Sanders is making several stops in Michigan on Thursday, October 16 including a trip to Dearborn to sway Arab American voters to back Hillary Clinton. The senator from Vermont, who was once a 2016 presidential candidate, will be in Dearborn, Ann Arbor, East Lansing, and Grand Rapids. According to Hillary......
Sterling Heights man threatens to decapitate two judges
October 3rd, 20160 STERLING HEIGHTS - A 30-year-old Sterling Heights man has been arrested after allegedly making threats against Macomb County judges. According to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, Mohammed Subhi Alsheleh sent an email that included a threat to “sever the heads” of two judges. The threats were reportedly made against Circuit...Congresswoman Dingell works with Clinton campaign to register voters
DEARBORN - Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) met with supporters and volunteers at the Michigan Coordinated Campaign Dearborn Office for Hillary Clinton for a voter registration kick-off. During her visit, Dingell stressed the importance of all that is at stake in this election and just how vital each vote is. “You need to......