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Milwaukee man kills three neighbors for not speaking English
MILWAUKEE- A bigoted Milwaukee man told his neighbors “you guys got to go” before allegedly shooting three of them dead after learning at least one of the victims didn’t speak English. Dan J. Popp, 39, has been charged with three counts of first-degree homicide for the murders of Jesus Manso-Perez, 40, Mai Vue, 32, and Phia Vue,...Dingell calls on Budget Committee to meet “moral obligation” to Flint
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), a member of the House Budget Committee, asked her colleagues on Wednesday to take one nonpartisan vote to meet a "moral obligation" to the people of Flint. But the Republican majority rejected Dingell's proposal by a vote of 22-14.Dingell called on members of the committee to...
Amal and George Clooney share their immigration stories with refugees
March 16th, 20160 The Clooneys with Syrian refugeesBERLIN — George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney visited Syrian refugee families in Germany as a move to bring greater awareness to their ongoing plight.In a newly released video of the meeting, produced by the International Rescue Committee, Clooney told his family's story of immigration, saying his...Muslim teens in New York may be expelled for fighting bullies
NEW YORK - Two Muslim teens at a New York School may be expelled for fighting back against bullies who targeted them because of their religion. Adam and Jameel Siam said they have suffered anti-Muslim harassment for at least two years at Williamsville East High School, but they said administrators have done nothing to address...
Trump, Clinton win big delegates
March 16th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump won a crucial nominating contest in Florida and knocked rival Marco Rubio out of the race on Tuesday, but lost Ohio to John Kasich in a mixed result that set the stage for a long contested race. Trump, a businessman who had hoped for a five-state...Grosse Point South High School students suspended for N-word on Instagram photo
Photo from TwitterEven in 2016, high school millennials at an affluent town can be racist. Six students at Grosse Pointe South High were disciplined for posting a photo on Instagram with their shirts up, revealing the n-word written on their stomachs.Offended students took to Twitter to share the photo. African American senior Tia...In Bekaa Valley camp, Angelina Jolie urges support for Syrian refugees
Angelina Jolie during her visit to Syrian refugees in the Bekaa valley, March 15BEIRUT — U.N. special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who have fled the conflict, as she visited refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley.The war has killed 250,000 people,...
Russians to start withdrawing from Syria, as peace talks resume
March 15th, 20160 MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin announced out of the blue on Monday that "the main part" of Russian armed forces in Syria would start to withdraw, telling his diplomats to step up the push for peace as U.N.-mediated talks resumed on ending the five-year-old war.Damascus rejected any suggestion of a rift with Moscow, saying...
Turkey blames Ankara bombing on Kurdish militants
March 14th, 20160 Emergency workers work at the explosion site in Ankara, March 13ANKARA — Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved a female fighter of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).Sunday's attack, tearing through a...
Two men attempt to break into The Arab American News office
March 11th, 20160 The back door of the paper's office after the attempted break inDEARBORN — Two men attempted to break into The Arab American News Office early Friday morning.The majority of the staff was at the office, finishing this week's issue when multiple bangs were heard coming from the back of the building at 2:33 a.m.Staff members originally...Woman who robbed gas station clerk at gunpoint gets no jail time
GARDEN CITY – A woman who robbed a gas station at gunpoint was convicted and received no jail time. Christina Farris was identified as the woman on the surveillance video during the incident. The footage aired on Fox 2 News and viewers were able to identify her. Ali Hammoud was the clerk at the...Abuse of ADHD meds is on the rise
Abuse of ADHD stimulant drugs such as Ritalin or Adderall is on the rise; and a new study finds that most teens who abuse the drugs get them from someone else. An expanding market for drugs to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, "coupled with the increasing rates of ADHD diagnosis, provides greater availability of...Two Muslim women escorted off U.S. plane for staring at flight attendant
BOSTON — Two Muslim women on board a JetBlue plane heading from Boston to Los Angeles were taken off the plane after the pair were found to be staring at a flight attendant in an odd manner and filming the safety briefing. The plane took off after the women were removed. According to reports, a witness on the flight "overheard a...U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join ISIS
Tairod Nathan Webster PughBROOKLYN — Tairod Pugh, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was found guilty on Wednesday of attempting to join ISIS, according to his lawyer. The conviction marks the first case in more than 75 ISIS-related prosecutions brought since 2014 by the Department of Justice to reach a jury verdict. After a week-long...Snowden: FBI can already unlock iPhone without Apple’s assistance
Snowden.LOS ANGELES — NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said that the FBI's claim to need Apple to unlock the iPhone a San Bernardino shooter is a sham. The FBI says that only Apple has the ability to crack the work phone left behind by the San Bernardino terrorists; and last month convinced a federal judge to compel the tech giant to......
How most aid to the Palestinians ends up in Israel’s coffers
A Palestinian man on the rubble of a home after it was demolished by Israeli army in the West Bank, Feb. 23Diplomats may have a reputation for greyness, obfuscation, even hypocrisy, but few have found themselves compared to a serial killer, let alone one who devours human flesh. That honor befell Laars Faaborg-Andersen, the European...Dearborn Library seeks community’s help as Arabic collection expands
Arabic books at Henry Ford Centenniel Library.DEARBORN — From Arabic restaurants and hookah cafés that line the streets to the schools erected by Arab Americans generations ago, one does not have to go to great lengths to experience the diversity and rich culture that Dearborn offers. Boasting a large and comprehensive international......
Wayne State student earns prestigious journalism fellowship
Charlie KadadoDETROIT — Wayne State University student Charlie Kadado has been named the 2016 reporting fellow for UNITY Journalists for Diversity, an organization advocating for fair and accurate coverage across newsrooms nationwide. The broadcast journalism major was selected out of a competitive group of applicants to represent...Detroit school unions issue warning over payroll shortfall
DETROIT — About 47,000 students will be shut out of their classrooms if the city's cash-strapped public school district cannot fully cover worker salaries earned next month, school labor union officials said on Wednesday. The unions were reacting to comments by the district's state-appointed transition manager Steven Rhodes, who...Dearborn resident sentenced for identity theft, food stamp fraud
DETROIT — A Dearborn woman has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for theft of public money and identity theft following an investigation into trafficking of food assistance benefits. Pamela Tribby, 53, of Dearborn, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Corbett O’Meara, U.S. Attorney Barbara L....
Number of unemployed fell to less than 5 percent in January
March 11th, 20160 Assembly line at the Ford Rouge Assembly Plant - The Arab American News.LANSING – Michigan's unemployment rate in January dropped below 5 percent for the first time in 15 years, after a 19,000 job increase in the manufacturing, financial, leisure and hospitality sectors in the state. The hike in job creation led to a two-tenths of a......
Arab American DMC surgeon urges doctors to invest in community
March 11th, 20160 Hussein Darwiche.DETROIT — Hussein Darwiche, a long-time surgeon at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), has been appointed the chief surgeon of joint replacement at the DMC, making him one of the first Arab Americans to take on such a leadership position. Darwiche said that while he is honored to take on the responsibility, the...
Our women deserve better
March 11th, 20160 Protesters at an event called Release Our Girls during International Women's Day, Cairo, March 8March 8 was International Women's Day. On this occasion, we extend our gratitude to Arab women for their resilience and sacrifices around the world.In the Arab American community, we are blessed to have strong female leaders in almost every......
Dearborn residents explain voting choice
March 11th, 20160 Arab Americans voting at Woodworth Middle School DEARBORN — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won big in east Dearborn neighborhoods in the Democratic primary, indicating that Arab Americans favored the democratic socialist senator from Vermont over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dearborn voter Jawaher...
Local family files discriminatory complaint against Spirit Airlines
March 10th, 20160 From left to right: Nasser Beydoun, Nabih Ayad, Dr. Hoda Amine and Nadia Majed. DEARBORN – A local college student filed a complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights after she and her mother were booted off a Spirit Airlines plane by a flight attendant who disregarded her medical needs. Nadia Majed, 20, a student at the......
