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U.S. teens smoked, drank, used drugs less in 2015
A decades-long decline in teenage drinking and smoking continued in 2015 and use of some drugs by eighth-graders and high school students also fell, while marijuana consumption extended a five-year flat trend, according to results of a study released on Wednesday.Teen cigarette smoking fell to its lowest level since the University of...New U.S. FAA rule requires drone owners to register by Feb 19
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration, responding to heightened concerns about rogue drone flights near airports, unveiled a pre-Christmas rule on Monday requiring drone hobbyists as young as 13 years old to register their unmanned aircraft. The new online registry will require current drone owners to register by Feb. 19,...Homeland Security chief says social media used in immigration vetting
WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Wednesday that his department has been consulting social media in reviews of immigration applications since early this year, hitting back at criticism that U.S. authorities are not doing enough to weed out potential security threats. The Department of Homeland Security...Despite cultural norms, retirement homes only option for many elderly Arabs
DEARBORN — Despite cultural norms and prevailing challenges, more Arab American families are embracing retirement and assisted living housing for their elderly relatives. There is a common consensus among health care professionals and researchers that most people— regardless of ethnicity— prefer not to admit their loved ones to...
Dealership, customers demand answers from SOS over revoked car titles
December 18th, 20150 Car owners who haven't received their titles protest in front of Secretary of State on Monday, Dec. 14DETROIT — The owner of a Detroit dealership whose license was revoked by the state earlier this year is claiming negligence by the Secretary of State for leaving more than 100 customers without titles to their cars. Big 3 Auto Sales,...
Civil rights group, community leaders combat rise of hate crimes across the nation
December 18th, 20150 Interfaith leaders and civil rights groups gather in solidarity against Islamophobia on Thursday, December 17 - Islamic House of WisdomDEARBORN — Hussein El-Katib and his daughter were driving along I-79 North in West Virginia on the morning of Saturday, December 12 when they spotted a vehicle that caught their attention. A black...
California shooters’ friend charged with supporting terrorists
December 18th, 20150 Marquez.WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES - A former neighbor suspected of supplying guns to the married couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, was charged on Thursday with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, the U.S. Justice Department said.Enrique Marquez, 24, a friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, who...
Michigan’s Middle Eastern Commission backs Snyder’s refugee pause
December 17th, 20150 A Syrian refugee carries his daughter the Canadian processing centre for Syrian refugees in JordanDEARBORN — When Gov. Rick Snyder announced a pause in efforts to bring in new Syrian refugees to Michigan after the terrorist attacks in Paris, major Arab, Muslim, immigration advocacy and civil rights organization criticized...
Security guard shoots armed man in Dearborn Heights courthouse
December 17th, 20150 The courthouse on Thursday morning DEARBORN HEGHTS — A security guard fatally shot a man at the Dearborn Heights district courthouse after he confronted the officer with a knife, police said.The incident occurred on Thursday around 8:45 a.m.State police identified the suspect as Mark Henning, 48, of Dearborn Heights. Henning...Kerry: Assad can stay for now
KerryMOSCOW — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday accepted Russia's long-standing demand that President Bashar Assad's future be determined by his own people, as Washington and Moscow edged toward putting aside years of disagreement over how to end Syria's civil war."The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called...Putin calls Trump an ‘outstanding, talented’ man
PutinMOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a talented and outstanding man, welcoming his stance on Russia."He is a very outstanding man, unquestionably talented," Putin told journalists after his annual press conference in Moscow."It's not up to us to judge his...
FBI: San Bernardino shooters were not a part of a terrorist cell
December 16th, 20150 Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook at Chicago's O'Hare Airport in this July 27, 2014NEW YORK — The San Bernardino attackers did not post support for jihad on open social media, contrary to previous reports, the FBI said.There is no evidence a married couple who killed 14 people in California this month were part of a terrorist cell, the...
Michigan State Police raids Dearborn City Halll
December 16th, 20150 DEARBORN — Michigan State Police investigators raided Dearborn's City Hall Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of embezzlement.State Police detectives carried out boxes from the office of the Dearborn City Clerk shortly after the raid. Police served a search warrant to City Clerk Kathy Buda.Dearborn City Attorney Laurie Ellerbrake said...
“Pro-ISIS” Dearborn rally was an anti-ISIS demonstration
December 16th, 20150 Imam Husham Al-Husainy speaking at the rally. Photo: Karbala CenterDEARBORN — There was a "pro-ISIS" rally in Dearborn, a widely circulated social media post is claiming. But the gathering portrayed in the photo that was shared thousands of times is actually of a demonstration against terrorism.The march, on Dec. 5, which was...
GOP candidates reluctant to take on Trump
December 16th, 20150 Donald Trump (L) reaches out to Sen. Ted Cruz the Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas, Dec. 15LAS VEGAS — Challenger Jeb Bush locked horns with Republican front-runner Donald Trump in a national security debate on Tuesday but most rivals avoided tangling with the billionaire who has emerged as an enduring force in the 2016......
Cursing in front of women is no longer illegal in Michigan
SnyderLANSING — Gov. Snyder signed a legislation Tuesday repealing several outdated laws. Cursing in front of women or children or playing the national anthem out of tune will no longer be criminal acts punishable by jail time in Michigan."Modernizing state government is an ongoing effort," Snyder said. "I appreciate the work of the...Robber calls Grand Rapids store clerk “terrorist” before shooting him
The suspect inside the storeGRAND RAPIDS — During an armed robbery, a Grand Rapids store clerk of Indian descent was called a "terrorist" before he was shot in the face, MLive reported.The robber shot the clerk in the cheek before midnight on Saturday, Dec. 12. The victim did not sustain life-threatening injuries and is now in stable......
New principal appointed at Fordson High School
Hey AlcordrayDEARBORN — The Dearborn School Board has appointed a new Principal at Fordson High School. On Monday, December 14, Heyam Alcodray was appointed to the position per the Board's approval.Alcodray is currently the Principal at McCollough/Unis School, and was formerly Principal of Henry Ford Early College. She was also a...
Ohio 7th grader charged for threatening to shoot Muslim student
December 13th, 20150 Morton Middle SchoolVANDALIA — A seventh-grader accused of threatening to shoot a sixth-grader faces expulsion in addition to the criminal charges filed against him. The boy made the threat to the six grader around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7 aboard a bus after it left Morton Middle School. The victim called in to the police station...
California mosque fire-bombed
December 11th, 20150 CALIFORNIA - An Islamic center in the Coachella Valley was the scene of a fire Friday afternoon and was possibly firebombed, according to the center's Reymundo Nour. "The report that I got was someone threw some type of device at the building and firebombed the place," Nour told reporters. "I got a report from people who were...
Donald Trump faces global condemnation following Muslim ban proposal
December 11th, 20150 WASHINGTON — Outrage. Disbelief. Unsettlement. Those were the overall sentiments of civil rights groups, religious institutions and political leaders following Donald Trump’s statements on Monday, December 7 when he called for the U.S. to ban all Muslims from entering the country. Trump, who leads opinion polls in the Republican......
Attorney Helal Farhat appointed as 19th District Court Magistrate
Farhat.DEARBORN — Attorney Helal Farhat has been appointed as a part time 19th District Court Magistrate, filling a vacancy left by former magistrate Adel Harb, who last month was appointed to the 3rd Circuit Court by Governor Snyder. Farhat attended Wayne State University Law school where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 2002....
Muslim Americans raise $200,000 for California victims’ families
December 11th, 20150 Clayborn, a victim in the San Bernardino shooting.DETROIT — Launch-good, a Detroit based Muslim funding platform, has raised almost $200,000 this week to cover expenses of the California shooting victims’ families. In just four days, the Muslims United for San Bernardino campaign has raised close to $200,000 from more than......
Wayne County Commission addresses inaccurate reports
WAYNE COUNTY -You may have read or heard some nasty things about the Wayne County Commission recently. Most of it is greatly exaggerated, distorted or entirely untrue. Inaccuracies in a few Detroit News opinion columns were repeated and reported as if they were fact. The editorials stoked the fire, which got the attention of TV and...
Community members, officials weigh in on gun debate
December 11th, 20150 Amira AyyoubDEARBORN — As small business owners, many Arab Americans carry guns for protection. However, recent mass shootings across the country have reignited the gun control debate. Over the past few years, gun violence has claimed many lives in the community. Several suicides, homicides and a murder-suicide were all carried out......