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ISIS attack kills 28 in Sanaa mosque
SANAA — ISIS's Yemen branch claimed responsibility for two bombings at a mosque in a northern district of the capital Sanaa that killed at least 28 people and wounded 75 on Wednesday. The al-Mo'ayyad mosque, in the al-Jarraf neighborhood of Sanaa, has previously been targeted by ISIS, who regard the Iran-allied Houthis as...Chinese auto supplier to build headquarters in Northville
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP — Gov. Snyder has announced an advanced manufacturing technical center will be built by a Chinese auto supplier. On Monday, Snyder announced that the auto supplier, CW Bearing USA Inc., will spend about $26 million on a Northville Township facility that will include an engineering and technical center and advanced...Detroit police seek four teens who fled treatment facility
Detroit — Police are searching for four teens who escaped Aug. 27 from a treatment program at a facility on the city’s east side. The teens were residents in a program at the DePaul Youth Treatment Center in the 600 block of East Grand Boulevard, said Sgt. Cassandra Lewis, a spokeswoman for the Detroit Police Department. The...
Oral arguments for Odeh’s appeal set for Oct. 14
September 4th, 20150 Odeh outside the federal courthouse in Detroit after her conviction CINCINNATI — Palestinian community leader Rasmea Odeh will challenge her immigration fraud conviction Wednesday, Oct. 14 in the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. In November 2014, Odeh was convicted for failing to disclose on a U.S. naturalization application...We should be grateful for our Constitution
Concerning your editorial of Aug. 27, about the proposed Mosque in Sterling Heights: There is a teachable lesson that we can all learn from… and that is; sometimes it takes the newer citizens— those who are the most grateful for our Bill of Rights, those who vividly remember the oppression they are fleeing— to remind us what a...Backlogged rape kits in Detroit leads to further investigation
DETROIT — Most of the 11,000 rape-evidence kits left languishing in a Detroit warehouse have been analyzed since they turned up several years ago, with DNA matches leading to further investigation in 35 states, Gov. Snyder said on Wednesday. The rape kits, which were found abandoned on a storage shelf in 2009, contain DNA samples from...
Syria’s refugees: Poetry doesn’t help; action needed
September 4th, 20150 Aylan KurdiThe photo of Aylan Kurdi, the Syrian child who drowned and washed on the shores of Turkey, has inspired volumes of poetry and sympathy. But words and tears will not help the people of Syria. Actions are needed by all governments— including ours— which considers itself the leading force in the free world. Aylan, 3,...Suspect who shot gas station attendant in Westland arrested
A screenshot of the robberyWESTLAND — The suspect who shot a gas station employee in Westland last week was arrested in Bay City on Wednesday, Allie Berry, vice-president of Armada Oil & Gas Company, said.The gas station at the corner of Warren Ave. and Wayne Rd. is in a safe location across the street from Westland Mall. But...
Photo of drowned Syrian toddler alert world to refugees’ suffering
September 3rd, 20150 ANKARA — The distraught father of two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother and several other migrants as they tried to reach Greece identified their bodies on Thursday and prepared to take them back to their home town of Kobani. Abdullah Kurdi collapsed in tears after emerging from a morgue in the city of Mugla near Bodrum...Poetry corner: The note
This poem by Iraqi poet Ahmad Matar is translated from Arabic.The noteThe thief has left us A noteOn the shelf of the pantry.It said:May god curseThe prince.He has left Nothing for us To stealExcept the snoring-Translated by Ali Harb ...ISIS attack kills 28 in Sanaa mosque
SANAA — ISIS's Yemen branch claimed responsibility for two bombings at a mosque in a northern district of the capital Sanaa that killed at least 28 people and wounded 75 on Wednesday.The al-Mo'ayyad mosque, in the al-Jarraf neighborhood of Sanaa, has previously been targeted by ISIS, who regard the Iran-allied Houthis as...Twelve Syrians drown heading from Turkey to Greek island
A Turkish police officer stands next to the body of the young boy. Photo: ReutersANKARA — An image of a drowned toddler washed up on the beach in one of Turkey's prime tourist resorts swept across social media on Wednesday, after at least 12 presumed Syrian refugees died trying to reach the Greek island of Kos.The picture showed a...
Complaint filed against airline for placing Muslim flight attendant on leave of absence
September 2nd, 20150 The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Michigan (CAIR-MI) filed a complaint with the the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week after ExpressJet Airlines placed a Detroit-based flight attendant on a leave of absence for objecting to serve alcohol based on her religious beliefs as a Muslim. The complaint...ISIS accused of launching chemical attack in Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday they suspected a homemade rocket fired by ISIS at their peshmerga forces in northern Iraq contained chemical substances, accusing the terrorists of an increasing use of chemical weapons.The Kurdistan Region's Security Council (KRSC) said the attack had taken place along the front line...Rochester Hills man sentenced to life for beating parents to death
PONTIAC — A Rochester Hills who had beaten his elderly parents to death was sentenced Tuesday in Oakland Circuit Court to life without the possibility of parole. Jeffrey Brian Maurer, 54, was found guilty of first degree murder in January after killing his parents.Maurer's father, William Maurer, was 87 and his mother Gayle Maurer......
Arab Americans demonstrate in support of “You Stink” protesters
August 31st, 20150 DETROIT — Dozens of Arab Americans gathered in front of the Lebanese Consulate in Detroit, in solidarity with the anti-corruption "#YouStink" protesters in Lebanon.The Detroit demonstration on Saturday coincided with a massive protest in Beirut, where thousands poured into a main square, defying heightened presence of...More in-depth reporting on air pollution in Michigan’s Wayne County could save lives
Southend resident Marya Aladwar has asthma and attends Salina Elementary School in Dearborn. Aladwar is holding up the inhaler she uses to treat her asthma. Air pollution from industrial sources can trigger asthma attacks.DETROIT — Air pollution from industrial sources in Wayne County— especially in the low income ZIP......
Local matchmaker offers dating tips
August 30th, 20151 Sitto Here is a compilation of dating tips offered by metro Detroit based Chaldean Matchmaker Theresa Sitto: Phone Etiquette Remember that your phone greeting leaves an impression on your caller. Set up that mailbox; it's not that hard. Leave a clear, concise greeting that does not include work related prompts or...
Hundreds of Sterling Heights residents turn out to protest Mosque
August 29th, 20150 STERLING HEIGHTS - Hundreds of residents turned out to protest a proposed controversial mosque that religious leaders plan on building on 15 mile and Ryan Rd, near a residential area.The proposal garnered massive backlash in recent weeks by local residents. While many have continued to argue that building the mosque at the site...
Dearborn Police seeking larceny suspects
August 28th, 20150 DEARBORN — On Aug. 26 Dearborn Police responded to the 2900 Block of Cornell to investigate several larcenies from vehicle reports. One victim was able to obtain surveillance video of the suspects entering his unlocked vehicle. The video shows a second suspect attempting to enter a second...ISIS shows images of ancient Syrian temple destruction
DAMASCUS — ISIS militants published photos on Tuesday purporting to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an act the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO has called a war crime. Syria's antiquities chief, Maamoun Abdulkarim, told Reuters the images did appear to show the destruction of the ancient......
Warring sides in Syria agree to local ceasefires
DAMASCUS — Warring sides in Syria have agreed to extend a ceasefire in a rebel-held town near the border with Lebanon and two Shi'a villages in the northwest, and to evacuate wounded, sources close to talks said. The truce is the second in a month in those areas between the Syrian army and its Hezbollah allies on one side and...Lebanon braced for more protests as crisis deepens
BEIRUT — Activists have promised to renew protest in downtown Beirut as the government continues to fail to solve the continuing garbage crisis. Protests against the government turned violent over the weekend, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the......
Women, minorities still underrepresented in medical specialties
Diversifying the physician workforce may be key to addressing health disparities and inequities, Dr. Curtiland Deville of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, who worked on the study, said in an email."Minority physicians continue to provide the majority of care for underserved and non-English speaking populations,” Deville...Saudi Arabia holding main suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing
RIYADH — The main suspect in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia has been captured after nearly 20 years on the run, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported on Wednesday. Asharq al-Awsat said Ahmed al-Mughassil, leader of the Hezbollah al-Hejaz who had been indicted by a U.S. court for......