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Dearborn: Trash collection delayed one day for Thanksgiving
November 19th, 20180 DEARBORN – All City of Dearborn buildings will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 22. The Dearborn Administrative Center, all Dearborn Public Library branches, 19th District Court and the Senior Center will remain closed on Friday, Nov. 23. The Ford Community & Performing Arts Center will reopen on Friday, Nov. 23,...Nissan to fire Ghosn after arrest for alleged financial misconduct
November 19th, 20180 Nissan Motor Company Chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested on Monday for alleged financial misconduct and will be fired from the board this week, a dramatic fall for a leader hailed for rescuing the Japanese carmaker from close to bankruptcy. Nissan said an internal investigation, triggered by a tip-off from a whistleblower, had revealed...Dearborn police found baby next to rifle during traffic stop
November 19th, 20180 DEARBORN — Dearborn police officers were surprised to find a baby sitting next to a rifle in the back seat after pulling over a suspicious vehicle. Four suspects – Brian Williams, 28, Vontez VcGee, 28, Ernest young, 32, and Tamara Hardin, 29, all of Detroit – face multiple firearms-related charges in the case. The incident...Fewer Arab students head for U.S. to study, report shows
November 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON — Fewer Arab students are choosing to study at universities in the U.S. than in the previous year, according to a report published on Tuesday, while the number of American students going to the Middle East has surged modestly. The Institute of International Education’s 2018 Open Doors report shows that in the last...Officials urge vaccination after 15 measles cases reported in Michigan
November 18th, 20180 LANSING — Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against measles and take other precautions after confirming 15 cases in Michigan this year. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services gave an update last Friday, saying it's the highest level the state has seen since 1994 when 26 cases were...Former Bahraini minister warns of joint Arab-Israel conspiracy against Palestine
November 18th, 20180 Former Bahraini Minister Mohammad Ali Fakhro, a board member of the Arab Anti-Corruption Organization, criticized the Arab world’s normalization with Israel, blaming these ties for Tel Aviv’s continuous targeting of Palestinians, Arabi21 reported on Wednesday. “The Israeli occupation continues its efforts to get rid of the...ACC to distribute 320 turkeys to region’s most needy
November 18th, 20180 TROY — The Arab American and Chaldean Council (ACC), a nonprofit human service organization serving southeast Michigan, announced it will distribute 320 turkeys and holiday food items to those in need through its 2018 Turkey Giveaway Event on Tuesday, Nov. 20. The organization has provided turkeys at Thanksgiving to meet the needs...Mississippi Senate race may be defining moment for Black voters
November 17th, 20180 JACKSON, MS — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-MS) remark to a colleague that “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row” puts the Magnolia State at center stage for Black voters in the 2018 midterm elections. Mississippi had the highest number of lynchings in the United States between 1882 and 1968,...Dearborn looking for input on branding for the future
November 17th, 20180 DEARBORN — City leaders held a “Branding Dearborn” event kick-off earlier this month to get people interested in filling out a survey all about how the city should move forward. The announcement came at an event held at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center and featured remarks from Mayor Jack O’Reilly. The event...Volunteer of the Year recipients urge support for Meals on Wheels
November 17th, 20180 DEARBORN – Barbara and Bob Hayes have volunteered four days a week for the past four years delivering and packaging meals for Wayne County’s Meals on Wheels program. Barbara Hayes was a nursing school student when she got her first close-up look at the Meals on Wheels program and the positive impact it has on homebound...HFC and EMU create innovative nursing degree collaboration
November 17th, 20180 YPSILANTI — An innovative agreement between Henry Ford College (HFC) and Eastern Michigan University (EMU) in Ypsilanti will enable nursing students to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program in nursing while still working toward their Registered Nurse (RN) certification. Some nursing students will be able to complete a bachelor’s...Flint airport stabber convicted in terror case
November 16th, 20180 FLINT — Amor Ftouhi, a Tunisian national charged with terrorism and stabbing a police officer during a terror attack last year at Bishop International Airport in Flint, was convicted of all charges Tuesday. Ftouhi, 51, faces up to life in prison for the June 2017 attack and will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Leitman...Coyote seen in residential area of Dearborn
November 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — There have been several confirmed coyote sightings across Dearborn in recent months, some in highly-populated residential areas. A more recent sighting was near Grindley Park. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources offered several suggestions and best practices on how to avoid conflicts with coyotes. The......
U.S. senators seek clampdown on Saudis over Yemen, journalist’s murder
November 16th, 20180 WASHINGTON — Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to strike back at Saudi Arabia over the death of a Saudi journalist at a consulate in Turkey and for its role in Yemen’s devastating civil war. If it were to become law, the bill would suspend weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and prohibit...Yemeni father mourns baby girl who died of starvation
November 16th, 20180 SANAA, Yemen — Saleh al-Faqeh held the wasted arm of his baby daughter as she took her last breath on Thursday at the malnutrition ward of the main hospital in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. Four-month-old Hajar al-Faqeh reached the al-Sabeen hospital last week from Saada province, one of thousands of Yemeni children suffering from......
Police officers find weapons, ammo cache during check of licensed dealer
November 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — Police officers found a large cache of weapons and ammo Nov. 7 after a postal carrier-initiated wellness check of a legally licensed Dearborn arms dealer, who died of natural causes. Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad said at a Nov. 12 press conference that the community was on edge when rumors started to spread after...Private investigator hired to follow Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan
November 16th, 20180 DETROIT — Mayor Mike Duggan released a statement after allegations emerged that he is having an affair and cheating on his wife of 32-years, Lori Maher. The allegations were made after Detroit businessman Robert Carmack hired a private investigator to follow Duggan over the last few months. Carmack said the video puts Duggan’s...Trump nominates retired general John Abizaid as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia
November 16th, 20180 WASHINGTON — President Trump announced his intention to nominate retired general John Abizaid as U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, after two years of the position being vacant. The nomination of Abizaid, a decorated military commander who fought in six wars and served as the head of Central Command before retiring in 2007, was...U.S. imposes sanctions on Saudi officials for Khashoggi killing
November 16th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The United States imposed economic sanctions on 17 Saudi officials on Thursday for their role in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor sought the death penalty for five suspects in the murder. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctions were the first concrete response by the......
‘Everything is a target’: Gaza residents decry indiscriminate Israeli strikes
November 16th, 20180 GAZA — Ahmed Abu Saif struggles to maintain a straight face as he looks at the amorphous pile of rubble of what used to be a five-story building he owned. The structure is one of the several civilian sites that have been flattened over the past 24 hours in Gaza as Israeli jets pounded the besieged and densely-populated coastal...Detroit man arrested for child sexually abusive material
November 16th, 20181 DETROIT— The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Nicholas Thaier Mukhtar, 29, for child sexually abusive material following a multi-county investigation. The MSP CCU/ICAC Task Force, Grand Rapids Office began communicating online with a subject later identified as......
Dana Nessel announces her transition team, including two Arab Americans
November 13th, 20180 LANSING - Michigan Attorney General-elect Dana Nessel recruited a team of experts to assist with the transition as she prepares to take office as Michigan’s 55th attorney general on Jan. 1. Nessel chose former Attorney General Frank Kelley, who served as Michigan’s AG for 37 years, as chair of her team. He was the longest-serving...Dearborn Public Schools leader named 2019 Michigan Superintendent of the Year
November 12th, 20180 LANSING, MIchigan– The Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) today announced that Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko has earned the award of 2019 Michigan Superintendent of the Year. “Dr. Glenn Maleyko has proven himself to be an outstanding leader for Dearborn Public......