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Iraqi parliament demands timeline for foreign troop withdrawal
March 2nd, 20180 BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament demanded on Thursday that the government set a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign troops stationed in the country to help fight ISIS insurgents, a ruling coalition lawmaker said. A U.S.-led coalition was formed in 2014 and with thousands of troops and air support helped Iraqi security forces and a...
U.N. urges Russia to expand eastern Ghouta aid plan
March 2nd, 20180 GENEVA — A Russian plan for a five-hour pause in fighting in Syria's eastern Ghouta needs to be expanded to allow aid deliveries to enter and civilians and urgent medical cases to leave, United Nations officials said on Thursday. In one of the fiercest onslaughts of Syria's seven-year civil war, hundreds of people have died in 11...
The top frauds of 2017
March 2nd, 20180 The numbers are in, the counts have been made, and today the FTC announced what we heard from you during 2017. Here are some highlights: This year’s top fraud is again Imposter Scams, with nearly 350,000 reports. Nearly 1 in 5 people who reported an imposter scam lost money – a whopping $328 million lost to someone...
Indiana University survey: In polarized political climate, public looks to Congress for compromise
March 2nd, 20180 BLOOMINGTON, IN — Politicians in Washington may say they are doing the public's bidding in Congress, but the people lean towards the view that Congress is more polarized than the citizenry, according to a survey of public attitudes about Congress and public affairs conducted by the Indiana University Center on Representative...
Empty seats, missing friends as Florida school reopens after shooting
March 2nd, 20180 PARKLAND, FL — Survivors of the second-deadliest U.S. public school shooting were brought to tears on Wednesday by empty seats and missing friends at roll call as they returned to their Florida high school two weeks after 17 students and educators were massacred there. Upon emerging from a half-day of classes intended to ease their...
Kroger, Walmart and Dick’s raises minimum age for gun buyers to 21
March 2nd, 20180 This week, Kroger, Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods said they will stop selling firearms and ammunition to buyers under the age of 21, becoming the first of three major U.S. retailer to set restrictions that are tougher than government regulations. The restrictions come two weeks after social media-savvy students ignited an intense...
More Lebanese movies gain recognition in America
March 2nd, 20180 By Farah Harb The Arab American News NEW YORK — The Lebanese movie "Yesterday Went with Yesterday", written and directed by Los Angeles based Lebanese American filmmaker Issam B. Makdissy, will make its U.S. premiere when it opens at Cinema Village on March 16. The story revolves around a Lebanese Canadian citizen's past and...
A look at Michigan’s Congressional races (Part 1)
March 2nd, 20180 Over the course of the following weeks, The AANews will be looking at U.S. Congressional candidates in the Aug. 7 and Nov. 6 elections. Here are some from Flint and Metro Detroit. FIFTH DISTRICT (Flint) Dan Kildee (Democrat incumbent) Kildee, a native of Flint who now lives in Flint Township, has served in Congress since 2013. He is...
Sanders, Lee and Murphy trying to pull U.S. out of Yemen war
March 2nd, 20180 WASHINGTON - Three senators will attempt to use congressional authority to get the United States to pull out of Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. Republican Mike Lee of Utah, Democrat Christopher S. Murphy of Connecticut, and independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont will attempt to use a provision in the 1973 War Powers Act, Reuters...
Israeli-U.S. teen indicted for bomb threats, hate crimes
March 2nd, 20180 WASHINGTON - A 19-year-old man has been indicted for hate crimes connected to threats against Jewish community centers, as well as threatening the Israeli embassy and cyber-stalking, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. Michael Kadar was arrested in Israel last year and is awaiting trial there. U.S. and Israeli authorities have...
Sources: Syrian government forces gain ground in east Ghouta
March 2nd, 20180 BEIRUT - Syrian government forces have gained ground from rebels at the edge of the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday, in a ground assault that has continued despite a Russian plan for daily ceasefires. The Syrian army and rebel sources could not immediately be reached for...
Putin unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons to counter West
March 2nd, 20180 MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield. Putin was speaking ahead of an election on March 18 that polls indicate he should win easily. He said a...
Anchor Stephen Clark retires from Channel 7 Action News
February 27th, 20181 SOUTHFIELD, MI – In a career that has spanned more than four decades, journalist Stephen Clark will tell you he’s just about done it all. Now, after 16 years as an anchor and multi-platform journalist at WXYZ and WMYD, Stephen Clark will retire from 7 Action News on Wednesday, February 28. “Stephen has been a valued member of...
Dearborn Heights Police adds two officers to their force including an Arab American
February 27th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The Dearborn Heights Police Department announced on February 26 the addition of two new police officers to their force . The two new officers were sworn-in in a ceremony held at the Dearborn Heights City Hall in the presence of Mayor Dan Paletko and Police Chief Lee Gavin. The two officers that joined the police...
U.S. District Judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Trump border wall
February 27th, 20180 SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Tuesday sided with President Trump’s administration and rejected an attempt by the state of California and environmental groups to stop the government from building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. The lawsuit filed in a San Diego federal court alleged that Trump’s proposed wall violates......
Westland resident, 38, charged in shooting death of Dearborn man
February 27th, 20180 DEARBORN - A 38-year-old Westland resident is facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a Dearborn man. On Monday February 26, 2018, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office approved the following charges for Robert Gonzalez: Murder 1 Felony Firearm Felon in Possession of a Firearm Habitual 4th...
Supreme Court curbs rights of immigrants awaiting deportation
February 27th, 20180 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday curbed the ability of immigrants held in long-term detention during deportation proceedings to argue for their release in a ruling in sync with President Donald Trump’s get-tough approach toward immigration. The court’s conservative justices carried the day in the 5-3 decision that......
Trump names manager for 2020 re-election bid
February 27th, 20180 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead “advanced planning” for the 2020 effort, and that the campaign will also be engaged in the 2018 midterm elections – which are shaping...
Saudi Arabia: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tightens grip on power, reshuffles military
February 27th, 20180 RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has replaced some of its top military officers in a shake-up that elevates a younger generation, brings a woman into a senior government job and tightens Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s grip on power. In a reshuffle announced late on Monday, the military chief of staff, air defense and land forces heads and...
Free clinic opens for Yemenis impoverished by war
February 27th, 20180 SANAA - Volunteer doctors are offering free medical services for a week at a clinic in the Yemeni capital Sanaa to treat people impoverished by a war which has killed thousands and wrecked the economy. The initiative, dubbed “Breeze of Hope,” is the first by a group of nurses and doctors to conduct electrocardiograms, x-rays and...
Philly hoops player benched over hijab wants rules changed
February 27th, 20180 Philadelphia — Nashihah Thompson-King, 16, played basketball for Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus all season long while wearing her hijab. That’s why it came as a shock when, on Feb. 16, with one minute 45 seconds to go in a playoff game, the honors students was told by a female referee that she could not continue to play......
Supreme Court rejects Trump over ‘Dreamers’ immigrants
February 26th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children. The justices refused to hear the administration’s appeal of a federal judge’s Jan. 9...
State Department: U.S. ready to open Jerusalem embassy in May
February 25th, 20180 WASHINGTON - The United States said on Friday it will open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a move from Tel Aviv that reverses decades of U.S. policy and is bound to trouble U.S. allies who have already objected. President Trump announced last December that the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,......
Dearborn Police asking for public help to identify suspects in B&E case
February 24th, 20180 DEARBORN, MI. — In the early morning hours of February 20, 2018, Dearborn Police officers responded to the 7500 block of Greenfield in regards to a burglary alarm showing glass breakage. Upon arrival, officers observed the glass on the front door smashed out on the business. After the owner arrived, it was determined over $4000 in...
Police arrests the alleged shooter of a Dearborn man
February 24th, 20180 DEARBORN, MI.— On Saturday, February 24, 2018, at approximately 8:30 am in Adrian, MI., Dearborn Police Officers with the assistance of the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office and the Michigan State Police-Emergency Support Team arrested a 38 year-old Westland resident who has been identified as a suspect in the shooting of a Dearborn......
