Four Arab Americans killed in high speed California crash
May 22nd, 20190 SOUTH GATE, CA — Four Arab American men were killed after a car crashed into a sign pole on Wednesday morning, a report from KABC-TV News in Los Angeles said. The men were traveling on the 710 Freeway in South Gate before the accident, which shut down multiple northbound lanes for hours, authorities said. The crash was reported...
New survey finds Americans are among “most stressed” population worldwide
May 20th, 20190 NEW YORK — According to an annual Gallup poll Americans are some of most stressed people in the world. Last year, Americans reported feeling stress, anger and worry at the highest levels in 10 year, according to the survey released Thursday. In the poll Gallup asks individuals about whether they have experienced various positive...
Malware from illegal video streaming apps: What to know
May 20th, 20190 The popularity of video streaming services has taken off in the past few years. It’s become easier to stream video through smart TVs, streaming boxes that connect to your not-so-smart TV,and even streaming sticks. These devices let you stream video through popular apps like Hulu, Netflix, SlingTV, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube TV....
FTC offers a parental advisory about dating apps
May 20th, 20190 Parents be warned: some dating apps – like FastMeet, Meet24 and Meet4U – allow adults to find and communicate with children. Concerned parents should remove these apps if they’re on children’s devices. You also can set your kids’ devices so they must get parental approval before purchasing any new apps. Here are a few more...
Avoid crowdfunding scams
May 20th, 20190 Crowdfunding is one way to support a project you believe in and get rewards for that support. But the project you’re backing is only as good as the people behind it. Some dishonest people can take your money but produce nothing – no product, no project and no reward. Here’s how crowdfunding works: People called "creators"...
Tlaib becomes first Muslim woman to preside over U.S. House of Representatives
May 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan's history-making congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) reached another milestone on Wednesday, becoming the first Muslim American woman to ever preside over the House of Representatives. "Presided over the U.S. House of Representatives today. Not bad for a girl from Detroit that didn't speak English...
Trump proposes new immigration plan favoring skills over family ties, Pelosi calls it “condescending”
May 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump said he wants to overhaul the immigration system to favor young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to Americans, a plan with little chance of advancing in Congress. Trump’s plan, roundly panned by Democrats and immigration advocacy groups, is...
Removal of benefits from immigration fee waivers could impact low income applicants
May 17th, 20190 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking to remove the means-tested benefits option from its fee waiver request. The proposed change was put up for public comment on the Federal Register with an end-date for comments of May 6. The USCIS considers waiving a fee for certain applications or petitions when the...
Trump hopes not to go to war with Iran, Pelosi welcomes lack of appetite
May 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump said on Thursday he hoped the United States was not heading to war with Iran as he met with Swiss President Ueli Maurer, whose nation has served as a diplomatic conduit between the two countries. Asked by reporters if Washington was going to war with Tehran, Trump responded, “Hope not” as he...
Is America ready for John Bolton’s war with Iran?
May 17th, 20190 National Security Advisor John Bolton’s announcement this week that the U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command region seemed perfectly framed to put America on a war footing with Iran. And it is. Claiming that the decision was made in response to “a number of troubling and...
Audience member calls 911 after “Middle Eastern” comment made at Florida comedy show
May 15th, 20190 NAPLES, FLA — An audience member called 911 after attending a show by comedian Ahmed Ahmed on May 12, saying they felt uncomfortable after an alleged comment made during his performance. The caller said Ahmed asked the audience how many Middle Eastern people were there, according to call audio released by the Collier County...
Palestinian foreign minister: U.S. crafting surrender plan, not peace deal
May 10th, 20190 UNITED NATIONS — The United States seems to be crafting a plan for a Palestinian surrender to Israel instead of a peace deal, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki told a meeting at the United Nations attended by U.S. Middle East peace negotiator Jason Greenblatt. Greenblatt and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner have...
Muslims observe Ramadan as local, state and national leaders extend well wishes
May 10th, 20190 Ramadan began Sunday in Metro Detroit, where mosques are becoming a familiar sight alongside churches and the traditions of Muslim American residents are on full display. Governor Whitmer was among local and national leaders to extend Ramadan greetings. She did so in a Twitter post. “#RamadanMubarak to all who are...
Trump urges Iran to talk over nuclear program, cannot rule out military action
May 10th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, President Trump urged Iran’s leadership to sit down and talk with him about giving up Tehran’s nuclear program and said he could not rule out a military confrontation given the heightened tensions between the two countries. At an impromptu news conference at the White House, Trump declined to say...
Get a one-ring call? Don’t call back
May 10th, 20190 A while back, we warned you about the “one ring” scam. That’s when you get a phone call from a number you don’t know and the call stops after just one ring. The scammer is hoping you’ll call back, because it’s really an international toll number and will appear as a charge on your phone bill — with most of the money going......
New poll reveals opinions of Muslims in America, recommends ways to confront Islamophobia
May 9th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding published its fourth annual report last week, entitled "American Muslim Poll 2019: Predicting and Preventing Islamophobia." The ISPU surveyed American Muslims, Jews, Catholics and Protestants, including White evangelicals, and non-affiliated participants, to...
U.S. soldier convicted of killing Iraqi soldier, pardoned by Trump
May 8th, 20190 Oklahoma – President Trump pardoned former U.S. Army Lieutenant Michael Behenna on Monday after he served five years in prison for killing an Iraqi soldier in 2008. Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for the killing of Ali Mansour Mohamed. Mansour had been suspected for his involvement......
Colorado school shooting: One dead, eight injured, two students identified as suspects detained
May 8th, 20190 Highlands Ranch, Colorado – Two students at STEM School in Highlands Ranch in Colorado opened fire at their school on Tuesday, killing one student and injuring eight others. According to AP, the two students walked into the school with multiple weapons and began shooting students in two classrooms. Deputies from a nearby police...
Trump administration deploying carrier and bombers to Middle East, escalating tension with Iran
May 6th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications and warnings” from Iran and to show the United States will retaliate with “unrelenting force” to any attack, national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday. Though Bolton cited...
Iran designates all U.S. forces in Middle East as terrorists
May 3rd, 20190 LONDON — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a sponsor of terrorism. The bill was passed by parliament last week in retaliation against President Trump’s decision this month to designate Iran’s elite...
Local self-proclaimed cleric Mohammad Hajj Hassan embroiled in scandal, condemned by High Islamic Council
May 3rd, 20190 DEARBORN — The Dearborn-based Shia cleric Mohammad Hajj Hassan, who is the so called leader of the Free Shia Movement, has been the center of controversy following the release of pictures on social media that show him naked and allegedly indulging in adulterous sexual activity. The pictures were circulated widely over Facebook,......
Congressional hearing held on ethnic discrimination in auto insurance
May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) took part in a congressional hearing on Wednesday that examined alleged auto insurance rate disparities between people of certain races and ethnicities and others. Tlaib objected to the use of non-driving factors such as marital status to determine insurance premiums, and...
Peters fires back at Trump as veto on Saudi-led war on Yemen upheld
May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Senate failed to override President Trump's veto of a resolution that had demanded an end to military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition conducting war operations in Yemen, a report from Reuters said. The Thursday vote, considered a victory for the White House's policy of supporting the......
Calif. police department apologizes for tweet calling Rep. Tlaib “un-American”
May 3rd, 20190 LOS ANGELES — The Fontana Police Department in California apologized for a tweet that called Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) “un-American.” The now-deleted tweet from the police department was posted last week by an off-duty employee. "Nice knowing you!" the tweet read, according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in...
Resolution introduced to honor Arab American Heritage Month across the United States
May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-New Jersey), Donna Shalala (D-Florida), Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) joined together to introduce a resolution honoring Arab American Heritage Month, a month-long celebration of the contributions Arab Americans have made to the United......
