House votes to hold Attorney General William Barr, former White House counsel Don McGahn in civil contempt
June 11th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in civil contempt, a report from Business Insider said. Tuesday's vote will allow a congressional committee to enforce subpoenas by taking uncooperative executive-branch officials to court...
U.S ranked low in human rights and safety, new survey shows
June 10th, 20190 WELLINGTON, New Zealand— A recent poll conducted by the Wellington-based Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) asked civil society groups, lawyers and journalists from 19 different countries to assess how each country treats its citizens. Annie-Marie Brook, co-founder of HRMI, told Reuters that the United States is performing...
Strong U.S. jobs growth expected from May, but trade tensions remain a threat
June 10th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Job growth in the United States likely increased solidly in May, with wage growth expected to rise despite looming concerns and questions over trade tensions internationally. These were among the key findings of a report from the Labor Department on Friday. Expectations remain that the Federal Reserve will cut...
Freedom of expression in America has a different meaning when it comes to Israel
June 10th, 20190 When then-graduating PhD candidate Steven Thrasher made a speech at the NYU graduation commencement last month, endorsing the BDS movement, some parties felt the need to disassociate from Thrasher’s views and go out of their way to express their “outrage” and “shock” at his remarks. Thrasher, who earned his doctoral degree...
Arab American man, fiancée file discrimination lawsuit after eviction from South Florida hotel
June 1st, 20190 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — An Arab American man who visited South Florida for his anniversary last week has filed a lawsuit against a Fort Lauderdale hotel, a report from the Miami Herald said. The man, a Chicago resident and Jordanian American, said its staff discriminated against him by evicting him and his fiancée without just cause,...
Mueller says he could not charge Trump as Congress weighs impeachment
May 31st, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Trump, but he did not clear him and indicated it was up to Congress to decide whether he should be impeached. In his first public comments since...
Republican Congressman Amash receives standing ovation after calling for Trump’s impeachment
May 29th, 20190 GRAND RAPIDS, MI — U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Cascade Township) received a standing ovation on Tuesday evening at a town hall, his first public event since calling for the impeachment of President Trump. Amash, the son of a Palestinian father and Syrian mother, became the first Republican to call for Trump's impeachment after...
Iran says it will not surrender in “clash of wills” with U.S., warns against “adventurism”
May 24th, 20190 LONDON — Iran will not surrender to U.S. pressure and will not abandon its goals even if it is bombed, President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday, stepping up the war of words between the Islamic Republic and the United States. Earlier in the day, Iran’s top military chief said the standoff between Tehran and Washington was a...
DOJ charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with espionage
May 24th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department unveiled 17 new criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday, saying he unlawfully published the names of classified sources and conspired with and assisted ex-Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in obtaining access to classified information. The...
Poll: Half of American adults expect war with Iran ‘within next few years’
May 24th, 20190 NEW YORK — Half of all Americans believe that the United States will go to war with Iran “within the next few years”, according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll released on Tuesday amid increased tensions between the two countries. While Americans are more concerned about Iran as a security threat to the United States now...
Trump, Pelosi exchange insults and accusations as chaos engulfs Washington
May 24th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. - House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she wished President Trump’s family or staff would conduct an “intervention” with him for the good of the country after he threw what she called a temper tantrum at a meeting with Democratic congressional leaders a day earlier. Trump fired back,...
Killing of Arab American outside Florida mosque sparks anger
May 24th, 20190 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Family and friends gathered outside of a Tampa Bay area mosque on Monday for both a funeral and a protest, calling on local authorities to arrest a suspect in a recent shooting. Mourners at the funeral for Rafat Saeed joined together outside of Al Qassam Mosque, carrying his casket before protesting the...
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......
