Orlando shooter’s father attends Clinton rally
Hillary Clinton's campaign responded to criticism that she did not reject the support of Seddique Mateen — the father of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen — who made headlines earlier this week when he was seen sitting in the crowd at a Clinton rally in Kissimmee, Florida. Earlier in the day, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump...
Trump says ‘Second Amendment people’ can deal with Clinton
August 9th, 20160 TrumpDonald Trump said Tuesday that if Hillary Clinton gets to pick Supreme Court justices, there's "nothing you can do, folks ... although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is."He added: "But I tell you what, that will be a horrible day, if Hillary gets to put her judges in, right now we're tied."Trump's ambiguous comments...Texas allows guns in college classrooms under new law
A new law went into effect in Texas on Monday that allows certain students to bring guns into classrooms, with supporters saying it could prevent mass shootings and critics saying the measure will endanger safety on campuses. The so-called state "campus carry" law allows people 21 and older with a concealed...Muslim families of fallen U.S. soldiers driven to oppose Trump
Nazar Naqvi has faithfully voted Republican for more than three decades. After Donald Trump's feud with Muslim parents who lost a son in battle for the United States, he has vowed not a single Republican will get his vote. Naqvi, 69, a retired U.S. government engineer from Newburgh, New York, is a member...Obama cuts short prison sentences for 214 convicts
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama cut short the prison terms of 214 convicts on Wednesday, the largest number of commutations a U.S. leader has granted in single day since at least 1900, the White House said. Obama has now granted a total of 562 commutations during his presidency, more than the number by the...Trump takes hit following dispute with Muslim family
WASHINGTON - Supporters of Republican Donald Trump urged him to get back on message on Thursday after a week of dropping opinion poll numbers and a war of words with ranking Republicans over his U.S. presidential campaign. Trump pledged to focus more on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who emerged from...Police Department criticized for releasing mugshots of unveiled Muslim women
PORTLAND, Maine - A Maine sheriff's department is facing backlash from both Muslim and African American civil rights group after four Muslim women were arrested during a #BlackLivesMatter protest.The department is investigating whether the rights of the Muslim protesters were violated when they were booked into a county jail and...Syrian refugee Jeweler assists crying mother
A Surveillance still from the Jewelry store. DALLAS – A Syrian refugee jewelry store worker left a woman stunned after he gave her money and refused to take her important gold necklace given to her by her mother.Noah, who does not want his last name used, denied the mother of two children the sale.“It...Muslim parents respond back to Trump insults
PHILADELPHIA - Two days after Khizr Khan gave one of the most powerful speeches at the Democratic National Convention, lamenting the loss of his fallen son, a U.S. soldier, Donald Trump responded in a way that many considered over the line, even by Trump terms. Khan's son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun S.M. Khan, was killed in Iraq in 2004....Trump insults Muslim family who criticized him at the DNC
Donald Trump has given his first response to Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim American soldier who died to protect his unit. Khan addressed the Democratic national convention this week, rebuking Trump as unpatriotic and selfish as he did so. In an interview with the New York Times opinion writer Maureen Dowd, Trump’s only comment...Jewish stranger empathizes with Muslim family at Barnes & Noble
BOSTON - A story of a jewish man who warmly greeted a Muslim mother and her children at a Barnes & Noble and bought them gifts, has gone viral. Leena Al-Arian, an American from Greater Boston, wrote in a Facebook post about the moment a stranger, Lenny, a Jewish-American, approached her at a Barnes & Noble and told her...Six more charged in Flint water scandal
Six Michigan state employees were charged on Friday in an investigation into dangerous lead levels in the city of Flint's drinking water.The criminal charges were filed by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette against three employees apiece from the state's health and environmental departments. Schuette did not elaborate on...
In her acceptance speech, Clinton said U.S. at ‘moment of reckoning’
July 29th, 20160 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday Americans faced challenges at home and abroad that demand steady leadership and a collective spirit, and attacked Republican Donald Trump for sowing fear and divisiveness.In the biggest speech of her more than 25-year-old career in the public eye,...Behind Democrats’ email leak, U.S. experts see a Russian subplot
PHILADELPHIA — If the Russian government is behind the theft and release of embarrassing emails from the Democratic Party, as U.S. officials have suggested, it may reflect less a love of Donald Trump or enmity for Hillary Clinton than a desire to discredit the U.S. political system. A U.S. official who is taking part in the...Man charged with misdemeanor for attempting to run Muslim woman off road
A Tennessee man who allegedly spat at a Muslim woman, attempted to run her off the road, called her a terrorist and threatened to kill her will not be charged with a hate crime. Instead, his case is being prosecuted as a misdemeanor. The incident occurred in May in Rutherford County when 52-year-old Michael Robinson in his truck......
Trump adviser calls for electronic ‘tagging’ of Muslims
PHILADELPHIA — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said he would be in favor of forcing Muslims on the federal government's terrorism watch list to wear electronic monitoring tags or bracelets for authorities to track their whereabouts."I would think that's an excellent idea," said Giuliani, an adviser to Republican...Man charged for making threats on Facebook to burn down mosque
MASSACHUSETTS - A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged on Tuesday with threatening on Facebook to burn down a Boston mosque in the wake of the November attacks in Paris, where Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people.Patrick Keogan, a 44-year-old resident of the Boston suburb of Winchester, was charged with......
Bill Clinton under fire for ‘Muslim’ comment
PHILADELPHIA - Bill Clinton's attempts to appeal to Muslims living in America, and counter what some consider xenophobic rhetoric toward them from GOP candidate Donald Trump, appears to have backfired. The 42nd U.S. president delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Tuesday night in which he...Hate graffiti left on Nevada auto shop
PAHRUMP — Spray paint graffiti on a business in Nevada is being investigated as a hate crime. A Muslim business owner discovered that his property had been spray painted with "derogatory terms directed at the business owner," a news release said. "These statements insinuated a bias based on the business owners religion, and...
Clinton makes history, secures Democrats’ White House nomination
July 26th, 20160 ClintonPHILADELPHIA — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's 2016 nomination for the White House on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history.In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton's former rival, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the...
Michelle Obama at DNC: This country is already great
July 26th, 20160 The first lady speaking at the conventionPHILADELPHIA — Democrats divided over the future of their party agreed on at least one thing at their national convention in Philadelphia on Monday night: Michelle Obama was a star.The first lady gave a speech in support of a former first lady, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, and......
Head of Democratic party resigns following leaked emails, joins Clinton campaign
WASHINGTON -The head of the Democratic Party resigned on Sunday amid a furor over embarrassing leaked emails, hoping to head off a growing rebellion by Bernie Sanders supporters on the eve of the convention to nominate Hillary Clinton for the White House. Lingering bitterness from the heated primary campaign...
Shooting after Florida nightclub’s teen party leaves two dead
July 25th, 20160 Club Blu after a shooting attack in Fort Myers, Florida, July 25FORT MYERS, Florida — The shooting on Monday outside a party for teenagers at a Florida nightclub, where a 14-year-old and 18-year-old died and up to 17 other people were wounded, was not an act of terror, the Fort Myers Police Department said in a statement.The latest......
Clinton picks Kaine as vice presidential running mate
Clinton and Kaine (D-VA) during a campaign rally in Annandale, Virginia, July 14WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton named U.S. Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate on Friday, making a safe choice that will help her present the Democratic ticket as a steady alternative to the unpredictable campaign of Republican presidential rival Donald...Muslim cop being hailed a hero for reacting swiftly to fake bomb
NEW YORK -- Two New York City police officers, one of them a Muslim, are being hailed heroes after they drove away what appeared to be a bomb from Times Square Wednesday night, police said. A man, later identified as Hector Meneses, threw the device from his passing SUV onto the dashboard of the police car of Sgt. Hameed Armani and......
