Police storm hotel after staff assumed Arab guest was a terrorist
July 1st, 20160 AVON - Police stormed a Fairfield Inn Hotel after a woman called dispatchers and said there was a man in the lobby who was acting suspicious and “pledged allegiance to ISIS.”But it turned out, the man didn’t speak English. And he did not pledge allegiance to ISIS. In fact, when police confronted the Arab speaking man who...
Two Muslim men shot while walking to mosque
June 30th, 20160 MINNESOTA - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Minnesota is asking federal officials to investigate the shooting of two Muslim men who were shot down on the way to a mosque early Wednesday morning.“The Muslim victims, who were dressed in Islamic attire, were reportedly attacked as they headed...
Chicago Police tackle, strip search fasting Muslim woman
June 30th, 20160 CHICAGO— A Muslim woman was running to catch a train in Chicago when five police officers tackled her, ripped off her hijab and strip searched her. Itemad “Angel” Almatar said she faced humiliation at the hands of police before being arrested for no reason. She was carrying a backpack with food in it to break...
CIA Chief concerned about ISIS attacks in U.S.
June 29th, 20160 WASHINGTON - An attack by Islamic State in the US would not be surprising, the CIA chief said. While the US is more difficult for terrorists to infiltrate than it was before 9/11, ISIS has shown ability to inspire people already in the US using the internet.“I would be surprised if ISIL isn’t considering carrying out...
Sorority girl sentenced to life in prison for killing newborn
June 28th, 20160 OHIO - A former Ohio college student who gave birth in April 2015 and then left her daughter in a trash bag outside her on-campus sorority house to die, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.Prosecutors said Emile Weaver, 21, then a student at Muskingum University, knew she was pregnant and still played sports and...
Plane crashes in Detroit neighborhood
June 28th, 20160 DETROIT - A single-engine plane crashed Monday night near Coleman A. Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side. The plane had been trailing a banner over the crowds gathered Monday for the downtown fireworks and was returning to the airport when it went down. A 45-year-old woman who was on the ground near the crash...
Gun loving mother shoots two daughters to death
June 26th, 20160 Houston - A Texas woman was killed by police after she shot two of her daughters in the street in front of her home. Christy Sheats, 42, had already killed one of the daughters and had shot the second one as police arrived on the scene late Friday afternoon. She poised to shoot again when the police officer opened fire,...
Florida woman charged for threatening to “blow up” praying Muslims
June 25th, 20160 SUNRISE, FLORIDA – A woman was arrested by Sunrise Police on Sunday after she allegedly made several verbal threats against a local mosque. Irina Bihary was taken into custody after someone inside the mosque called to report her. “She just had very abnormal behavior of asking very strange questions and texting,” said Rabia...
Gun control efforts fizzle out in Congress, Democrat sit-in ends
June 23rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - Supporters of U.S. gun control suffered another setback on Thursday when they failed to win enough backing in the Senate. for a plan to ban firearms sales to people being monitored for links to terrorism in the wake of the Orlando massacre. A few hours after Democrats in the House concluded a...
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Obama immigration plan
June 23rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Barack Obama's plan to spare millions of immigrants in the country illegally from deportation in a split ruling that heartened political foes who had accused him of overstepping his powers. The 4-4 ruling, coming seven months before Obama's term...
Orlando shooter buried in Muslim cemetery
June 23rd, 20160 FLORIDA - The gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S history has been buried at a Muslim cemetery in southern Florida, media reported on Thursday. A state death certificate lists Omar Mateen's burial site as the Muslim Cemetery of South Florida in...
Muslim officer sues NYPD over no-beard policy
June 22nd, 20160 NEW YORK- A Muslim policeman who was suspended by the New York City Police Department for refusing to shave sued the agency on Wednesday, saying its no-beard policy is unconstitutional.U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel ordered the department to continue paying Officer Masood Syed his salary and benefits, his lawyer said in a phone...
Gay lover claims Orlando shooter feared he was HIV Positive
June 22nd, 20160 ORLANDO - Univision interviewed a man Tuesday who claimed that he had sexual relations with Omar Mateen for two months, and that the shooter frequented Pulse because he was attracted to Latino men. “He adored Latinos, gay Latinos, with brown skin — but he felt rejected. He felt used by them —...
British teen arrested for attempting to shoot Trump
June 21st, 20160 LAS VEGAS- A man arrested over the weekend trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer at a Las Vegas rally held by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told an investigator he wanted to kill the candidate, court papers showed on Monday. Michael Steven Sandford, who prosecutors described as a 19-year-old British national,...
Syrian refugee family not welcomed in the neighborhood
June 20th, 20160 ARIZONA - The Arizona chapter of Council on American Islamic Relations is calling on law enforcement to investigate threats made against a newly-arrived Syrian refugee family in Tucson as a possible hate crime. The family reported spotting a hateful note taped to the front door of their home, stating "Go Away Killers" and "America......
Trump says U.S. should consider more racial profiling
June 19th, 20160 Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, June 18WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States should consider more racial profiling, in response to a question about whether he supported greater law enforcement scrutiny of Muslim Americans after the Orlando mass shooting."I think profiling is...
Man kicked off Alaskan Airlines flight because of beard
June 18th, 20160 DALLAS -- Mark French found himself in an awkward situation when he tried to board an Alaska Airlines flight at DFW Airport Wednesday night. He claimed he was kicked off the because a passenger complained he looked "Arabic and scary,” according to his sister's Facebook post: “I AM SO ANGRY. My brother Mark French......
Muslims praying at Boston train station causes frenzy
June 18th, 20160 BOSTON - Two people believed to be Muslims praying on an MBTA platform triggered a rapid response from heavily armed transit cops yesterday morning and immediately sparked a debate about when “see something, say something” vigilance can infringe on religious freedoms. “It’s really up to the person who makes the initial report...
Man arrested after threatening Mosque, Muslims on Facebook
June 18th, 20160 SEATTLE - A Seattle man arrested after a brief standoff with police now faces hate crime charges related to purported threats against a mosque there. King County prosecutors claim Houston-native Robert Kinder Farris posted a series of threats to Facebook against the Idriss Mosque. Farris, 37, is alleged to have threatened to...
U.S. officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats
June 17th, 20160 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Muslim Americans have repeatedly informed authorities of fellow Muslims they fear might be turning to extremism, law enforcement officials said. FBI director James Comey said, "They do not want people committing violence, either in their community or in the name of their faith; and so some of our most productive...
Trump: Ban guns from people on ‘terror’ and ‘no-fly’ lists
June 16th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Donald Trump announced that he'll meet with the National Rifle Association to discuss banning people on the terror and no-fly watch lists from purchasing firearms. The announcement came in a tweet in the morning, roughly 90 minutes before Senate Democrats launched a filibuster to prompt action on the same issue,......
Why did it take three hours for Orlando Police to enter nightclub?
June 15th, 20160 ORLANDO - Orlando police are facing questions over why it took three hours for a SWAT team to storm the nightclub where homophobe Omar Mateen slaughtered 49 people. As the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history began to unfold, an off-duty police officer working at a gay nightclub exchanged gunfire with the suspect. But...
Alligator escapes with toddler at Orlando Disney Resort
June 15th, 20160 Alligator drags two-year-old child into lagoon at Disney World resort in Florida, sparking a search by police and wildlife officials. Photograph: John Taggart/EPAORLANDO – A 2-year-old boy was dragged into the water by an alligator Tuesday night near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, according to the Orange County......
FBI may charge Orlando shooter’s wife for knowing about attack
June 14th, 20160 ORLANDO – Noor Zahi Salman Mateen, the 30-year-old wife of Omar Mateen, is being considered for possible criminal charges. Officials believe she may have known something about the attack in advance, though they are still investigating what and how much she knew. She apparently drove with Omar Mateen to...
Ex wife, club goers say Orlando killer was gay
June 14th, 20160 ORLANDO - Orlando shooter Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people inside a gay nightclub early Sunday morning, was gay, both his ex-wife and a former classmate have reportedly claimed. Frequenters at Pulse, the gay night club he committed the mass shooting, have also claimed to have seen him at the venue before. Others also recognized......
