Six killed in Palestine, Texas floods
PALESTINE, TEXAS - A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person also died in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail and torrential rains on several central U.S. states, officials said on Saturday.The woman and her grandchildren died in Palestine, Texas, 100 miles (160 km)...Judge kicks Muslim woman out of courtroom for wearing Hijab
Louisiana - An unidentified Muslim woman said she was humiliated by being told to wait outside a Louisiana courtroom to pay a ticket at a traffic hearing this week because she refused to remove her headscarf. However, Judge Raylyn Beevers, who confirmed the Tuesday incident at Jefferson Parish Traffic Court, said it resulted from a...Muslim immigrant gives 2,000 employees shares of billion dollar company
Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya.Chobani, the yogurt maker, is giving its workers a stake in the privately held company.The company is offering shares to employees that would amount collectively to 10 percent of Chobani’s future value in the event of a sale or an initial public offering, the Associated Press reported. The...Half of Americans think presidential nominating system ‘rigged’
WASHINGTON - More than half of American voters believe that the system U.S. political parties use to pick their candidates for the White House is "rigged" and more than two-thirds want to see the process changed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The results echo complaints from Republican front-runner...FBI would gain new hacking power if search warrant rules change
U.S. judges will be able to issue search warrants giving law enforcement agents power to access computers in any jurisdiction, potentially even overseas, under a controversial rule change likely to be approved by the Supreme Court by May 1. Magistrate judges can normally only order searches within...Boehner calls Cruz ‘Lucifer in the flesh’
John BoehnerFormer House Speaker John Boehner stepped out of retirement on Wednesday to weigh in on the 2016 presidential campaign – and he had no qualms about speaking his mind.Boehner, a Republican who stepped down from his post atop the U.S. House of Representatives in the fall, made a face when asked about Republican presidential...Florida university faces backlash for “Muslim gun woman” scare
ORLANDO —Several Muslim groups are calling for an investigation and an apology from University of Central Florida police, saying the department was wrong to use the term "Middle Eastern" in early warnings about what was going on at the campus library Tuesday. A social media post about a woman with a gun praying inside...Muslim couple found murdered in California home
SAN JOSE - A community is shocked after a bengali couple was found brutally murdered in their home. The bodies of Golam and Shamima Rabbi were discovered in their home on Sunday. At the brutal crime scene was also a note that said “Sorry, my first kill was clumsy.” The funerals of the San Jose couple might be delayed,...Trump sweeps northeast, Clinton wins big
PENNSYLVANIA - Donald Trump swept primaries in five Northeastern states on Tuesday, moving closer to winning the Republican presidential nomination as he easily defeated rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich.Trump scored victories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, U.S. television networks projected. His...Tennessee gun dealers target Muslims, Blacks
MEMPHIS – Some residents are outraged after a gun show in Tennessee sold offensive t-shirts directed towards Islam and African Americans.A Tennessee resident named Sam took pictures of the insensitive shirts at the gun show over the weekend. One stated “Everything I ever needed to know about Islam...U.S. border agents seize longest Mexico-California drug tunnel yet
MEXICO - Federal agents have seized a ton of cocaine and seven tons of marijuana smuggled through a clandestine tunnel stretching a half mile beneath the U.S.-Mexico border, the longest one yet unearthed in California, authorities said on Wednesday. Six people were arrested as authorities in San Diego moved...FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his job.According to figures from the FBI and the U.S. Office of Management and Budget,...Chicago man charged for beating Muslim cab driver
CHICAGO— A suburban man is charged with a hate crime after he walked up to a Chicago cab driver, asked him if he was Muslim and then beat him when he responded "yes," prosecutors said.The driver was stopped at a red light near Division and Larrabee streets about 3 a.m. Feb. 21 when 37-year-old John Alletto walked...
Trump, Clinton take New York
April 20th, 20160 NEW YORK - Republican front-runner Donald Trump easily won New York state's presidential nominating contest on Tuesday, moving closer to capturing enough delegates to win the nomination and avoid a contested convention in July.The New York City billionaire's big victory in his home state gave him renewed momentum in the Republican race...Ted Cruz refuses to meet with Muslim groups
TEXAS - The Dallas Morning News reported Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz and his staff were slammed for refusing to meet Monday with American Muslim groups, including one from his home state, during National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Alia Salem, executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth......
Sanders upstages Clinton in New York
April 15th, 20160 NEW YORK - Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton staged dueling New York City rallies on Wednesday ahead of the state's pivotal presidential primary, with the Vermont senator drawing thousands of supporters in a show of force for his self-proclaimed political revolution. Sanders' campaign said his rally...U.S. Justice department launches campaign against Islamophobia
WASHINGTON - Concerned with increased anti-Muslim threats and backlash in the wake of terror attacks in Europe and San Bernardino, California, numerous attorneys from the US Justice Department are launching a campaign to combat discrimination.US attorneys from 11 states will meet with local officials, community......
Senate panel releases draft of controversial encryption bill
WASHINGTON - Two U.S. senators on Wednesday issued a formal draft of a controversial bill that would give courts the power to order technology companies like Apple to help authorities break into encrypted devices or communications for law enforcement or intelligence purposes. The proposal arrives just days after...Trump takes steps to reset his campaign, tries to soften his image
WASHINGTON -Republican front-runner Donald Trump took fresh steps to reset his campaign on Wednesday, hiring a top Republican operative and scheduling a meeting between aides and U.S. lawmakers as he girds for a new phase in his White House bid. Trump is under pressure to professionalize his campaign beyond...Wisconsin school to discipline students for ‘Trump’ taunts
A Trump supporter at a rally in New Hampshire, Feb. 4MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin school district said on Monday it would discipline several students who taunted an opposing team's fans and minority players with chants of "Trump, build a wall" and "Trump" during a high school soccer game.The incident occurred on Thursday during a girls'...
Sanders wins Wyoming
April 10th, 20160 Bernie SandersWASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders won the presidential Democratic nominating contest in Wyoming on Saturday, besting rival Hillary Clinton and adding to a string of recent victories as the two candidates gear up for a crucial matchup in New York.Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, has won seven out of the last eight......
TSA to step up airport security following Brussels attack
April 8th, 20160 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to bolster travel security in the wake of the Brussels attacks with measures that include doubling the number of transportation security teams with bomb-sniffing dogs at domestic airports and other transit hubs. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to add security...Connecticut Man apologizes for shooting up mosque
Connecticut - On the night that ISIS attacked Paris, Ted Hakey felt afraid. The 48-year-old had 10 drinks at a bar in his neighborhood and continued to drink after he arrived home. In the early hours of the morning, Hakey grabbed his gun and fired a round into the side of the Baitul Aman "House of......
Wisconsin Muslims overwhelmingly support Bernie Sanders
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — Sen. Bernie Sanders trounced Hillary Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, winning all but three of the state’s 72 counties. Following a pattern in other states, Sanders dominated among younger voters, and won more than 70 percent of independent voters. As she has across the country, Clinton...Trump, Clinton face major setbacks
WISCONSIN-The front-runners of both parties lost their respective primaries in Wisconsin Tuesday night — but the similarity ended there. Sen. Bernie Sanders easily beat Hillary Clinton, outperforming expectations that he might at best eke out a close win. Sen. Ted Cruz's decisive win over Donald Trump (and Ohio Gov. John......