Trump: Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks
March 23rd, 20160 WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Muslims were not helping to prevent attacks such as those that killed at least 30 people in Belgium, drawing a rebuke from Britain's government and from Muslim groups in the country. In an interview broadcast on Britain's ITV television on Wednesday, Trump was asked...Brussels attack raises concerns at U.S. airports
WASHINGTON - Major U.S. transportation hubs were on alert on Tuesday with police out in force, and part of Denver International Airport's main terminal was evacuated in response to a possible security threat there after deadly suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. The evacuation area at...Bernie Sanders urges Israel to end Gaza Blockade
WASHINGTON — the only American presidential candidate who skipped the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) conference in Washington Monday night — hit out at the Israeli government for its continuing expansion of settlements in the West Bank during a speech in Utah. The Vermont senator...Clinton criticizes Trump’s neutral stance on Israel
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton attacked Republican Donald Trump on Monday for taking a neutral stance toward Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, in a preview of a possible general election battle between them. On a day Trump was visiting Washington, Clinton told the American...Arizona man found guilty in ‘Draw Mohammed’ event shooting
An Arizona man was found guilty on Thursday of plotting with others to attack a "Draw Mohammed" cartoon contest in Texas last year and providing material support to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 44, was convicted on all five charges against him by a federal jury in U.S. District Court...Obama selects Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — President Obama selected Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president. A bruising political fight is brewing over the nomination, which also promises to figure in the...Milwaukee man kills three neighbors for not speaking English
MILWAUKEE- A bigoted Milwaukee man told his neighbors “you guys got to go” before allegedly shooting three of them dead after learning at least one of the victims didn’t speak English. Dan J. Popp, 39, has been charged with three counts of first-degree homicide for the murders of Jesus Manso-Perez, 40, Mai Vue, 32, and Phia Vue,...Muslim teens in New York may be expelled for fighting bullies
NEW YORK - Two Muslim teens at a New York School may be expelled for fighting back against bullies who targeted them because of their religion. Adam and Jameel Siam said they have suffered anti-Muslim harassment for at least two years at Williamsville East High School, but they said administrators have done nothing to address...
Trump, Clinton win big delegates
March 16th, 20160 WASHINGTON - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump won a crucial nominating contest in Florida and knocked rival Marco Rubio out of the race on Tuesday, but lost Ohio to John Kasich in a mixed result that set the stage for a long contested race. Trump, a businessman who had hoped for a five-state...Two Muslim women escorted off U.S. plane for staring at flight attendant
BOSTON — Two Muslim women on board a JetBlue plane heading from Boston to Los Angeles were taken off the plane after the pair were found to be staring at a flight attendant in an odd manner and filming the safety briefing. The plane took off after the women were removed. According to reports, a witness on the flight "overheard a...U.S. Air Force veteran convicted of attempting to join ISIS
Tairod Nathan Webster PughBROOKLYN — Tairod Pugh, a U.S. Air Force veteran, was found guilty on Wednesday of attempting to join ISIS, according to his lawyer. The conviction marks the first case in more than 75 ISIS-related prosecutions brought since 2014 by the Department of Justice to reach a jury verdict. After a week-long...Snowden: FBI can already unlock iPhone without Apple’s assistance
Snowden.LOS ANGELES — NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said that the FBI's claim to need Apple to unlock the iPhone a San Bernardino shooter is a sham. The FBI says that only Apple has the ability to crack the work phone left behind by the San Bernardino terrorists; and last month convinced a federal judge to compel the tech giant to...
Trump: I think Islam hates us
March 10th, 20160 WASHINGTON-Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said that he believes “Islam hates us” and that there was "a tremendous amount of hatred there." Trump made those comments speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper during an interview Wednesday. "There's something there, there's a tremendous hatred there. There's a tremendous hatred....Egyptian man who “threatened” Donald Trump to be deported
LOS ANGELES - An Egyptian aviation student in California who made a threatening Facebook post toward U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has agreed to leave the country and could be gone by the end of the week, his attorney said on Monday. Emadeldin Elsayed, 23, was taken into custody by U.S....Clinton, Sanders clash over trade and auto bailout in Flint debate
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at the debate in Flint, March 6. Photo: ReutersFLINT — Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton clashed angrily over trade, the auto industry bailout and Wall Street in a Michigan debate on Sunday, with Sanders accusing Clinton of backing trade deals that robbed the state......
U.S. military invites pre-approved experts to ‘Hack the Pentagon’
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would invite outside hackers who have been vetted to test the cyber security of some public U.S. Defense Department websites as part of a pilot project next month, the first such program ever by the federal government. "Hack the Pentagon" is modeled after similar competitions known as...Snyder issues appeal over Flint funds denial
Snyder.LANSING — Governor Snyder has urged federal officials to reconsider their denial for funds to help deal with the crisis caused by lead-contaminated water in the city of Flint, his office said on Thursday. The contamination and the state's long delay in addressing the problem have sparked outrage and drawn attention from......
Trump’s ‘wall’ talk sparks migrant rush on U.S.-Mexico border
CIUDAD JUAREZ/WASHINGTON - Gang violence and poverty have for years pushed Mexicans and Central Americans north to the United States, but recently a new driver has emerged: the anti-immigrant tone of leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. From the slums of Central America to close-knit...
Candidates’ plans for ISIS
March 2nd, 20160 Photo: Reuters"It’s 3 a.m., and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White House, and it’s ringing. Something is happening in the world."These words were uttered by the narrator in a 2008 Hillary Clinton ad, back when the-then senator was vying for the Democratic nomination against, Barack Obama.With the...
Super Tuesday: Trump, Clinton capture key wins
March 2nd, 20160 Supporters cheers for Donald Trump at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton took big steps toward securing their parties' presidential nominations on Tuesday with a series of state-by-state victories, but their rivals vowed to keep on fighting. On Super Tuesday, the...
California teenager stabbed for speaking Arabic
March 1st, 20160 HUNTINGTON BEACH– A 17-year-old teenager was stabbed twice when he and his brother-in-law were walking home in Huntington Beach, The two males were confronted by three adults. Karam Jarrah said he and his brother-in-law, Asem Dghem, were speaking Arabic when a man, now identified as 25-year-old Martin......
Muslim teenagers in hijab get egged near school bus
BUFFALO, N.Y.- A woman in Buffalo is speaking out to authorities after witnessing three men egg two Muslim teenagers who wore the hijab. Their mother was waiting for them to get off the school bus, when three men got out of their car and started throwing eggs at the teenage girls. "They started yelling, but...Judge blocks Indiana governor’s order barring Syrian refugees
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence INDIANAPOLIS — A U.S. judge on Monday blocked Indiana Governor Mike Pence's order barring state officials from helping Syrian refugees resettle in the state, saying it was discriminatory.Pence was among more than 25 governors, mostly Republicans, who called on President Obama to stop resettling refugees fleeing......
Four stabbed in brawl at KKK rally in California
Blood splattered on the sidewalk as protesters clashANAHEIM, Calif. — Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counter-protesters near a planned KKK rally in Anaheim, California, police said.Thirteen people were arrested following the brawl, including...Salt Lake City residents in uproar after police shoot unarmed 17-year-old
Protesters threw rocks at police in Salt Lake City after officers shot a black teenager who was attacking a man late on Saturday, authorities said.Relatives of the teenager identified him as Abdi Mohamed, 17, and told the local Fox 13 television news channel he was in a coma at a hospital after being shot three times. Police said he......
