Maliki asks for U.S. intervention, Obama to send 300 military advisers
June 19th, 20140 BAGHDAD — President Obama said Thursday, June 19, he is planning to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help retrain Iraqi security forces as they battle an insurgent invasion."Armed forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq," Obama said in a White House announcement.After a meeting with national security advisers, Obama...FAA to investigate air traffic controller’s joke that delayed airplane landing
ATLANTA —The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic controller's joking remark that caused a Delta jet to abort a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Flight 630 from Detroit was approaching a runway last Wednesday when a controller told the pilot: “630, go around,” instructing the...Sixty two percent of Americans back allowing illegal immigrants become citizens
WASHINGTON — Sixty-two percent of Americans support providing a way for immigrants living in the United States illegally to become citizens if they meet requirements, while almost a fifth support deportation, a poll showed on Tuesday.With the Obama administration hoping that immigration reform could be passed this year, 17 percent of...Private U.S. prisons for immigrants rife with abuses
AUSTIN — Private prisons holding more than 25,000 people who violated U.S. immigration laws are cutting corners to generate profits and subjecting inmates to systematic abuse, a report released on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union said.The Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) prisons, five of which are located in...16 Cedar Point employees arrested for disorderly conduct
SANDUSKY, OH — Sixteen workers at Cedar Point were arrested after a late night fight at an employee recreation center over the weekend while the park was shut down due to a water main break, police said on Tuesday.All 16 of the workers at the amusement park were charged with felony aggravated rioting, 15 were charged with...Reports of sex crimes up at colleges and universities
NEW YORK — Reports of forcible sex crimes at colleges and universities increased by over 50 percent to 2011 from 2001, even as on-campus crime has declined for every other category, according to a federal report released on Tuesday.The Education Department report found that 3,300 sex crimes, including rape and forced...Hundreds more migrant children shipped to Arizona from Texas
PHOENIX — Hundreds of children who crossed the U.S. border illegally were transported to Arizona from Texas over the weekend as border agents face a surge of unauthorized Central American migrants entering the country, authorities said on Monday.Nearly 1,000 unaccompanied minors have been sent in the last week from overflowing...Lawsuit accuses Chicago Firefighters of hate crime against Muslim man
CHICAGO — An African-American Muslim man says white suburban firefighters deliberately soaked him with the hose on their fire truck — simply because of his faith and race.Omar Ali, 30, alleged in a federal lawsuit filed last week that three Tinley Park firefighters who saw him wearing a turban as he walked home past their fire...State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department this week confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. "The American citizen involved in the suicide bombing in Syria is believed to be Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement.The New York Times, which first...
New York resident accused of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers
June 6th, 20140 Mufid Elfgeeh.BROCKPORT N.Y — The owner of a western New York food market faced accusations in court on Monday that he illegally bought guns to shoot and kill members of the U.S. military returning from Iraq, according to official documents.Mufid Elfgeeh, 30, of Rochester, was arrested by federal agents on Saturday on illegal weapons...Casey Kasem in stable condition in Washington
Kassem.LOS ANGELES — Radio personality Casey Kasem, whose family has been locked in a legal battle over his care, is in stable condition in a Washington State hospital, the spokesman for the deejay's children said on Monday.Danny Deraney, the spokesman for Kasem's children from his first marriage, said the family was still...Church group removes Alabama billboard quoting Hitler
BIRMINGHAM — A billboard featuring a quote from Adolf Hitler next to pictures of five smiling children was taken down on Tuesday in the city of Auburn, Alabama at the request of the church group that bought it after the sign drew criticism.The billboard message, purchased by Life Savers Ministries to promote the church group, quoted...Wisconsin girls, 12, charged with trying to kill classmate
Morgan Geyser (pictured) and Anissa Weier have been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly stabbed another 12-year-old 19 times, police said.WISCONSIN — Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls were charged as adults with attempted murder on Monday after authorities said they lured a middle school classmate into the woods in a...U.S. reconstitutes group to fight homegrown extremists
WASHINGTON — The United States is reviving a law enforcement group to investigate those it designates as domestic terrorists, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.Following hate-motivated shootings such as the one at a Jewish Community Center in Kansas City, Missouri in April, federal prosecutors have pressed the need to...Taliban prisoner swap raises questions over Qatar’s role
WASHINGTON — After playing a critical role in the prisoner swap that freed the last American soldier held captive in Afghanistan, Qatar faces new scrutiny by the United States over whether it will enforce restrictions on five released Taliban fighters.Concerns have been expressed by U.S. intelligence officials and Congressional......
FBI, in historic policy change, to record interrogations
WASHINGTON — The FBI and several other U.S. federal law enforcement agencies will reverse a policy that has long prohibited the recording of interrogations of people held in custody, a Justice Department memo issued last week said.The new policy, effective July 11, creates a presumption that agents of the Federal Bureau of...American doctor shot dead in Pakistan in suspected sectarian attack
Qamar.ISLAMABAD — An American volunteer cardiologist was shot dead in Pakistan on Monday, a member of his minority Ahmadi community said it is the latest attack on a group that says it’s Muslim but whose religion is rejected by the statet.Mehdi Ali Qamar had taken his wife, young son and a cousin to a graveyard in Punjab......
Political groups seek audit of NYPD surveillance tactics
NEW YORK — A coalition of political activists filed a complaint on Tuesday seeking an audit of New York City police surveillance practices, saying law enforcement overstepped privacy protections and spied on political groups and their members.The complaint was filed with the Office of the Inspector General, a watchdog post...Obama argues for a middle ground approach on foreign policy
WEST POINT, N.Y. — President Barack Obama fought back against critics of his foreign policy on Wednesday, May 28, by insisting U.S. reliance on diplomacy over military intervention was working to resolve global crises like the sanctions in Ukraine and Iran; and he pledged to ramp up support for Syria's opposition.In the commencement...
Muslim and Arab communities urged to speak out against anti-Islam bus ads
May 30th, 20140 WASHINGTON D.C. — Arab and Muslim communities in Washington D.C. are being urged to speak out against anti-Islam ads that were recently posted on buses in the city. The ads that read, “Islamic Jew-Hatred: It is in the Qur’an. Two-Thirds of all U.S. aid goes to Islamic countries. Stop racism. End all aid to Islamic...DePaul Divest referendum on SGA ballot passes 1,575-1,333
Students voted in favor of an SGA referendum calling on DePaul to withdraw its investments in companies that do business with Israel’s military and corporations that work in the West Bank and Gaza, easily passing by 54.2 percent. A total of 2,908 votes were cast, with 45.8 percent against the referendum.The vote, dubbed......
U.S. to disclose justification for domestic drone strikes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will disclose its legal justification for the use of drones against U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.The U.S. solicitor general has made the decision not to appeal a federal appeals court's decision in April, requiring the release of a...General Motors recalls 2.4 million more vehicles in U.S.
DETROIT — General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.42 million vehicles in the United States, raising the number of vehicles it has recalled so far this year to more than 15 million.The four recalls will include Buick Enclave, Chevy Traverse and Cadillac Escalades. GM said it now expects to take a nearly $400 million......
British imam convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
NEW YORK — London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on this week, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements.After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found Masri, 56, guilty on all 11 counts he...17 year old Egyptian traveler to seek asylum in U.S.
LOS ANGELES — An Egyptian teenager who traveled to the United States to take part in a prestigious science fair has decided to seek asylum, saying he fears returning home after being accused of taking part in anti-government protests in Cairo, his U.S. lawyer said on Tuesday.Abdullah Assem, who has invented eyeglasses for......
