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Republican senators’ letter to Iran embarrasses the nation
Republicans lawmakers have struck again. On Monday, less than a week after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before Congress at the invitation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R- Ohio), 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iran, warning the Islamic Republic that a nuclear deal could be...NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Security Agency was sued on Tuesday by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of its mass surveillance programs that they said violates Americans' privacy and makes individuals worldwide less likely to share sensitive information. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Maryland, where the...Ohio man accused of Capitol attack plot
Christopher Cornell, 20, of Cincinnati, Ohio is pictured in this handout photo.CINCINNATI — U.S. prosecutors have asked a judge to limit telephone access for an Ohio man, who is accused of plotting an attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims sympathy with "Islamic State" militants, after he was interviewed from jail by a Cincinnati...Demonstrators protest police shooting in Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — About 1,500 people, some banging plastic pails or blowing whistles, marched on Wednesday afternoon to the Wisconsin corrections department in Madison to protest the fatal police shooting last week of an unarmed biracial young man. The shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, in Wisconsin's capital by a veteran White Madison...Eleven charged with fraudulently using personal information of Blue Cross subscribers
DEARBORN — U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced that 11 metro Detroiters have been charged with running identity theft and credit card fraud schemes involving accounts of Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers. The following were named in the indictment: Angela Denise Patton, 47, of Belleville. Sam Oscar Patton, 47, of...
Fight for civil rights continues 50 years after “Bloody Sunday”
March 13th, 20150 DETROIT — Tens of thousands gathered at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7 for the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”, a brutal police crackdown on civil rights and people marching for it. The city of Selma is best known for the 1960s Selma Voting Rights Movement and the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, beginning with...
Panel discusses Palestinian conflict at Israeli election debate
March 13th, 20150 Isaac Barr, Amer Zahr, Rachel Klein, Howard Lupovitch, Kobi Erez and Tzvi RavivWEST BLOOMFIELD — Local representatives of Israeli political parties held a debate at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield on Monday, March 9, ahead of the March 17 Israeli elections. Amer Zahr, a Palestinian American comedian and an adjunct...
Hamtramck police chief resigns
March 13th, 20150 HAMTRAMCK — The city's police chief Max Garbarino, resigned Wednesday afterthe city council held a special session to discuss why he was placed on paid leave and was put under investigation . “I humbly ask to at least have the reason for why I was placed on leave,” Garbarino said at the special session. “I...
AK Steel to address air quality issues at two Dearborn schools
March 13th, 20150 Arab American residents from Dearborn's Southend (L) Abdo Bapacker and Ahmed Alwahaishi at Wednesday's hearing.DEARBORN — AK Steel plans to address air quality issues at Salina Elementary School and Salina Intermediate School. The schools are both located in the area of Wayne County failing to meet federal air quality standards for...
Four suspects arrested for attempting to steal car parts with U-haul at Fairlane Meadow
March 13th, 20150 DEARBORN— Four suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 11, after breaking through a security checkpoint at the Fairlane Meadow apartment complex with a U-Haul, where they were attempting to steal car parts. The four suspects are Detroit-Melvindale residents and all have warrants out for arrests in various cities.Niko Harrel,...
Corporation Counsel Zenna Elhasan optimistic about Wayne County’s future
March 13th, 20150 Zenna Elhasan.DEARBORN — Zenna Elhasan said she is excited to continue her duties as Wayne County Corporation Counsel under a new administration that rang in the new year with its sights set on progressive change. Elhasan said she's already seen positive results since Wayne County Executive Warren Evans took office in...
City survey: east end neighborhoods had more snow shoveling non-compliance issues
March 13th, 20150 City employees didn't record addresses or give citations during the survey, but they did note when homeowners didn't shovel snow off the sidewalks in front of their homes. According to a city ordinance, homeowners and businesses are responsible for removing snow from sidewalks adjacent to their property within 24 hours after...
Exhibit pays homage to bombed Baghdad literary avenue
March 13th, 20150 Iraqi American poet Alise Alousi speaking at the opening event of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts here.DEARBORN — When a bomb ripped through Al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad in 2007, the pages of the street known as a hub for booksellers were drenched in blood; 30 people died. But the carnage did not spell the end of the street, which...Turkey closes corder as battle rages in Aleppo
Satellite image of Syria, 2015.DAMASCUS — Turkey has closed two border crossings with Syria as a security precaution as fighting around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo intensifies, Turkish customs and government officials said on Wednesday. The crossings at Oncupinar and Cilvegozu in Turkey's southern Hatay province have been shut...
Dearborn resident launches halal, kosher and vegan cosmetics company
March 13th, 20150 Maysoon Hamad.DEARBORN — Resident Maysoon Hamad has launched a new cosmetic company called "Alwan", certified as halal, vegan and kosher. It's the only company in the world that is branding its cosmetics as all three. Hamad said she's aiming to bring clean, vibrant and unique products to consumers as an alternative to what is......
“Islamic State” accepts Boko Haram allegiance
BAGHDAD — The leader of the "Islamic State" has accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram, his spokesman said, calling on supporters to fight in Africa. Boko Haram, which has killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds during a six-year campaign to carve out an Islamist state in northern Nigeria, pledged its...“Islamic State” kills teen accused as Israeli spy
DAMASCUS — A video posted online by "Islamic State" militants on Tuesday showed a boy fatally shooting Muhammad Musallam, an Israeli Arab accused by the group of having signed up as a jihadi to spy for Israel's intelligence service. The video, published by the group's Furqan media outlet, showed Musallam, 19, sitting in a room wearing...Bahrain charges student with ‘insulting Islam’ over Koran song
MANAMA — A Bahraini high school student and two teachers have been charged with "insulting Islam" after the boy sang verses from the Koran accompanied by musical instruments, the official BNA news agency reported Wednesday. Islam allows intonation of Koranic verses, and recordings of chanting are frequently heard in marketplaces or on...Parolee arrested in stabbing of three
DETROIT — A 32-year-old parolee has been arrested in connection with the stabbing Tuesday night of a 34-year-old woman; a 16-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl at a home in the 12100 block of Monica on the west side. According to a police spokesman, the suspect also assaulted an 11-year-old girl, but didn’t stab her. The victims......
Witnesses sought in March 9 shooting on I-94
DETROIT — State Police would like to talk to possible witnesses to a shooting that took place on westbound Interstate 94 around 1:30 a.m. on the east side. The shooting occurred near Mt. Elliott. According to police, the possible witnesses were in an SUV with aftermarket paint that changes color— from green to maroon or blue—...
Blue Cross continues effort to help get kids active
March 12th, 20150 DETROIT — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan wants kids to lace up their cleats and “Train like an All-Star” with its latest #MIKidsCan challenge, in alignment with the Detroit Tigers spring training. Kids across the state can pledge to Train like an All-Star for a chance to earn one of six spots on the Blue Cross......
One dead at anti-Houthi protest
SANAA — Members of the Houthi militia that controls much of Yemen opened fire on hundreds of people protesting at their presence in the southerly city of al-Bayda on Thursday, killing one and wounding eight others, local officials and medical sources said. The Houthis, who are led by a northern clan of the same name, have in recent...
Odeh sentenced to 18 months, remains free pending appeal
March 12th, 20150 Rasmea Odeh standing with her supporters outside the federal courthouse in Detroit, March 12DETROIT— A federal judge sentenced Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh to 18 months in jail on Thursday, March 12, but she will remain free on bond, pending appeal.Odeh, 67, was convicted of unlawful procurement of citizenship on Nov. 30 for......
