New York man attacks FBI agent in “Islamic State” tied probe
NEW YORK — A New York City man was arrested on Wednesday after authorities said he tried to stab an FBI agent executing a search warrant in connection with an alleged plot to carry out an attack in support of the militant group "Islamic State." Fareed Mumuni, 21, was charged with attempting to murder a federal officer after...Police identify gunman in south Carolina church attack
Booking photo of Dylann Storm Roof, April 26WASHINGTON — The FBI has identified the gunman in the shooting that killed nine people at a Charleston, South Carolina, church as 21-year-old Dylann Roof.An uncle of Roof's said he recognized the man in the surveillance photo as his nephew."The more I look at him, the more I'm convinced,...American teenager pleads guilty to charges of helping ISIS
WASHINGTON — on Thursday, June 12, a 17-year-old from Virginia pleaded guilty in court to charges of conspiring to help Islamic State militants, the first time the United States has prosecuted a minor as an adult in such a case. Ali Amin, of Manassas, Virginia, used Twitter and his blog to provide instructions on how to use...Obama orders more troops to Iraq to guide fightback against “Islamic State”
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, President Barack Obama ordered the deployment of 450 more U.S. troops to Iraq's Sunni heartland to advise and assist fragile Iraqi forces being built up to try to retake territory lost to "Islamic State." The plan to expand the 3,100-strong U.S. contingent in Iraq and open a new operations center closer to...U.S. top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law
WASHINGTON — On Monday, June 8, the Supreme Court struck down a law that would let American citizens born in Jerusalem have Israel listed in passports as their country of birth, saying it encroached on the president's exclusive power to recognize foreign governments. The 6-3 ruling, a victory for President Obama, comes at a time...
Kansas student killed while stopping ISIS suicide bombing
June 12th, 20150 KANSAS — A Wichita State University international student, Abduljaleel Alarbash, 22, is being hailed as a hero after sacrificing his life to stop a suicide bomber from entering a mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, May 29. Alarbash and his brother Muhammad, 18, both volunteered at a Shi’a mosque as security guards,...U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail
CAIRO — An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has been released and is back in the U.S. Former Dearborn resident Mohamed Soltan was among thousands detained after Islamist president Mohamed Mursi was toppled in 2013 by the military under Abdel Fattah...Obama signs NSA bill
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday legislation passed by Congress earlier in the day reforming a government surveillance program that swept up millions of Americans' telephone records. Reversing security policy in place since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the bill ends a system exposed by...
Muslim religious freedom is not sharia law
June 5th, 20150 Hours after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie and Fitch because she wears the hijab, the world wide web was filled with countless posts bemoaning the triumph of sharia law. The frenzy about sharia law, led by bigoted anti-Muslim bloggers and Republican...Group sues to compel U.S. to evacuate Americans from Yemen
WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing a group of Yemeni Americans on Wednesday sought to have a federal judge force the government to order emergency evacuations of 37 American citizens stranded in Yemen since a deadly conflict broke out in March. The U.S. government is needlessly putting citizens in imminent danger by not moving to get...
U.S. top court backs Muslim woman denied job over head scarf
June 1st, 20150 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co(ANF.N) clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.In an 8-1 decision in the important religious rights case, the court backed...Texas man charged with conspiracy to provide support to ISIS
WASHINGTON — A Houston-area man was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to "Islamic State" by attempting to fight for the militant group in Syria, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. Asher Abid Khan, 20, of Spring, Texas, was arrested on Tuesday morning and was due to appear in federal court in...
Bikers to stage anti-Islam rally outside Phoenix mosque
May 28th, 20150 PHOENIX - Arizona authorities are bracing for an anti-Islam biker rally scheduled outside a Phoenix mosque. John Ritzheimer, an ex-Marine organizing the event called for participants to come armed and draw cartoons of Prophet Mohammed.Ritzheimer says he is targeting the Islamic Community Center because the two ISIS sympathizers...FCC looks to crack down on robocalls, robotexts
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator wants to make it harder for telemarketers and other businesses to place unwanted robocalls and text messages under changes to autodialing rules proposed on Wednesday. The Federal Communications Commission plans to vote on June 18 on the proposal, which would give legal cover to...Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama’s immigration action
WASHINGTON — The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday in favor of 26 states challenging President Obama's executive action on immigration. Two judges on the three-judge panel ruled that the executive action, which would grant an estimated 4.7 million undocumented immigrants relief from deportation, should stay on hold......
Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama’s immigration action
WASHINGTON — The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday in favor of 26 states challenging President Obama's executive action on immigration.Two judges on the three-judge panel ruled that the executive action, which would grant an estimated 4.7 million undocumented immigrants relief from deportation, should stay on hold...
Texas police seek gang truce, end of bloodshed after deadly brawl
May 22nd, 20150 WACO, TEXAS — Police asked rival motorcycle gangs on Tuesday to put aside their differences after a weekend brawl at a Waco restaurant that left nine people dead and 18 injured, calling for a halt to the carnage and threats of revenge attacks. "There has been enough tragedy and there has been enough bloodshed in Waco, Texas. We...Mother of reporter missing three years in Syria urges U.S. help
WASHINGTON — The mother of American reporter Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria for more than three years, believes her son is alive and well and urged Washington and Damascus to work together to free him. Tice went missing in Damascus in 2012 and the State Department said in March Washington had been in periodic, direct...Muslims decry double standards following bail of former congressional candidate who plotted attack
NEW YORK - Muslim organizations are voicing concerns this week after a man who plotted to attack an Islamic community in New York State was released on bail without being charged with terrorism offenses. Community leaders have pointed to a double standard, not only in the legal consequences faced by Robert Doggart, a former......
Nine killed in gun battle among Texas biker gangs
WACO, Texas – Nine people were killed on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, resulting in gunfire and a full-blown battle in the parking lot, police said.The clash took place at Twin Peaks Sports Bar and Grill in a shopping mall in the central Texas city, Waco police said....Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev sentenced to death
BOSTON – A U.S. jury sentenced on Friday Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for helping to carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 at the world-renowned race, taking 15 hours to reach a decision.The federal jury chose death by lethal injection for Tsarnaev, 21, over its only other option:......
House approves measure to end NSA bulk collection of phone data
— The House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would end spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone data, setting up a potential showdown with the Senate over the program, which expires on June 1. The House voted 338-88 for the USA Freedom Act, which would end the bulk collection and instead give...Bill Clinton calls for ‘radical inclusion’ in a multi-ethnic America
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton urged America this week to embrace its multiethnic and multicultural future. During a paid speech on Tuesday, May 12, at Univision’s upfront, an annual presentation of the media company's brands to advertisers, Clinton told moderator and Fusion host Alicia Menendez that people should take a......