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January 17th, 2019

Local

Accused mastermind of opioid fraud case freed on record-setting $7M bond

DETROIT — U.S. District Judge Stephen Murphy released Dr. Rajendra Bothra on a record $7 million bond on Tuesday despite concerns that he may flee to his native India. The Bloomfield Hills doctor is awaiting trial in July on charges of...

January 17th, 2019

U.S. Politics

Rashida Tlaib responds to Florida city commissioner over racial attacks

WASHINGTON, DC - Recently elected congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Detroit responded to racial attacks from Annabelle Lima-Taub on Wednesday, at a time when the Florida city commissioner faced calls for her resignation online. Lima-Taub signed an...

January 17th, 2019

Local

Dearborn Schools board of trustees select new officers

DEARBORN — As part of School Board Recognition Month, Superintendent Glenn Maleyko took time at the January 14 school board meeting to thank the trustees for their service to the community. The school board trustees dedicate a lot of time...

January 17th, 2019

World

FBI detains American-born journalist without charge

ST. LOUIS, MO — An American-born Iran-based journalist has been detained inside U.S. territories without charge. On Sunday January 13, the FBI took into custody American-born journalist and anchor Marzieh Hashemi, born Melanie Franklin, upon her...

January 17th, 2019

U.S.A

City of Louisville renaming its airport after Muhammad Ali

LOUISVILLE, KY — A humanitarian, a peace advocate, and unforgettable personality, Muhammad Ali was known as far more than a boxer. Now, he will also be known as the ambassador for the biggest airport in the state of Kentucky, as it was...

January 17th, 2019

Business

Syrian refugee’s falafel shop offering free food to anyone impacted by the government shutdown

KNOXVILLE, TN - The ongoing government shutdown has made life difficult on hundreds of thousands of government workers whose paychecks have been put on hold. But one Tennessee restaurant is taking it upon themselves to feed those...

January 16th, 2019

Health

Hookah smoking linked to diabetes and obesity, major new study finds

For years, supporters of hookah smoking have argued that the process is much healthier than cigarettes, because of its ability to purify tobacco smoke by passing it through water. But a new study of nearly 10,000 people from the United...

January 16th, 2019

U.S.A

Driver who killed Abbas family had blood alcohol level four times the legal limit

LEXINGTON, KY — Georgetown, Kentucky resident Joey Lee Bailey had a blood alcohol content level nearly four times the legal limit when his pickup truck struck an SUV carrying the Abbas family of Northville on January 6, a Fayette County coroner...

January 16th, 2019

Profile of Success

Attorney Nabih Ayad elected as chairman of the Wayne County Airport Authority Board

ROMULUS — Arab American attorney Nabih Ayad was elected as the new chairman of the Wayne County Airport Authority Board today, a little over four years after he was first appointed to the board by former Wayne County Executive Robert...