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California school district has contract with firm linked to ICE U.S.A

California school district has contract with firm linked to ICE

October 16th, 20180 A small school district in affluent Marin County in California, serving about 2,000 youngsters in the bucolic West Marin towns of Fairfax and San Anselmo, has contracted with Thomson Reuters — a firm linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — to check on the residential status of its students. Ross Valley School...
Trump won't halt Saudi arms sales over journalist disappearance World

Trump won’t halt Saudi arms sales over journalist disappearance

October 16th, 20180 President Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress. Trump also said the U.S. may be closer to finding out what happened to Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi policies who...
Henry Ford College hosts public career expo Local

Henry Ford College hosts public career expo

October 16th, 20180 DEARBORN — The Henry Ford College (HFC) Office of Career Services (OCS) will host its seventh annual career expo on Thursday, Oct. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Athletic Memorial Building (Building H) on the main campus. The career expo is free and open to the public. Professional dress is encouraged for all who...
Dearborn: Dispose of tires at the DPW yard for free on Saturday, October 20 COMMUNITY

Dearborn: Dispose of tires at the DPW yard for free on Saturday, October 20

October 15th, 20180 DEARBORN, Michigan–  Residents may dispose of unwanted tires for free from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 20 at the DPW Yard, 2951 Greenfield. There is a limit of seven tires per each vehicle visiting the DPW Yard for this disposal event. No tires from commercial sources will be accepted. This program is offered in...
Uber to offer free rides to the polls on Election Day Local

Uber to offer free rides to the polls on Election Day

October 15th, 20180 Uber will take you to your polling place for free on Election Day. A new button will appear in the Uber app on Nov. 6 with a function that will allow users to find their polling place and book a ride to go and vote. These free rides will be funded by Uber and the non-profit groups #VoteTogether and Democracy Works.
CAIR of California publishes statewide voter guide for Muslims COMMUNITY

CAIR of California publishes statewide voter guide for Muslims

October 15th, 20180 SAN FRANCISCO - With less than a month until the 2018 midterm elections, the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) released a “California Voter Guide”, which offers resources to assist California Muslims and allies as they prepare to vote in the November election. CAIR-CA’s Muslim voter guide...
Breast cancer survivor advises: “Stay positive, fight back, keep going” Health

Breast cancer survivor advises: “Stay positive, fight back, keep going”

October 15th, 20180 There is a yin-yang to every screening mammogram. The yang of elation is when the radiologist says your mammogram is clear. Its opposite is dark terror if you learn you have a suspicious mass. After her annual mammogram in Jan. 2017, Kimberly Palczynski, 53, of Canton, experienced a yin moment. Further diagnostic tests showed her right...
Turkish daily: Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist's purported killing World

Turkish daily: Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist’s purported killing

October 13th, 20180 ISTANBUL - Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly indicating he was tortured and killed, a Turkish newspaper reported on Saturday. The report in the pro-government Sabah daily, which could not immediately be verified,...
Israeli court upholds entry ban on U.S. student over her BDS activities Palestine

Israeli court upholds entry ban on U.S. student over her BDS activities

October 13th, 20180 An Israeli court on Friday upheld the barring of an American student from the country over her activities in support of an international boycott campaign by pro-Palestinian groups. Lara Alqasem, 22, flew to Israel last week on a student visa but was refused entry. While in airport detention, she filed an appeal with Tel Aviv District...
Salina Elementary School celebrates 100th anniversary COMMUNITY

Salina Elementary School celebrates 100th anniversary

October 12th, 20180 DEARBORN — Salina Elementary School celebrates its 100th anniversary with an event open to the public on Oct. 26.  The first Salina School opened in 1918 as a two-room school house, but the growing community quickly needed a larger facility.  The current Salina Intermediate was built in 1920 on the location of that first school. ...
Dearborn Heights man charged with ethnic intimidation of Arab American family COMMUNITY

Dearborn Heights man charged with ethnic intimidation of Arab American family

October 9th, 20180 DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Jason Glenn Sherman, 35, a resident of Dearborn Heights, in connection with the ethnic intimidation of his Arab American neighbors. According to Dearborn Heights Police report, on September 16, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Dearborn Heights police officers were...
U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley resigns U.S. Politics

U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley resigns

October 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned, a personal familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, and the White House said she would appear with President Trump at an event later in the morning. Trump accepted the resignation, Axios news site reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Haley discussed...
Benjamin Netanyahu's wife goes on trial for fraud World

Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife goes on trial for fraud

October 8th, 20180 TEL AVIV - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sunday for the first hearing in the fraud trial against her, in which she is alleged to have misused state funds in ordering catered meals. According to the indictment, Sara Netanyahu, along with a government employee, fraudulently obtained from...
Here's how to deal with potential brown water in Dearborn tomorrow COMMUNITY

Here’s how to deal with potential brown water in Dearborn tomorrow

October 8th, 20180 DEARBORN – Residents and businesses are advised that on Tuesday, Oct. 9, the City will be bringing a water main back into service over a two- to three-day period, and this action could potentially result in safe, but brown colored water, coming out of faucets in certain areas. It is not anticipated that this will occur, but because...
Michigan Department of Treasury announces new website for unclaimed property COMMUNITY

Michigan Department of Treasury announces new website for unclaimed property

October 7th, 20180 LANSING —  The Michigan Department of Treasury announced the new Michigan Unclaimed Property website on Oct. 1. Business claimants had been required to file paper claims and documentation through the U.S. Postal Service, but can now upload them directly to Michigan Unclaimed Property. Now, claimants can access enhanced search...
HFC to host technology career fair on Oct. 24 Local

HFC to host technology career fair on Oct. 24

October 7th, 20180 DEARBORN – Henry Ford College (HFC) will host “Non-Traditional Careers in Technology: Imagine the Possibilities” on Oct. 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event takes place in the Ghafari Conference Room (Rm. E-123) in the Patterson Technology Building (Building E) on the main campus. A non-traditional career can be one...
Henry Ford Centennial Library encourages business owners to attend free workshop COMMUNITY

Henry Ford Centennial Library encourages business owners to attend free workshop

October 7th, 20180 DEARBORN — On Tuesday, October 16, the Henry Ford Centennial Library (HFCL) will hold a free workshop for all Dearborn business owners and those interested in starting their own business. The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The program is in the auditorium and will be run by Andra Roussel from Reference USA, the premier...
Sleep research shows how homework is harmful for students Health

Sleep research shows how homework is harmful for students

October 7th, 20180 "More than 70 percent of high school students average less than eight hours of sleep," according to an October 1 research letter in JAMA Pediatrics ("Dose-Dependent Associations Between Sleep Duration and Unsafe Behaviors Among U.S. High School Students."), “falling short of the 8 to 10 hours that adolescents need for optimal health....
Israel, U.S. express concerns over Russian-supplied S-300 air shield in Syria World

Israel, U.S. express concerns over Russian-supplied S-300 air shield in Syria

October 7th, 20180 On Wednesday, an Israeli official played down the Russian upgrading of Syria’s air defenses, saying the newly supplied S-300 missile system could be defeated by Israel’s stealth fighters and possibly destroyed on the ground. Moscow said on Tuesday that it had delivered the S-300, a decision it took after accusing Israel of...
Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court of divided U.S.A. U.S.A

Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court of divided U.S.A.

October 6th, 20180 WASHINGTON - A deeply divided U.S. Senate on Saturday confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, as Republicans dismissed accusations of sexual misconduct against the conservative judge and delivered a major victory to President Trump. By a vote of 50-48, the Senate gave a lifetime job to Kavanaugh, 53, after weeks of fierce...
Busy caring for others, doctor misses signs he developed rare form of cancer Health

Busy caring for others, doctor misses signs he developed rare form of cancer

October 6th, 20180 Cancer signs maybe evasive, don't ignore it! Runny noses are annoying. Easy to dismiss. Easily explained — allergies, a cold, the weather. And that’s exactly why Sammit Sabharwal, D.O., waited so long to seek medical attention. Now, he realizes that mistake could have cost him his eyesight, or even his life. Dr. Sabharwal was a...
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