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Hezbollah leader says U.S. seeking to talk Lebanon

Hezbollah leader says U.S. seeking to talk

July 13th, 20190 BEIRUT - The leader of Hezbollah said on Friday that Washington was seeking to open channels of communication despite ramping up sanctions against the Iran-backed movement’s officials. “Trump’s administration is seeking to open channels of communication to Hezbollah in Lebanon through mediators. ... These are the American...
Could a better diet cool your Inflammation? Avoid these five food groups COMMUNITY

Could a better diet cool your Inflammation? Avoid these five food groups

July 13th, 20190 Chronic inflammation is associated with such diseases as obesity, diabetes and heart disease, and can harm people in numerous other ways, from painful joints to dental problems and aging skin. It can even disturb your slumber, since inflammation can impact the breathing airways during sleep, resulting in sleep apnea among other...
Zarif: There won't be a better nuclear deal with Iran than 2015 accord COMMUNITY

Zarif: There won’t be a better nuclear deal with Iran than 2015 accord

July 8th, 20190 GENEVA - World powers will not be able to negotiate a better deal with Iran than the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Monday. Iran threatened on Monday to restart deactivated centrifuges and ramp up its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent purity as its next potential big moves away...
Germany rejects Trump's call for ground troops in Syria COMMUNITY

Germany rejects Trump’s call for ground troops in Syria

July 8th, 20190 BERLIN - Germany on Monday rejected demands by the United States to deploy ground troops in Syria, a stance likely to anger President Trump who wants Chancellor Angela Merkel to commit to a bigger military role in the Middle East. “When I say the government envisages sticking to the current measures in the anti-Islamic State...
There are no 'quick fixes' to clean up your credit Business

There are no ‘quick fixes’ to clean up your credit

July 5th, 20191 By Lisa Lake If you're trying to clean up your credit, you'll come across plenty of companies offering an easy fix. But any company promising instant results for a price is likely a scam. The FTC says Grand Teton is one of those companies. In its lawsuit, the FTC says Grand Teton tricked people into paying hundreds — even thousands...
How to block unwanted calls COMMUNITY

How to block unwanted calls

July 5th, 20191 Scammers can use the Internet to make calls from all over the world. They don’t care if you’re on the National Do Not Call Registry. That’s why your best defense against unwanted calls is call blocking. Which type of call-blocking or call-labeling technology you use will depend on the phone — whether it’s a mobile,...
2019’s best and worst places for Fourth of July celebrations Art & Culture

2019’s best and worst places for Fourth of July celebrations

July 3rd, 20190 With the Fourth of July just days away, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2019's Best & Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations on Tuesday, as well as accompanying videos to go along with interesting stats about the holiday in its 4th of July Facts & Figures infographic. To determine the best...
National Palestinian organization denounces Trump's Middle East peace plan COMMUNITY

National Palestinian organization denounces Trump’s Middle East peace plan

June 30th, 20190 WESTLAND — The American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine (AFRP) recently issued a statement saying that it stands united with the Palestinian National Authority in rejecting the pointless "Palestinian Investment Conference" directed by Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy: This conference, which excludes...
Yemeni American business owners tell NY Post: Sell the hate somewhere else COMMUNITY

Yemeni American business owners tell NY Post: Sell the hate somewhere else

June 30th, 20190 NEW YORK — More than a month ago, New York’s Yemeni-led bodegas began boycotting sales of the New York Post after the tabloid ran a cover story featuring Muslim U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s words, taken completely out of context, splashed over a photo of the burning twin towers. In response to that story, the Yemeni American Merchants...
U.S. launches cyberattacks on Iran U.S.A

U.S. launches cyberattacks on Iran

June 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. - It appears that the United States launched cyberattacks on Iran in response to that nation’s shooting down of an American drone aircraft. According to reports, President Trump had ordered a conventional military response, but had backed down upon learning that the attack would have caused over 100 Iranian...
Lebanon opposes U.S. plan for Mideast, not attending Bahrain conference Lebanon

Lebanon opposes U.S. plan for Mideast, not attending Bahrain conference

June 30th, 20190 BEIRUT — The Lebanese government and parliament both oppose a U.S. plan for settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday, the National News Agency reported. The first phase of President Trump’s plan to revive the peace process is being discussed at an economic workshop in Bahrain and...
Keys to avoiding home rental scams Opinions

Keys to avoiding home rental scams

June 22nd, 20190 By Colleen Tressler Need more space than an apartment, condo or townhouse can offer, but not ready to buy? A single-family home rental may fit the bill. But not all home rental listings are legit, so here are some tip-offs and tools to help you avoid a rental scam. According to National Rental Home Council (NRHC) members,...
Chapel Hill man gets three life sentences for murdering Muslim neighbors COMMUNITY

Chapel Hill man gets three life sentences for murdering Muslim neighbors

June 22nd, 20190 DURHAM, N.C. — Moments after a North Carolina man pleaded guilty to gunning down three Muslim university students, a prosecutor played a cellphone video of the slayings in court as one of the victims' relatives fainted, others wept and a man openly cursed the confessed killer. Craig Stephen Hicks, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of...
Two men from Chicago convicted of providing support to ISIS U.S.A

Two men from Chicago convicted of providing support to ISIS

June 22nd, 20190 CHICAGO — Two Chicago-area men were found guilty on Thursday of supporting ISIS in a federal case in which one of them was accused of saying he hoped to see the terrorist group’s flag over the White House, local media reported. Edward Schimenti and Joseph Jones, both 37, were convicted for providing material support and resources...
Fears of undercounting people of color rise before 2020 Census COMMUNITY

Fears of undercounting people of color rise before 2020 Census

June 22nd, 20190 Combatting a predicted major undercounting of people of color in the 2020 U.S. Census was the focus of a national roundtable discussion, featuring key representatives of civil rights and voting rights organizations, earlier this month. In sometimes heated presentations, representatives of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM), the...
Treasury's unclaimed property auction set for June 22 Local

Treasury’s unclaimed property auction set for June 22

June 20th, 20190 LANSING - Michigan Unclaimed Property will hold a public auction on Saturday, June 22 at the Quality Suites of Lansing in Delta Township. The auction will feature a wide variety of items, including coins, currency, jewelry, and many collectibles. The public is welcome to inspect the items from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, June...
Militant kills two police, two soldiers in Lebanon's Tripoli Lebanon

Militant kills two police, two soldiers in Lebanon’s Tripoli

June 4th, 20190 BEIRUT - A militant attacked a security patrol in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Monday night, killing two police officers and two soldiers before blowing himself up, officials said. Interior Minister Raya al-Hassan described it as a “lone wolf attack”, though authorities canceled Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the coastal...
Muslims celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month World

Muslims celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month

June 4th, 20190 KABUL - Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Tuesday, marking the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Like the start of Ramadan, during which believers abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours, Eid-al-Fitr depends on the sighting of the moon and its celebration varies in different...
Mueller says he could not charge Trump as Congress weighs impeachment U.S.A

Mueller says he could not charge Trump as Congress weighs impeachment

May 31st, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election was never going to end with criminal charges against President Trump, but he did not clear him and indicated it was up to Congress to decide whether he should be impeached. In his first public comments since...
Saudi Arabia fails to gather a firm Arab stand against Iran World

Saudi Arabia fails to gather a firm Arab stand against Iran

May 31st, 20190 MECCA — Saudi Arabia’s king told an emergency Arab summit on Thursday that decisive action was needed to stop Iranian “escalations” in the region following attacks on Gulf oil assets, as American officials said a U.S. military deployment had deterred Tehran. King Salman had opened an earlier meeting of Arab Gulf leaders with a...
New autism study shows delays in diagnosis, treatment COMMUNITY

New autism study shows delays in diagnosis, treatment

May 24th, 20190 FARMINGTON HILLS, MI — A nationwide survey was commissioned by Centria Autism, a leading provider of therapy based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for children with ASD, through Wakefield Research. One thousand parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ages 10 years or younger, participated in the...
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