US bombers stage North Korea show of force
Source; BBC News US bombers have flown close to North Korea’s east coast to demonstrate the military options available to defeat any threat, the Pentagon says. It said the flight […]
North Korea: Trump and Kim call each other mad
Source: BBC News Kim Jong-un has said remarks by “deranged” US President Donald Trump have convinced him he is right to develop weapons for North Korea. In an unprecedented personal […]
USA: Christian apologist claims God sends hurricanes to make sinners repent.
Texas Congressman Tells Flood Victims: ‘God Is Telling You To Move’ Christian compassion: GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling doesn’t want to subsidize flood victims because floods are God’s way of telling people to relocate. The Texas congressman claimed taxpayers should not have to pay for at-risk homes that are susceptible to […]
Deep racial, partisan divisions in Americans’ views of police officers
Source: Pew Research Center BY HANNAH FINGERHUT While a large majority of Americans rate police officers positively on a 0-to-100 “feeling thermometer,” whites and blacks differ widely in their views, including […]
Proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution seldom go anywhere
Source: Pew Research Center BY DREW DESILVER U.S. politicians say they revere the Constitution, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have plenty of ideas for changing it. Since 1999, 742 proposed amendments […]
5 facts about government debt around the world
Source: Pew Research Center BY ABBY BUDIMAN AND DREW DESILVER Public debt has increased sharply in many countries in recent years, particularly during and after the Great Recession. Globally, the total amount of […]
How the U.S. Hispanic population is changing
Source: Pew Research Center BY ANTONIO FLORES The Latino population in the United States has reached nearly 58 million in 2016 and has been the principal driver of U.S. demographic growth, accounting for […]
Americans see men as the financial providers, even as women’s contributions grow
Source: Pew Research Center BY KIM PARKER AND RENEE STEPLER In about a third of married or cohabiting couples in the United States, women bring in half or more of the earnings, a […]
People in the Philippines Still Favor U.S. Over China, but Gap Is Narrowing
Source: Pew Research Center Duterte and his war on drugs are seen positively by most Filipinos BY JACOB POUSHTER AND CALDWELL BISHOP Rodrigo Duterte claimed the presidency of the Philippines in May 2016, […]
Science News and Information Today
Source: Pew Research Center A majority of Americans rely on general outlets for science news but more say specialty sources get the facts right about science BY CARY FUNK, JEFFREY GOTTFRIED AND AMY MITCHELL […]
Hurricanes: A perfect storm of chance and climate change?
Source: BBC News BY Matt McGrath Environment correspondent The succession of intense and deadly tropical cyclones that have barrelled across the Atlantic in recent weeks have left many people wondering if a […]
On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities try repenting for gun violence and racism
Source: Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The synagogue members hammered stakes into the ground on a hot September afternoon, then draped each one with a t-shirt bearing the name of a […]
First professional Muslim sorority opens chapter on campus
Source: The Daily Texan BY TEHREEM SHAHAB The nation’s first professional Muslim sorority, Mu Delta Alpha, has established a beta chapter at UT and started rush week Monday. The University of […]
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On The High Holy Days
Source: NPR By LEAH DONNELLA Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won’t be going today. That might surprise my friends, who put up with […]
USA: State lawmakers seek review of Harford County Peace Village project
News Maryland State lawmakers seek review of Harford County project Alison KnezevichContact Reporter The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-ha-old-trails-development-20170914-story.html State lawmakers have asked Harford County to halt development of a townhouse community in Joppatowne that an Ahmadi Muslim group promoted as being built for members of the sect. In a letter to County Executive Barry […]
State lawmakers seek review of Harford County project
Source: The Baltimore Sun BY Alison Knezevich Contact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun State lawmakers have asked Harford County to halt development of a townhouse community in Joppatowne that an Ahmadi Muslim group […]
Trump’s first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders
Source: BBC News Donald Trump’s first major speech at the United Nations has been denounced by some of the member nations he singled out for criticism. The US president included […]
Muslims more likely than Americans overall to say blacks lack equal rights in U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JEFF DIAMANT, BESHEER MOHAMED AND ELIZABETH PODREBARAC SCIUPAC Two-thirds of Muslims in the United States (67%) say the country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights […]
The many hues of headscarves
Source: Huffington Post BY Ayesha Malik, Contributor Lawyer and Writer Reading Amina Lone’s letter in The Times this Sunday calling for a ban on hijabs in primary schools took me back to the […]
Talking ‘True Islam’
Muslim community responds to hate speech left on Monroe mosque Photos by Kelly Sullivan: Following a presentation, members of the Seattle Ahmadiyya Muslim Community made themselves available to the […]
