• For US Muslims, immigration crackdown fears, new war worries and anti-Muslim rhetoric cloud Ramadan
    PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Midway through Ramadan, Muslims across the United States are striving to maintain the holy month’s traditional mix of prayers and festive spirit under a cloud of worrisome events. The federal government’s immigration crackdown has affected many of their communities. Virulent anti-Muslim rhetoric is surging. And now the Middle East — where […]
  • Pakistani Shiites rally to denounce US-Israeli strikes on Iran as US Embassy issues a security alert
    ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of minority Shiites rallied Friday in Pakistan’s capital and elsewhere in the country to denounce the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in U.S.-Israeli strikes, as the U.S. Embassy In Islamabad issued a security alert warning Americans of possible violence. Amid heavy police presence, about 300 protesters staged a […]
  • Hegseth’s comments are a reminder that government isn’t always eager to show the human cost to war
    Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it “wants to make the president look bad” are a reminder of something that has endured across many decades and conflicts: the tension and trepidation about news that reminds Americans of the human cost of war. During […]
  • Former US presidents to attend Jesse Jackson memorial in Chicago
    By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, March 6 (Reuters) – Former U.S. Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are expected to join thousands of mourners at a public memorial service for Jesse Jackson in Chicago that will honor the longtime civil-rights activist and Democratic political leader. Jackson, who died last month at the age of […]
  • Celebration of life for Jesse Jackson to draw former presidents and Grammy-winning artists
    CHICAGO (AP) — Three former U.S. presidents, Grammy-winning artists, clergy and elected officials are expected to attend a Chicago celebration of life on Friday for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. The event honoring the protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate follows memorial services that drew large crowds in […]