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Mayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah H. Hammoud, said residents can expect an increased police presence “effective immediately” at “all places of worship and major infrastructure points” after a Wall Street Journal opinion piece referred to his city as “America’s Jihad capital.” The increase of law enforcement in the

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Mayor says police presence increased at places of worship after WSJ opinion piece declared his city ‘America’s Jihad capital’

WDIV, WSJ, X, @AHAMMOUDMI, CNN, X/@AHammoudMI By Artemis Moshtaghian and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah H. Hammoud, said residents can expect an increased police presence “effective immediately” at “all places of worship and major infrastructure points” after a Wall Street Journal opinion piece referred to his city as “America’s

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Police no longer believe that 4 migrants accused of assaulting NYPD officers fled to California on a bus, source says

By John Miller, CNN (CNN) — New York City police no longer believe that four of the suspects arrested and subsequently released following an assault on NYPD officers in Times Square fled the city on a bus to California, a senior law enforcement official told CNN on Wednesday. The same senior law enforcement official told

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Dozens of journalists detained in Moscow as military wives protest mobilization

By Darya Tarasova and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — A number of people, including journalists from foreign press organizations, have been detained in Moscow after authorities cracked down on protesters at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s election headquarters, independent outlets reported Saturday. The protest was organized by the wives of mobilized men amid a growing movement of women who are demanding that their husbands

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There’s a new category for African musicians at the Grammys. Here’s what you need to know about the nominees

CNN By Lamide Akintobi, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — For the first time, African music will have its own category at the Grammys. The Recording Academy will showcase three new categories for this year’s awards, including “Best African Music Performance” — featuring some of Afrobeats’ global superstars. “By introducing these three new categories, we are

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Moms for Liberty faces new challenges and growing pushback over its conservative education agenda

By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN Viera, Florida (CNN) — In Florida, where the right-wing Moms for Liberty group was born in response to Covid-19 school closures and mask mandates, the first Brevard County School Board meeting of the new year considered whether two bestselling novels – “The Kite Runner” and “Slaughterhouse-Five”

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