Michigan's largest Arab American cities reject Biden over his handling of Israel-Hamas war
Dearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Joe Biden in the stateโs primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Michigan woman attends graduation ceremony while in labor
โOn the Tuesday before we graduated, they said that I was dilated two or three times, so that wasnโt going to stop me from walking across the stage. I even said if I had her before the walk, I was just going to hold her in my arms and walk across that stage.โ
Spiking energy leads wholesale prices up 0.5% in February
The rise in wholesale prices moderated a bit in February after a record increase in January with both months being hit with higher energy prices. increased by 0.5% last month following a record jump of 1.3% in January. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)WASHINGTON โ Energy prices continued to rocket higher in February, though overall wholesale prices moderated after a record jump in January. Over the past year, wholesale prices are up 2.8%, the largest 12-month gain at the wholesale level in more than two years. Earlier this week, the U.S. reported that consumer prices rose 0.4% in February, the biggest gain in six months, also because of rising energy prices.
Ford recalling popular pick-up trucks because front windshields could pop out
HOUSTON โ If you drive a Ford F150 or Super Duty pick-up truck, your front windshield could pop out. The automaker is recalling 80,000 F-150 trucks that were built at the Dearborn truck plant and Super Duty pickup trucks built at its Kentucky plant between last October and February 2021. In the event of a crash, Ford says the windshield may not stay in place because itโs not properly bonded to the vehicle. Be on the lookout for the recall notice from Ford in early April 2021.
Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms
Nearly 3.4 million customers around the U.S. were still without electricity, and some also lost water service. More than 100 million people live in areas covered by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory, the weather service said. Weather-related outages have been particularly stubborn in Oregon, where some customers have been without power for almost a week. At the peak of the storm, more than 350,000 customers in the Portland area were in the dark. In Oregon, authorities confirmed Tuesday that four people died in the Portland area of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Ford to cut back F-150 production due to chip shortage
Starting Monday, Ford will cut two shifts at its Dearborn, Michigan, facility, going down to one shift per day. Both plants produce the F-150 pickup truck, Ford's most popular model and part of the F-Series, the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. AdFord isn't alone in cutting back production due to the shortage of chips needed to produce cars. General Motors will have downtime at three of its factories โ one in the U.S, one in Canada and one in Mexico โ due to the chip shortage, starting Feb. 8. Other automakers like Nissan, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota have also been impacted by the chip shortage.
US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blast
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DEARBORN, Mich. โ When Manal Saab heard that a massive explosion had struck Beirut, she grabbed her phone, frantically trying to reach loved ones there. โOtherwise, they wouldnโt have survived it,โ said Saab, an American citizen who lives in Fenton, Michigan, near Flint, but was born in Lebanon. Knowing that her family and friends were safe, a feeling of relief washed over Saab. More than half of that amount was delivered via a FedEx-donated airlift that also included relief supplies from the American Task Force on Lebanon and the Lebanon Relief Project. They just wanted something to immediately give to, they wanted all that pain to basically get out and give something positive,โ Saab said.
Michigan Catholic priest compared BLM to 9/11 attackers
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) โ The pastor of a Roman Catholic church in suburban Detroit is apologizing after a fellow priest likened Black Lives Matter to the people responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Bob McCabe of the Church of the Divine Child in Dearborn said on Facebook. โAs your pastor, I want to assure you that at Divine Child we love and respect all persons. Graney said itโs โvery goodโ that BLMโs website says it works for justice for Blacks, but thatโs where his praise ended. And they would have done it if they could,โ said Graney, who has been a priest since 2016.