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Rainfall across Northern Michigan heightens concerns of flooding, dam overflows
Crews were working Monday to restore power to a closed hydroelectric station in northern Michigan as heavy rain threatens to cause a dam to overflow. More pumps also are being added to the Cheboygan Dam to help push water toward Lake Huron, Michigan Department of Natural Resources public information officer Kathleen Lavey told The Associated Press. kAm%96 r963@J82? r@F?EJ $96C:77VD ~77:46 D2:5 |@?52J @? :ED u2463@@< A286 E92E A6@A=6 36EH66? E96 52> 2?5 {2<6 wFC@?
Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music
DETROIT (AP) — “I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing” — or so goes Funkadelic's 1978 groove “Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!).” Now Parliament-Funkadelic is going orchestral.
Common sense and slowing down are the keys to avoiding icy weather accidents
For big parts of the United States, the past few days have brought lots of snow and lots of cold. Where there's snow and cold, there are slips, falls and ice-related injuries. Authorities, first responders and medical professionals say that by following some common-sense rules, many of those problems can be reduced or avoided altogether. kAmuC@> D=@H:?8 5@H? H9:=6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^H:?E6C\H62E96C\D?@H\A:=6FA\>:49:82?\473f7a5`25_bdd3h`f4`63hfa6d4h_4eQm5C:G:?8 @?
Trump visits Ford plant and defends his tariffs, hoping to counter jitters about the economy
DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a full-throated defense of his sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, traveling to swing-state Michigan to push the case that he’s boosted domestic manufacturing in hopes of countering fears about a weakening job market and still-rising prices that have squeezed American pocketbooks. Trump visited the factory floor of a Ford plant in Dearborn, where he viewed F-150s — the bestselling domestic vehicle in the U.S. — at various stages of production.
Homicides continue to fall in Detroit as city mirrors national trend on violent crime
DETROIT (AP) — Murders in Detroit continue to tumble as the city recorded its lowest number of criminal homicides since at least the early- to mid-1960s. For all of 2025, 165 homicides were committed in the Motor City, Police Chief Todd Bettison told reporters Wednesday. kAm%92E :D bg 76H6C E92? E96 a_b C6A@CE65 7@C a_ac[ H9:49 E96 4:EJ D2:5 E96? H2D E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^56EC@:E\9@>:4:56D\4C:>6\C2E6\52E2\a_ac\h6efa6baf43achf5agbf257hdh_e`236Qm=@H6DE D:?46 `gg H6C6 4@>>:EE65 :?
Detroit joining Michigan program that gives cash to expectant mothers for essentials
DETROIT (AP) — A program that provides cash to help expectant mothers cope with bills, expenses and the high cost of taking care of children is coming to Detroit. Democratic Mayor Mary Sheffield announced Monday that Michigan State University's Rx Kids program is expected to open in the city within the first 100 days of her taking office. Sheffield was elected in November and was installed last week as Detroit's first female mayor. kAm%96 AC@8C2> 8:G6D 2 @?6\E:>6 2==@42E:@?
Ford turns to stepped-up tech and cooperation with police to thwart F-150 pickup thieves
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat the ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal. It is the latest cat-and-mouse move that the automaker hopes will help customers avoid the costly and frustrating process that occurs when vehicles are swiped and includes a feature that won't allow an engine to start even if a key fob is in the pickup. kAm|@E@C G69:4=6 E967ED C646?E=J 92G6 366? @? E96 564=:?6 :?
Detroit's own crime-fighter RoboCop finally stands guard in Motor City
DETROIT (AP) — RoboCop has finally found a permanent home in Detroit. A statue looming 11 feet tall (3.3 meters) and weighing 3,500 pounds (1,587 kilograms) has been drawing fans since it began standing guard over the Motor City on Wednesday afternoon, after about 15 years in the making. Even in a snowstorm in the dark, people were driving by to see it, said Jim Toscano, co-owner of the FREE AGE film production company where the bronze-cast statue now stands bolted near the sidewalk.
Great Lakes region preparing for bad weather as lake-effect snowfall ingredients begin mixing
DETROIT (AP) — It's that time of year — again — when cold air sweeps across the Great Lakes region, dropping huge amounts of lake-effect snow from Michigan's Upper Peninsula into Western New York. Snow has already started falling Wednesday in and around Houghton, Michigan, and is expected to continue through Thanksgiving and into the weekend. A blizzard warning is in effect through Thursday morning in the Keweenaw Peninsula where Houghton is located, according to the National Weather Service.
Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: 'I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield'
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front windshield along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In a call to 911, the unidentified driver on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, near Bryson City, told a dispatcher that a bald eagle dropped the cat. Bryson City is about 65 miles (104 kilometers) southwest of Asheville.
City Council President Mary Sheffield wins election to become Detroit’s first female mayor
DETROIT (AP) — City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city. Sheffield defeated popular megachurch pastor the Rev. Solomon Kinloch in Tuesday’s general election. kAm$96 H:== E2<6 @77:46 :? y2?F2CJ 2?5 DF44665 E9C66\E6C> |2J@C |:<6 sF882? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^5F882?\>2J@C\56EC@:E\C66=64E:@?\A=2?D\2755edagh4h3fc`7aef`24da`d`b25h7QmH9@ 2??@F?465 =2DE J62Ck^2m E92E 96 H@F=5 ?@E D66< C66=64E:@?] sF882? :D CF??:?8 7@C |:49:82?
Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers
A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in the country illegally, U.S. Homeland Security officials said Thursday. Jashanpreet Singh was arrested and jailed after Tuesday’s eight-vehicle crash in Ontario, California, that also left four people injured. kAmw6 7246D E9C66 4@F?ED @7 G69:4F=2C >2?D=2F89E6C H9:=6 :?E@I:42E65 2?5 5C:G:?8 F?56C E96 :?7=F6?46 42FD:?8 :?;FCJ[ E96 $2?
Former world chess champion may face discipline for allegations against Daniel Naroditsky
Chess's international governing body said Wednesday it's considering disciplinary action against a Russian former world champion who persistently leveled unproven cheating allegations at Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the American grandmaster’s death. The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced his death Monday. He was 29. The cause of death has not been made public. kAm#FDD:2?
Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky is remembered as a leader in the game's online surge
Daniel Naroditsky, a 29-year-old standard-bearer in the world of competitive speed chess that flourished in the COVID-19 pandemic, died over the weekend and leaves behind a legacy as one of the greats of the game who helped usher in its digital era. The American grandmaster won several championships and amassed hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube, Twitch and other platforms, where he would livestream matches and explain strategy in real time.
Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say
DALLAS (AP) — The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents, officials said Thursday, offering the first hint of a motive in the attack. Citing handwritten notes found at his suburban home, authorities said 29-year-old Joshua Jahn set out to ambush the agency and then fatally shot himself following the assault.
Crime victims' families say Chicago violence is a problem, but sending in troops isn't the answer
Delphine Cherry knows as well as anyone how intractable violent crime is in Chicago. In 1992, her teenage daughter was gunned down in one of the city's toniest neighborhoods — a bystander caught up in a gang shootout. Twenty years later in a suburb just south of the city, it claimed her son. “You don't think it's going to happen twice in your life,” she said. kAmr9:428@ 92D 366?
Protesters arrested as demonstrators block vehicles at key immigration building near Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Protesters tried to block vehicles Friday outside a federal immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, leading to a confrontation with authorities who arrested multiple people and used a chemical agent to disperse the crowd.
1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. She is also anxious. Attention from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could upend her life more than 23 years after she illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border as a teenager. kAm“%96 H@CCJ :D E96J’== AF== J@F @G6C H96? J@F’C6 5C:G:?8 2?5 2D< 7@C J@FC A2A6CD[” D2:5 {:5:2[ H9@ DA@<6 E@ %96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD @? 4@?5:E:@?
What to know about John Bolton, former Trump adviser whose home and office are searched by FBI
John Bolton, whose home and office were searched by federal agents on Friday, has been one of the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump since serving as a national security adviser in Trump's first administration. After serving in the White House, Bolton wrote a scathing book that portrayed Trump as grossly ill-informed about foreign policy.
Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts amid federal efforts to downplay Black history
The intricate operation to move and preserve the Jackson Home and other artifacts from the Civil Rights era preceded President Donald Trump's efforts to eradicate what he calls “divisive” and “race-centered ideologies,” and minimize the cultural and historical impact of race, racism and Black Americans.
Justice Dept. official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend
The meeting in Florida, which Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he worked to arrange, is part of an ongoing Justice Department effort to cast itself as transparent following fierce backlash from parts of President Donald Trump’s base over an earlier refusal to release additional records in the Epstein investigation.
Gen Xers mourn drowning death of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known as Theo on 'The Cosby Show'
DETROIT (AP) — For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, “The Cosby Show” offered something rarely seen on television up until that time: a sitcom that placed characters who looked like them in a positive light. And Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Theo Huxtable was the character Generation X most related to. Fans took quickly to social media on Monday as news of Warner's accidental drowning in Costa Rica spread.
Performers and opera lovers see 'The Central Park Five' as a show of resistance against Trump
DETROIT (AP) — As Detroit Opera officials made plans last fall to bring a production based on the Central Park Five to their 2025 lineup, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump loomed large and just off stage. The opera puts to music the story of five Black and Latino teens imprisoned for the 1989 rape and beating of a white woman in New York’s Central Park and prominently features Trump as a real estate showman calling for the death penalty in the case. kAmq@@<:?8 E96 AC@5F4E:@?
1 dead, 2 pulled from wreckage after storm crumbles part of St. Louis church
One person died and two others were pulled from the wreckage of a partially collapsed church on Friday, after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis. kAm$6G6C2= @E96C A6@A=6 H6C6 C6A@CE65 :?;FC65 27E6C E96 uC:52J 27E6C?@@? DE@C>D[ H9:49 E@C6 C@@7D @77 D@>6 3F:=5:?8D[ C:AA65 3C:4<D @77 @7 D:5:?8 2?5 5@H?65 EC66D 2?5 A@H6C =:?6D 2D C6D:56?ED H6C6 FC865 E@ E2<6 4@G6C]k^Am kAmpE r6?E6??:2= r9C:DE:2? r9FC49[ r:EJ @7 $E] {@F:D u:C6 s6A2CE>6?E q2EE2=:@? r9:67 (:==:2> !@==:92?
Documentary aims to unlock the unsolved killing of Detroit urban fiction writer Donald Goines
DETROIT (AP) — Who killed Donald Goines? Producers of a documentary on the life of the prisoner-turned urban fiction writer of novels about the violence, drugs and prostitution that he surrounded himself with in Detroit are hoping the answer hasn't been lost to time — or the streets. kAmxEVD 366? >@C6 E92? d_ J62CD D:?46 v@:?6D 2?5 9:D 4@>>@?\=2H H:76[ $9:C=6J $2:=@C[ H6C6 7@F?5 D9@E E@ 562E9 @? ~4E] a`[ `hfc[ :? E96:C 7=2E :? w:89=2?5 !2C<[ 2 D>2== 6?4=2G6 @7 s6EC@:E] t249 925 366?
Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An 1842 U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the kidnapping conviction of a white man who seized a Black family and forced them into slavery south of the Mason-Dixon line is still being cited in American jurisprudence, 160 years after enslaved people throughout the U.S. were freed. Prigg v. Pennsylvania has been cited in 274 other rulings since then, according to the Citing Slavery Project at Michigan State University.
Who were Margaret Morgan and Edward Prigg?
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Margaret Morgan, born into slavery in Maryland, had been living with her husband and their children in the free state of Pennsylvania for five years when hired slave catchers led by Edward Prigg seized them one night in 1837, and hauled them away in “an open wagon in a cold sleety rain, with scarcely their ordinary clothes on.” Their case was examined by the U.S. Supreme Court in Prigg v.
Detroit crews are working to fix a broken water main that flooded dozens of homes
DETROIT (AP) — One of Claudia Ortiz's neighbors telephoned her early Monday morning, telling her that the street outside their Detroit homes was filling fast with water. A few hours later, a deluge of water from a broken large water transmission main cascaded through narrow streets and into basements in the tight-knit, working-class neighborhood a few miles southwest of downtown. kAm“xE =@@<65 =:<6 2 H9:E6 H2E6C C27E:?8 C:G6C] %96 H2E6C H2D ;FDE 4@>:?8 5@H?
The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian group for 2 years
A pro-Palestinian group at the University of Michigan has been suspended for two years and will lose its funding in connection with protesters' demands for divestiture from companies doing business with Israel. Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, also known as SAFE, was accused of violating the university's standards of conduct for recognized student organizations following a protest last spring outside a regent’s home and a demonstration without school permission on its Ann Arbor campus.
Extreme cold and snow across the South isn't a threat to most native plants and animals, experts say
About 8 inches (20 centimeters) of snow covered the ground and plants outside Braden Doucet’s Lafayette, Louisiana, home Tuesday afternoon. It's also cold. Much colder than normal. The temperature Tuesday night is expected to sink to 12 degrees F (minus 11 Celsius) and evening lows are predicted to be below freezing through Friday.
Detroit Mayor Duggan, a Democrat, will run for governor as independent
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026. "It's clear to me that there are a lot of people in this country who are tired of both parties and tired of the system," Duggan said in an interview Tuesday. "And so I want to offer people a choice." kAmsF882?[ ee[ :D 4C65:E65 3J >2?J 7@C =625:?8 s6EC@:E 27E6C :E 6>6C865 7C@> 32?<CFAE4J E@ 364@>6 2 E9C:G:?8[ >@C6 G:3C2?E 4:EJ] w6 7@C>2==J 2??@F?465 9:D :?E6?E:@?D :?
In part of swing state Michigan, neighbors skip presidential signs in a heated campaign season
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The lawn of Nick Hannawa's suburban Detroit home is lined with political signs backing candidates for prosecutor, supervisor and local trustee. But Hannawa isn't promoting his presidential pick. He says he doesn't want the headaches in an polarized election year. kAmx? E9:D A2CE @7 DH:?8 DE2E6 |:49:82?[ >2?J @7 w2??2H2VD ?6:893@CD :? FAA6C\>:55=6 4=2DD 2?5 277=F6?E ?6:893@C9@@5D 92G6 2 D:>:=2C 2EE:EF56 23@FE 2 AF3=:4 5:DA=2J @?
In part of Michigan, neighbors skip presidential signs in a heated campaign season
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP (AP) — The lawn of Nick Hannawa's suburban Detroit home is lined with political signs backing candidates for prosecutor, supervisor and local trustee. But Hannawa isn't promoting his presidential pick. He says he doesn't want the headaches in a polarized election year. kAmx? E9:D A2CE @7 DH:?8 DE2E6 |:49:82?[ >2?J @7 w2??2H2VD ?6:893@CD :? FAA6C\>:55=6 4=2DD 2?5 277=F6?E ?6:893@C9@@5D 92G6 2 D:>:=2C 2EE:EF56 23@FE 2 AF3=:4 5:DA=2J @?
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From decay to dazzling, Ford restores grandeur to Detroit train station that once symbolized decline By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press kAmst%#~x% Wp!X — %96 @?46\3=:89E65 >@?@=:E9:4 |:49:82? r6?EC2= EC2:? DE2E:@? — 7@C 564256D 2 DJ>3@= @7 s6EC@:EVD 564=:?6 — 92D ?6H =:76 7@==@H:?8 2 >2DD:G6 D:I\J62C[ >F=E:>:==:@?\5@==2C C6?@G2E:@? E@ 4C62E6 2 9F3 7@C >@3:=:EJ AC@;64ED :?
22 Cowboy Recipes to Make While You Listen to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’
This collection is full of bold, Beyoncé-worthy flavor. If you're anything like us, Beyoncé’s masterful Cowboy Carter has been on repeat in your home (and head) since it was released to universal acclaim last week. Also, if you're anything like us, you don't plan to switch it up anytime soon—so you might as well make the most of your new personality. That's why we've rounded up our very best cowboy-inspired recipes to whip up while you listen to your new favorite album for the 100th time.
Michigan Republicans vote to remove election denier Karamo
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP (AP) — Michigan Republicans have voted to remove election denier and state GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo during a meeting Saturday after many of the party's leaders called for her resignation following a year of leadership plagued by debt and infighting. Nearly 89% of those present voted to oust Karamo, said Bree Moeggenberg, District 2 State Committeewoman. About 45 people, not including proxies, attended the meeting.
Ethan Crumbley gets life in prison for Oxford High School murders
PONTIAC — A teenager was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021. A judge rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley, 17, will not get an opportunity for parole. kAm{:76 D6?E6?46D 7@C E66?286CD 2C6 C2C6 :? |:49:82? D:?46 E96 &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE 2?5 E96 DE2E6VD 9:896DE 4@FCE D2:5 E96 G:@=6?E 24ED @7 >:?@CD >FDE 36 G:6H65 5:776C6?E=J E92?
State program trains prisoners to trim around power lines
JACKSON — When Scott Steffes leaves Michigan's Parnall Correctional Facility this month he anticipates entering a new career that will take him upward of 25 feet above ground. Steffes, 37, is one of more than a dozen prisoners learning how to climb trees and trim branches around power lines as part of DTE Energy's $70 million plan to improve the utility's electric infrastructure. kAmQ%9:D 92D 96=A65 >J D:EF2E:@? :?
Winter storm batters US power, snarling Christmas travel, some in Pa. asked to conserve power
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (AP) — A battering winter storm left nearly 2 million homes and businesses without power across the United States on Saturday, as millions more people were left to worry how the prospect of further outages would effect holiday and travel plans.
Winter storm batters US power, snarling Christmas travel, some in Pa. asked to conserve power
SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (AP) — A battering winter storm left nearly 2 million homes and businesses without power across the United States on Saturday, as millions more people were left to worry how the prospect of further outages would effect holiday and travel plans. kAm%96 3=:?5:?8 3=:KK2C5D[ 7C66K:?8 C2:? 2?5 7C:8:5 4@=5 E92E 6?G6=@A65 >F49 @7 E96 4@F?ECJ <?@4<65 @FE A@H6C E@ `]f >:==:@? 9@FD69@=5D 2?5 3FD:?6DD6D[ H9:=6 >2;@C 6=64EC:4:EJ 8C:5 @A6C2E@C H2C?65 E96 ed >:==:@?
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager pleaded guilty Monday to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting that killed four students and may be called to testify against his parents, who've been jailed on manslaughter charges for their alleged role in the tragedy. Ethan Crumbley, 16, pleaded guilty to all 24 charges, nearly a year after the attack at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan.
California reparations plan advances movement, advocates say
DETROIT (AP) — In the long debate over whether Black Americans should be granted reparations for the atrocity and injustices of slavery and racism, California took a big step this week toward becoming the first U.S. state to make some form of restitution a reality.
Sheriff: Workers maybe sparked country club fire with torch
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Surveillance camera footage shows maintenance workers using a propane torch prior to a blaze that destroyed a century-old clubhouse at a suburban Detroit country club, authorities said Thursday. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said the Oakland Hills Country Club has estimated the loss of the clubhouse at about $80 million. The club has hosted the Ryder Cup and other major golf tournaments. kAm%96 G:56@ 7@@E286 7@F?5 @? 2 D6CG6C :?
A judge on Thursday ordered the parents of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Rochester Hills District Court Judge Julie Nicholson said following Thursday’s preliminary examination for Jennifer and James Crumbley that she found enough evidence to send their case to circuit court.
In GOP embrace of truckers, some see racist double standard
Former President Donald Trump, who repeatedly called Black Lives Matter protesters “thugs” and “anarchists,” said there's “a lot of respect” for the overwhelmingly white truckers who blocked streets in the Canadian capital and shut down border crossings with the U.S. to oppose COVID-19 restrictions. To Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, the truckers who parked bumper to bumper are “heroes” fighting for a righteous cause.
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing was open Monday after protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 measures blocked it for nearly a week, but a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa, persisted as city residents seethed over authorities' inability to reclaim the streets. Demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions and other issues have blocked several crossings along the U.S.-Canada border and hurt the economies of both nations.
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