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Wayne County voters, candidates demand answers for primary blunders
DETROIT – More than 40 voters, elected officials and candidates crowded into a small room inside the Renalti Building on Monday, Aug. 13, to demand answers to the problems experienced by Wayne County voters during the August 7 primary...
U.S.A
More sales tax coming to Michigan from online retailers
LANSING — State Treasurer Nick Khouri said the state’s sales tax administration will now require many mail order and online retailers located outside of Michigan to pay the 6 percent sales tax on taxable sales into the state. This change comes...
Local Election
As more women run for office, state legislatures are poised to change
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As women line up to run for U.S. political office at historic rates, state legislatures — where some of America’s most critical policy decisions get made — could see a slew of new female lawmakers after November’s vote,...
U.S.A
Census citizenship question slammed by scientists, civil rights groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the U.S. government closed a public comment period on Wednesday on its plans for the 2020 Census, scientists, philanthropists and civil rights groups used the occasion to again criticize plans to include a question about...
U.S.A
Study ranks Michigan schools at 31st place in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new study by WalletHub, which ranks state with the best and worst school systems, Michigan ranked at number 31 in the United States. This puts more than half of the states in the county at higher...
Local Election
Trump supporters win key GOP primaries in Michigan
All three Republican candidates in key races won in Michigan's August 7 primary election and will face their Democratic challengers in November. While Democrats in Michigan and across the nation are basking in the victories of progressive...
National Election
Obama endorses Latino and Arab American candidate for U.S. House seat in CA
SAN DIEGO, California — A young Democratic congressional candidate of Latino and Arab descent is running against an incumbent in a traditionally Republican district. On Wednesday, August 3, he got a boost from his old boss, former President...
World
Yemen’s ancient architecture threatened by war
SANAA — Yemen’s three-year war has taken a heavy toll on Sanaa’s historic Old City, a dense warren of mosques, bath houses and 6,000 mud brick houses, which date from before the 11th century. Part of the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage...
Profile of Success
How fighting cancer advanced high school twins to academic heights
DEARBORN – Not even a life-threatening disease could stop Mohamad Osman in his tracks. It did for only a brief period, shortly after he noticed he was running slower than his usual pace while running cross country and track during his senior...Health
Here’s why some people get bitten by mosquitoes more than others
Do mosquitoes like you? It's nice to be liked, but with a few exceptions....
August 3rd, 2018
Detroit Mental Health Task force members work to raise awareness
DETROIT — Detroit City Councilman Roy McCalister Jr. and the Mental...
July 20th, 2018
Safety tips for July 4th: Preventing firework burns
As the Fourth of July nears, many communities across the country are...
July 3rd, 2018
Gov. Snyder dedicates June 25 as Men’s Mental Health Awareness Day in Michigan
LANSING – Gov. Snyder has declared June 25 as Men’s Mental Health...
June 25th, 2018
World
Yemen’s ancient architecture threatened by war
SANAA — Yemen’s three-year war has taken a heavy toll on Sanaa’s...
August 18th, 2018
Sayyed Nasrallah says Hezbollah stronger than ever
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Party, Sayyed Hassan...
August 17th, 2018
Khamenei bans talks with U.S., chides Rouhani’s government over economy
Iran’s Supreme Leader Sayyed Khamenei on Monday rejected President...
August 13th, 2018
Indonesian Island struck by three earthquakes in little over a week
TANJUNG, Indonesia— An Indonesian Island in Lombok was hit with its...
August 12th, 2018