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Alexander Harvey, former upholstery business owner in Detroit, died of COVID-19 complications
Alexander Harvey, a former upholstery business owner in Detroit died from COVID-19 complications
Enbridge Line 5 is Michigan's next ecological disaster | Opinion
Enbridge is telling Michigan that everything is fine. But we've seen this movie before, and it doesn't end well.
Mitch Albom: Anti-Semitic posts — and tepid reactions — should enrage us
We must consider why DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic comments drew less outrage than other types of hateful language.
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Mitch Albom: Anti-Semitic posts — and tepid reactions — should enrage us
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Former Michigan GOP party leader flips sides. How he's working to defeat Trump
A former Michigan Republican Party leader, Jeff Timmer, is part of the Lincoln Project — a group taking aim at getting under President Trump's skin.
Michigan churches, synagogues, mosques get millions in federal PPP loans
PPP loans went to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim congregations and groups across metro Detroit, according to a Detroit Free Press review of records.
Controversial Detroit facial recognition got him arrested for a crime he didn’t commit
Michael Oliver said he wasn't responsible for snatching a cell phone then damaging it in 2019. Evidence in the case supported him.
Fish and chips pop-up back again at Zingerman's Cornman Farms
Zingerman's Cornman Farms brings back its British-style fish and chips pop-up Wednesdays through August.
Big Ten's decision to keep games in-house shows how divided college football really is
The Big Ten's decision to limit fall sports competition to only its 14 member schools further exposed the financial divide in college football.
Protesters challenge Detroit police SUV account. Experts weigh in
“My leg was going to go under the car,” he said. “So I chose either under the car or on top of the car.”
Even after the pandemic, Michigan must jail fewer people | Opinion
Question: Why should someone charged with driving without a license be in jail at all? Answer: They shouldn’t.
Firms tied to Michigan Senate GOP leader Mike Shirkey, candidate John James got loans
A company owned by State Sen. Mike Shirkey and one run by a U.S. Senate candidate John James each received between $1 million and $2 million.
13 coronavirus cases linked to Playhouse strip club in Romulus
A total of 13 COVID-19 cases have been traced back to the Playhouse Club in Romulus, according to Wayne County Public Health Division.
Solidarity is not acknowledging your white privilege, but relinquishing it | Opinion
It's time to talk about the daily —mostly unintentional — complicity of whites in the maintenance of systematic racism.
Hydroxychloroquine saved coronavirus patients' lives, Michigan study shows
Hydroxychloroquine's effects had been called into question after a series of studies and controversies since it was promoted by President Trump.
Tick disease with coronavirus-like symptoms is on a rise in Michigan
After a mild winter and warmer temperatures, ticks not only came out earlier than usual, but there's a disease that has coronavirus-like symptoms.
Now your iPhone can control your car, monitor teen drivers' behavior
The feature will work when iPhone battery is dead.
Freeways are Detroit's most enduring monuments to racism. Let's excise them.| Opinion
Built to facilitate white flight to the suburbs, downtown expressways devastated Detroit's black neighborhoods
Kid Rock cleared of federal election violations after Senate gimmick
In dismissing a complaint, the FEC deems that the "Kid Rock for US Senate" promotion was artistic expression — not an actual election campaign
Coronavirus cases tied to East Lansing bar climbs to 158 in 15 Michigan counties
By Friday morning, 158 people in 15 Michigan counties have been infected with coronavirus tied to an outbreak at Harper's Restaurant & Brew Pub in East Lansing.
Couple faces assault charges after Orion Township parking lot incident involving gun
An Independence Township couple have been charged with felonious assault after an incident where video shows her pulling a gun in a parking lot.