Seann Pietila, 19, of Pickford, Mich., faces up to five years in federal prison for reportedly using social media to make violent threats against an East Lansing synagogue.

Michigan man pleads guilty after violent threats against East Lansing synagogue

November 13, 2023

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old Michigan man pleaded guilty Monday to using social media to make violent threats...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Suspect released in fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader

November 11, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — A suspect who was in custody in the investigation of the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue...

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Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, front left, watches against Rutgers as analytics assistant Connor Stalions, right, looks on during an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sept. 23, 2023.

Big Ten bans No. 2 Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh from final 3 games over alleged sign-stealing scheme

November 10, 2023

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh was banned from coaching at Michigan's three remaining regular-season games by the Big Ten on...

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Michigan House of Representatives chamber in Lansing.

Michigan mayoral races could affect Democrats’ control of state government

November 7, 2023

LANSING (AP) — Democrats in Michigan who hold power in the governor's office and slim majorities in both chambers of...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Sept. 26, 2023.

UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve the new contract

November 3, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a tentative...

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FILE - United Auto Workers signs for a strike are shown at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant, in Sterling Heights, Mich., Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

General Motors reaches tentative agreement with UAW, potentially ending 6-week strike

October 30, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors and the United Auto Workers union reach a tentative contract agreement, according to an AP...

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In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, an unidentified gunman points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Maine State Police ordered residents in the state's second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night as the suspect remains at large.

At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter

October 25, 2023

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley...

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Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks after he was chosen as the Republicans latest nominee for House speaker at a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.

Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

October 25, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader...

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United Auto Workers picket outside the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly plant, Oct. 23, 2023.

UAW expands strike to General Motors SUV assembly plant in Texas

October 24, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off...

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UAW union members hold up picket signs while on strike.

Autoworkers add key Stellantis pickup truck plant to strikes, shutting down big profit center

October 23, 2023

The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory...

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Oakland County will use federal money to erase medical debts

October 23, 2023

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area county said it will use $2 million in federal aid to erase the medical...

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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks to the media after House Republicans met behind closed doors, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Republicans have dropped Jordan as their nominee for House speaker in a private meeting. This comes after Jordan failed Friday in a third try for the speaker's gavel.

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

October 20, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during...

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