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Sunday, April 13, 2025
Val Kilmer, a movie star who throughout his career proved he was up for any task, from playing a cocky naval pilot to wearing the Batman suit, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New York Times and the Associated Press. He was 65. The […]
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day. The order says the U.S. has failed “to enforce basic and […]
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was found dead alongside his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog in their Santa Fe home on Wednesday afternoon. Hackman was 95 at the time of his death and his wife 63. The office confirmed that foul play is not suspected as a factor in the […]
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., encouraged President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency to audit the country’s gold reserve at Fort Knox. Elon Musk, whom Trump put in charge of DOGE, responded to an X user who said it “would be great if @elonmusk could take a look inside Fort Knox just to […]
Two of President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominations, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary, were both approved by the Senate this week, with New Jersey Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker voting no. Gabbard and Kennedy, both former Democrats who became […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. The Boston-based judge’s order in the challenge filed by a group of labor unions was a significant legal victory for the Republican president […]
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters will not be seeking a third term in 2026, he announced this morning. Peters said he’s retiring from Congress, but not from public life, in a video posted online. He said he hopes to spend more time with his family, including his newborn first grandchild. “At this […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned his siblings and their spouses, saying his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.” “Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he’s got a lot to do on that first day in the White House. His list includes starting up the mass deportation of migrants, rolling back Biden administration policies on education, reshaping the federal […]
The Postal Service allows countless Americans to stay in touch and receive the goods they need, no matter where they live. It’s absolutely critical to our country So, when service is disrupted, it has serious consequences for communities in Michigan and all across the United States. Unfortunately, that’s happening right […]