Three of five men charged in the kidnapping plot against Governor Gretchen Whitmer will face new federal charges, including conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and additional federal firearms charges for at least two of them, a U.S. attorney said Wednesday after an amended superseding indictment was filed in the U.S. District […]
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6th Circuit Upholds Three-Strike Lawsuit Ruling Against MDOC Inmate
A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday unanimously upheld a district court ruling against a Department of Corrections inmate with a history of filing frivolous claims who had exhausted the third-strike rule for prisoners filing lawsuits against the state without paying an initial filing fee. In a […]
Whose ‘Big Lie’? Trump’s proclamation a new GOP litmus test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his supporters are intensifying efforts to shame — and potentially remove — members of their party who are seen as disloyal to the former president and his false claims that last year’s election was stolen from him. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Liz Cheney of […]
‘Horrible’ weeks ahead as India’s virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI (AP) — COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be “horrible.” India’s official count of coronavirus cases surpassed […]
Idaho Cop Suspended For Viral TikTok Mocking LeBron James’ Police Threat
n Idaho cop was suspended this week after a video of him poking fun at NBA star LeBron James went viral on TikTok. Last week, after an officer killed a teenage girl wielding a knife to save the life of another black girl, James threatened the cop in a Twitter post that […]
Autore named board chair at Mackinac Straits Health System
ST. IGNACE – Trustees for Mackinac Straits Health System have announced Steven Autore of Cedarville as the new board chair. He replaces Christine McPherson, who served in that role since 2018. Patrick Shannon of Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac Island, has been named vice chair. Autore has been a board […]
US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights. At issue is a document that will be prepared for […]
Feds raid Giuliani’s home, office, escalating criminal probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. Giuliani, the 76-year-old former New York City mayor once celebrated for his leadership after […]
3 killed as suspected smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A packed boat suspected of being used in a human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said. Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded […]
UPDATE: MSP Sault Troopers looking for voluntarily missing person
UPDATE: Russel Ulrey, reported as missing on April 28, was located in the Rudyard area on May 1. His rental vehicle was located last week but there was no sign of Ulrey. Ulrey became lost in the wooded area around Rudyard and found shelter in a deer blind. He was […]