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In the new Netflix musical comedy Leo, 5th graders get some friendly advice from the class pet, a 74-year-old lizard, voiced by Adam Sandler.

'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.

In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around

An innovative program in Tampa aims to stop community violence by focusing on teens arrested for carrying guns. It offers support and mentors so they can get a new start outside of the jail system.

A man and little boy hold hands as they walk along the shore, with their backs to the camera. The man wears pants, a flannel shirt, a large hiking backpack, and a bucket hat. The boy wears a butter-yellow t-shirt and grey pants.

Stateside Podcast: Making the outdoors more inclusive

Brandan Freeman, founder of the the Facebook group "Shades of the Outdoors: A BIPOC Outdoor Enthusiast Community," shares the realities of traveling the Mitten as a Black man.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer addresses union members at UAW Local 51 in Detroit.

Whitmer says SOTS proposals will “help people keep money in their pockets”

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she plans to focus on pocketbook issues when she delivers her State of the State address next week.

French hen prices fluttered up 25% this year, thanks in part to costly bird feed and the growing popularity of backyard farming.

In bad news for true loves, inflation is hitting the 12 Days of Christmas

Partridge prices were flat this year, but the cost of pear trees jumped more than 25%. PNC bank has run the numbers on all 12 days of Christmas, as it calculates its annual holiday price index.

Elisabeth Moss plays British spy Imogen Salter in <em>The Veil.</em>

Elisabeth Moss embraces her best role yet as a secret agent in 'The Veil'

Moss plays a British spy on the trail of a woman who may or may not be a terrorist. As the two begin working together, suspicions swirl on both sides.

USA's LeBron James reacts during the men's semifinal basketball game against Serbia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on Thursday. The U.S. trailed Serbia most of the game but won 95-91.

The U.S. men's basketball team wins a nail-biter over Serbia to play for Olympic gold

Team USA trailed for most of Thursday's semifinal game, but a fourth quarter for the ages rescued its gold medal hopes. Coach Steve Kerr called it "one of the greatest" games he'd ever been part of.

Debbie Lewis and Diana Bisson, partners of 43 years, in the kitchen of their home in the Flamingo Bay neigborhood in Pine Island Island, Fla. on Oct. 3, 2022 after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area.

Ian cut off residents of Florida's Pine Island. They are just now taking stock

After the hurricane damaged the only bridge, the only way to get to Pine Island is by private boat. Residents are returning to salvage what remains of their homes.

After power outages, Washtenaw County official calls for regulations, lobbying restrictions

Recent outages affected hundreds of thousands of Michiganders. One Washtenaw County commissioner says utility companies have too much influence over state politicians.

Hobbs Kessler, of the United States, Djamel Sedjati, of Algeria, and Elliot Giles, of Britain, cross the finish line in a men's 5000 meters round 1 heat at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Kessler is an Ann Arbor native and his coach, Ron Warhurst, coached cross country and track at the University of Michigan for more than 30 years.

John U. Bacon on Michigan Olympic heroes, Moore's missing texts, and J.J. McCarthy's knee

Michigan Public's John U. Bacon discusses Ann Arbor Olympian Hobbs Kessler, the ongoing Michigan football sign-stealing saga, and a setback for NFL rookie J.J. McCarthy.

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