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Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, talks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Lansing, Mich. Rep. Slotkin is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by Stabenow who is retiring. Slotkin has quickly shifted from fighting for her political life in the nation's third most-expensive U.S. House race last year to "at the very top" of the Michigan Democrats readying for a 2024 Senate campaign. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Slotkin preps Senate run after winning tough reelection bid

Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is taking steps toward seeking the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Debbie Stabenow. Just last fall Slotkin was fighting for her political life in the nation's third most-expensive U.S. House race. Now many consider her among the top Michigan Democrats preparing for a 2024 Senate campaign.

An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station sits on Oct. 7, 2016. A federal judge on Friday, June 16, 2023, ordered energy company Enbridge to shut down within three years parts of the oil pipeline that traverses the northern Wisconsin territory of a Native American tribe and to pay the tribe more than $5 million for trespassing on its property.

Judge gives Enbridge 3 years to close oil pipeline on tribal land in Wisconsin

A federal judge gives Enbridge three years to shut down a section of Line 5 that crosses reservation land and pay one tribe more than $5 million for trespassing.

Snyder asks Obama for federal emergency declaration and aid for Genesee County

Gov. Rick Snyder late tonight asked President Obama to declare both an emergency and an expedited major disaster for Genesee County. The request comes as…

Cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California on Friday.

Flash floods turn Death Valley muddy, stranding hundreds of visitors

Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.

Stateside 12.20.2016

Our in-house linguist joins us to discuss various dictionaries' "words of the year"... many of which have political connections. We also learn how the new…

Student loans for parents can be a debt trap. But there's a loophole

Until July 2025, parent PLUS borrowers can paperwork their way into a kinder, gentler repayment plan.

Women prepare a symbolic dinner table during a rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, demanding the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants.

Israeli official says Friday is the soonest the deal with Hamas would take effect

Hamas and Israel agreed to a four-day pause in fighting and to release at least 50 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and 150 Palestinians held by Israel. The official said negotiations "are progressing."

Oakland County issues emergency health order requiring masks in schools, daycares

Oakland County is the latest county in Michigan to order mask wearing in schools.The county health division issued an emergency order Tuesday requiring…

Christian Wiman is the author of more than a dozen books of poetry and prose. He's been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and served as editor of <em>POETRY</em> magazine.

After 18 years living with cancer, a poet offers 'Fifty Entries Against Despair'

Christian Wiman says he's no longer afraid of dying. "When death hangs over you for a while, you start to forget about it," he says. Wiman's new book is Zero at the Bone.

Texas National Guard troops set up razor wire in El Paso, Texas. Officials are anticipating a wave of immigrants on Thursday night, with the end of the U.S. government's COVID-era Title 42 policy.

Title 42, a COVID-era halt on asylum applications, has ended. Here's what to expect

The pandemic restrictions allowed for the quick expulsion of migrants at the border. Now that it's been lifted, some officials are expecting a record influx and an impending humanitarian crisis.

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