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Southwest Michigan Volunteer Militia members training in 2010

Michigan militia groups try to distance themselves from alleged terrorist plot

Rick Foreman heard the news on Thursday like everyone else. A group of men, many with ties to Michigan’s militia community, many who’d stood side-by-side…

US Army Critical Care Nurse, Captain Edward Rauch Jr., writes on the door of a Covid-19 patient on a ventilator at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan on December, 17, 2021. Beaumont Hospital is assisted by 23 military medical personnel from the US Army, sent by the Department of Defense, to assist during the health system's fourth Covid-19 surge.

With omicron now dominant, depleted U.S. hospitals struggle to prepare for the worst

Understaffed hospitals are already coping with increased patient demand heading into the holidays. They have few options to expand if omicron creates a huge new wave of COVID patients.

Following CDC guidance, Whitmer lifts mask mandate for fully vaccinated Michiganders

Starting Saturday, fully vaccinated Michiganders are no longer required to wear a face mask inside or outdoors.Gov. Gretchen Whitmer updated the statewide…

U.S. wrestler Frank Molinaro (red) battles Italy's Frank Chamizo Marquez in the 65-kg (143 pound) bronze medal bout at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Molinaro, who lost to Marquez, recently retired from the sport when the 2020 Olympics were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Forces Beyond Their Control Dash Dreams Of U.S. Olympic Athletes — Then And Now

The Tokyo Games was postponed until July, 2021 due to COVID-19, forcing thousands of athletes to re-order their training schedules. Those athletes share a bond with U.S. Olympians 40 years ago.

Dan Reeves, former coach of the New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons died at 77 Saturday. With a career spanning 39 years, he was one of the most successful coaches in NFL history.

Dan Reeves, one of the most successful coaches in NFL history, dies at 77

Dan Reeves is the only person in NFL history to have multiple Super Bowl appearances as both a player and coach. He also has the third-most Super Bowl appearances.

The strength of the AAPI vote was seen last year in critical swing states, including Georgia.

The Growing Power Of The AAPI Vote, By The Numbers

Data from the firm TargetSmart found that almost half of all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who cast a ballot in 2020 did not vote in 2016, and a quarter had never voted before.

Joel Charny, who's been a humanitarian aid worker for 40 years, talks to students at a camp for internally displaced people in northern Sri Lanka in 2005. It's one of his favorite photos, he says, "because this is what I did hundreds of times: interview people about what they were going through and what they needed for their lives to improve."

A Retiring Aid Worker Reflects On How To Repair The World — Without Wearing A Halo

Joel Charny, who worked in humanitarian aid for 40 years, speaks candidly about how humanitarianism has changed — and why people shouldn't treat aid workers as if they wear haloes.

In federal lawsuits, parents in Wisconsin are blaming school districts for coronavirus infections, saying they should not have ended mask requirements during a pandemic. Here, a student in Michigan is seen arriving at school in late August.

A Wisconsin brewery is helping parents sue school districts that don't require masks

A school board "threw students into a COVID-19 'snake pit' " when it axed mask requirements and other measures, a federal lawsuit says. A Minocqua, Wis., brewery is helping fund parents' legal fight.

Singer and songwriter R. Kelly at a court hearing in Chicago in September 2019.

R. Kelly Is Going To Trial For Alleged Sex Crimes. Here's What To Know

It's been two years since the R&B singer and songwriter was arrested. His first federal trial is about to begin in New York, but a lot has happened in the interim. Here's what you've missed.

Residents of Gwinnett County in Georgia hold Biden-Harris campaign signs on Election Day in Norcross, Ga. President-elect Joe Biden ran up the margins in Atlanta's diversifying suburbs.

How Biden Won: Ramping Up The Base And Expanding Margins In The Suburbs

Remarkably few counties shifted in the 2020 election, which saw sky-high turnout. The president's base voted in big numbers in rural areas, but Biden's gains in the suburbs propelled him to victory.

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