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Most regions see steady decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan continue to decline steadily at the state level.As of Thursday, the number of confirmed COVID patients in hospitals…

Ivan Medvesek stands in front of one of 21 dioramas in his Froggyland museum. On display is the work of Ferenc Mere, a Hungarian taxidermist who created these exhibits more than a century ago. Medvesek's parents purchased the displays after they were left behind in an attic in what is now Serbia in 1970. After losing revenue in the pandemic, Medvesek says he's selling Froggyland to U.S. investors.

Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S.

The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.

a piggy bank, a stack of one dollar bills, and a stethoscope sit on a woodgrain table

New work requirements for state health plan start this month. Here's what you need to know.

About 240,000 people in Michigan face new work requirements to stay eligible for Medicaid health benefits.The work requirement took effect at the start of…

Sex crimes prosecutor gets plea deal after inappropriate relationship with rape victim

Brian Kolodziej, the former Assistant Michigan Attorney General, has received a plea deal. Kolodziej was charged with two counts of felony misconduct in…

Gold bars are stacked in a vault at the United States Mint, in West Point, N.Y., in 2014. The settlement price for gold futures reached a record high of $1,931 per ounce Monday — and many analysts predict the price will head even higher.

Economic Uncertainty Drives Gold Price To A Record High

Gold has soared nearly 30% this year, reaching a record settlement price of $1,931 per ounce Monday. Many analysts see it heading even higher as investors look for a "safe haven."

Man who threatened Slotkin and Stabenow charged; state Rep. Johnson receives more threats

A Michigan man charged with threatening elected officials has pleaded guilty to two counts of threatening public officials in Livingston County. Daniel…

President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday. Included in the plan is a monthly allowance for many American families that could be a potential financial-life-changer.

How Biden's Plan Could Help Reshape The Finances Of American Families

The $1.9 trillion relief bill includes a new monthly allowance for American parents that could help provide a critical lifeline.

MI Supreme Court: Local governments can't keep extra cash in tax foreclosures

The Michigan Supreme Court says local governments can't keep surplus cash from the sale of tax-foreclosed properties. It's a groundbreaking decision that…

Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska's chief medical officer shown here at a press conference in March, has gotten praise from residents for her approach to dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.

Chief Medical Officer's Handling Of Coronavirus Inspires Alaskans To #ThinkLikeZink

Dr. Anne Zink works from a yurt 40 miles north of Anchorage. She has the ear of the Republican governor and has helped keep the state's number of COVID-19 deaths the lowest in the nation.

A nurse holds a COVID-19 vaccine candidate produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech at the São Lucas Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Aug. 8.

COVID-19 May Never Go Away — With Or Without A Vaccine

The virus might eventually behave more like the common cold, according to Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

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