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Republican candidates like Tom Barrett are putting inflation, including high gas prices, at the center of their midterm messages. Barrett is challenging Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in Michigan's 7th Congressional District.

Inflation adds to voters' frustrations in a key congressional district

President Biden's popularity has crumbled since he first took office. A trip to Michigan's 7th Congressional District — one of the most competitive in the country — is a window into why.

Retail spending dipped in November compared to October, as holiday sales bit into inflation.

Retail spending dips as holiday sales bite into inflation

Retail sales declined 0.6% in November compared to October, the biggest decline in almost a year. For once, declining prices seem to be part of the story.

Brownfield sites can be abandoned buildings or an abandoned site that are contaminated or perceived to be contaminated.

EGLE provides grants for three Metro-Detroit brownfield projects

Brownfields are contaminated properties, usually former industrial sites. The EGLE grants will help facilitate projects in Westland, Ferndale, and Novi.

Luz Vargas, 45, lost her son Kenyero Fuentes in the fire in Lahaina, Maui, on Aug. 8. He was found in the remnants of their burned home. His 15th birthday would have been this Sunday.

A mother raced to save her son from the Maui fires. She couldn't reach him

When everyone was trying to escape the flames in Lahaina, Luz Vargas ran toward them: Her son was home alone. Days later she found his body. Sunday would have been his 15th birthday.

Activists demonstrate in front of a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea this spring. The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Russian oil. However, most countries have not, and refineries around the world still import Russian oil.

Despite U.S. sanctions, oil traders help Russian oil reach global markets

Russia is still making billions of dollars on oil exports since invading Ukraine. That crude is still flowing abroad thanks in part to a controversial group of oil traders.

City street intersection and railroad crossing.

Potential rail strike could affect Michigan industry, commerce

Several rail workers' unions have not approved a new contract. The Biden administration is trying to broker a deal to avoid a strike that could start December 9.

In this screenshot captured by NPR, the bow of the shipwrecked Titanic is seen from the first human-operated vehicle to visit the site in 1986. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution released footage from that 1986 dive on Wednesday.

Newly released footage of a 1986 Titanic dive reveals the ship's haunting interior

The Titanic's rust-caked bow, an officer's cabin and a promenade window are part of the never-before-seen footage of the shipwreck site, which continues to slowly vanish 12,500 feet below the waves.

Capital One has become the nation's largest bank to end overdraft fees for all of its customers. Federal regulators are taking a hard look at bank overdraft fees, which hit customers with lower incomes the hardest.

People hate overdraft fees. Banks are ditching or reducing them

Capital One says it will stop charging overdraft fees and Bank of America is reducing them. These hefty fees hit people with low incomes the hardest.

You'll find Alicia Keys' new record, 'Santa Baby,' winking under the mistletoe

The famed singer, songwriter and pianist covers some holiday classics as well as two originals that she hopes will extend the shelf-life of the holiday spirit.

Women began reporting and covering TV news when the first Spanish-language network went on the air in the 1960's in the United States.

Latina journalists shine in a Smithsonian exhibit

Historically, trust in Spanish-language television news is what keeps the Latinx communities in the United States tuned into the news.

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