3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (468+ words) FILE - An aerial image of Consumer Energy's J.H. Campbell Generating Complex is seen in Ottawa County, Mich., Sept. 21, 2024. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File) Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell Generating Plant was needed to ensure reliable…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (539+ words) Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs. At the same time, dissatisfaction…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (331+ words) The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order for the November elections. The legal wrangling is happening even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (675+ words) El-Sayed condemned the attack, but a few days later, noting that relatives of the attacker had died in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon, El-Sayed equivocated, saying, “Hurt people hurt people.” If you think that Israel’s actions in Lebanon justify…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (306+ words) America's 250th anniversary has given us plenty of opportunities this year to celebrate our nation's history, but it has also given us an opportunity to think about what has always made communities like ours strong. And, quite simply, it's each other....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) HOUGHTON – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, visited Houghton Wednesday, where she met with local officials at the METC SmartZone. Among the topics of discussion was the global rush for critical minerals that has brought the issue of re-industrialization back to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (623+ words) Where does Tom Homan go to get his apology? When Trump put his border czar in charge of unwinding the controversial DHS operation in Minneapolis earlier this year, critics on the right believed that Homan would be the instrument of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (673+ words) The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect. That temporary order was signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, assigned to handle appeals from the capital. But he…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (370+ words) Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won’t send troops to the polls....

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (602+ words) That’s where America is today. The fiscal warning could hardly be clearer. The government’s debt has now passed $40 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office projects a $1.9 trillion federal deficit for fiscal year 2026, with annual deficits rising to $3.1 trillion by 2036. Worse, borrowing…...