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  1. Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

    Annapolis, Md. — Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to display honor and moral courage to contain what has become a growing epidemic.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Bill to shorten foreclosure redemption period advances

    Lansing — A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure.

  2. Bill would let Michigan install red-light cameras

    Lansing — Michigan's local governments would have the option to put cameras at intersections to spot drivers running red lights under proposed legislation in the state House.

  3. Some unions now angry about health care overhaul

    Washington — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.

  4. New IRS chief cleans house in wake of tea party controversy

    Washington — Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.

  5. Obama defends drone use, renews push to shut Gitmo

    Washington — President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed.

    • May. 24, 2013
    • SCIENCE

    Nonprofit: Michigan understated risks of pet coke piles on Detroit River

    Detroit — New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials.

  6. Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

    President Barack Obama today defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy.

    • May. 23, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Levin, Stabenow support Peters for U.S. Senate seat

    Michigan’s two U.S. senators today endorsed U.S. Rep. Gary Peters’ bid to replace the state’s longest-serving senator, the latest sign he has largely locked up the Democratic nomination.

  7. Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

    Denver — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

  8. Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

    Washington — The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way.

  9. Michigan Senate honors 9 fallen service members

    Lansing — A Michigan soldier who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan addressed the state Senate on Thursday during a ceremony honoring the nine state residents who died while serving in the armed forces over the last year.

  10. Michigan lawmaker seeks to make small business office

    Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker wants to create a new state office with the goal of helping small businesses get started and thrive.

    • May. 23, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Group seeks to block insurance coverage of abortion in Michigan

    Lansing — Political powerhouse Right to Life of Michigan is seeking a voter-initiated ban on health insurers covering elective abortion procedures in basic insurance plans in an attempt to bypass a Gov. Rick Snyder veto.

    • May. 23, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Activists consider second Mich. wolf referendum to target game animal designation

    Lansing — Animal rights activists are considering putting two questions before voters in 2014 about whether wolf hunting should be legal after the Legislature ...

    • May. 23, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Former aide sues Harper Woods lawmaker Brian Banks, claims sex harassment

    Detroit — A former aide for a state lawmaker says the representative forced him to have sex and gave him a raise in an attempt to forge a romantic ...

  11. Political insider: Gov’s staff emails have scent of ‘skunk works’

    Under state law, the only time the public gets to peek inside the inner workings of the Governor’s Office is when its staffers send emails to employees of ...

  12. Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone

    Peshawar, Pakistan — An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but ...

    • May. 23, 2013
    • POLITICS-NATIONAL

    IRS supervisor denies wrongdoing

    Washington — At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did ...

  13. Concerns about pet coke piled along Detroit River remain

    Detroit — New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials.

    • May. 23, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    State Senate committee moves to shorten foreclosure redemption period

    Lansing — A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure.

  14. Trump: Immigrants won’t vote for GOP

    Donald Trump, the billionaire real-estate developer who flirted with running for president last year told Oakland County Republicans Tuesday if immigrants in ...

    • May. 22, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Judge won’t allow hearing in lawsuit to void Detroit EM Orr’s appointment

    Ingham County Judge William Collette refused Wednesday to allow an evidentiary hearing to compel testimony from top state officials in a lawsuit seeking to ...

    • May. 22, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    Gov, GOP reach deal on surplus

    Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican legislative leaders reached an agreement Tuesday on how to divvy up nearly $702 million in surplus revenue as lawmakers race to ...

    • 9:32 PM, May. 21, 2013
    • AUTOS
    • AUTOS INSIDER

    Automakers, dealers object to rental recall bill

    Automakers came under harsh criticism for opposing a bill that would require rental car companies to park all recalled vehicles until they are repaired.

  15. Anthony Weiner launches bid to become New York City mayor

    New York — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.

  16. House panel to vote on changes to curb military sexual assaults

    Washington — Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to ...

    • May. 22, 2013
    • SCHOOLS

    Michigan officials to develop school violence hotline

    Lansing — Attorney General Bill Schuette and other state officials said Tuesday they want to develop a new statewide hotline for students, parents and other ...

  17. Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum

    Washington — A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full ...

    • May. 22, 2013
    • POLITICS-STATE

    EM opponent accuses Michigan Treasurer of perjury

    Lansing — A union activist trying to get Detroit’s emergency manager’s appointment voided alleged the state treasurer lied under oath about correspondence he ...

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