Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured more at a Michigan high school,...
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Colin Powell had mixed legacy among some African Americans
As an American leader, Colin Powell鈥檚 credentials were impeccable: He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs and secretary of state. But his legacy as the first Black person in those...
911 callers urge help for Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks, who was killed by fireworks
A woman told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck in the chest by an errant...
Michigan became a COVID-19 hotspot as variants rose and vigilance fell
Eric Gala passed up an opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine when shots became available in Michigan, and he admits not taking the virus seriously enough.
Chauvin鈥檚 trial leaves many Black viewers emotionally taxed
For some it’s too much to watch. Others just can’t turn away.
As COVID-19 ravages U.S., shootings, killings are also up
When Andre Avery drives his commercial truck through Detroit, he keeps his pistol close.
14-year-old says he is Illinois boy who went missing in 2011
In 2011, 6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen's mother picked him up at school in Illinois, took him to the zoo and a water park, and then killed herself at a hotel, leaving...
For black women at church, it抖阴ap more than the Aretha eulogy
A black pastor's controversial eulogy at Aretha Franklin's funeral laid bare before the world what black women say they have experienced for generations: sexism and inequality in their houses of...
With security measures, urban schools avoid mass shootings
Alondra Alvarez lives about five minutes from her high school on Detroit's southwest side but she drives there instead of walking because her mother fears for her safety. Once the...
U.S. Rep. John Conyers resigns from Congress amid harassment allegations
Democratic Rep. John Conyers resigned from Congress on Tuesday after a nearly 53-year career, becoming the first Capitol Hill politician to lose his job in the torrent of sexual misconduct...