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  • RoboCopArts & Entertainment

    Detroit’s bizarre romance with its very own RoboCop statue reaches happy ending, 15 years after love/hate crowdfunding campaign kicked it off

    By Corey Williams, Mike Householder, and others
  • FordC-Suite

    Ford’s first new headquarters in 70 years will have a showroom like a ‘James Bond villain’s lair,’ design chief says

    By Mike Householder and The Associated Press
  • Hugh Kieve, 10, of Washington, holds a sign outside the White House in Washington, Sunday, July 21, 2024, as he and his family come out to show support for President Joe Biden. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Politics

    Democrats express relief over Biden exit with recent polling showing nearly two-thirds wanted him to withdraw: ‘I haven’t had hope for a while’

    By Joey Cappelletti, Mike Householder, and others
  • Assorted lottery balls filling the frameLife

    Michigan couple among winners of $842 million jackpot elated at ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event: ‘He was so stunned he dropped his phone’

    By Mike Householder, Corey Williams, and others
  • John SinclairSuccess

    Detroit man who John Lennon made legendary for getting 10 year sentence after giving 2 joints to undercover cops dies at 82

    By Mike Householder and The Associated Press
  • Shawn FainSuccess

    UAW head Shawn Fain has his sights on Elon Musk: ‘The world’s richest man is the richest man for a reason’

    By Tom Krisher, Mike Householder, and others
  • Striking UAW members picketingTech

    The future of electric cars becomes ‘make-or-break issue’ as U.S. autoworkers’ strike continues

    By Tom Krisher, Mike Householder, and others
  • Striking United Auto Workers picket at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., shortly after midnight Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Success

    13,000 auto workers walk off the job at GM, Ford and Stellantis factories as UAW strike begins

    By Tom Krisher, Corey Williams, and others
  • In this aerial view from Air Force One, the US Capitol under hazy skies in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2023. Some 80 million people from the Midwest to the East Coast of the US are under air quality alerts due to smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeping the nation. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)Environment

    Canadian wildfire smoke is drifting over the Midwest and heading east with ‘hazardous’ pollution in one city and a warning to stay indoors

    By Mike Householder, Corey Williams, and others
  • United Auto Workers President Ray CurryLeadership

    Two former factory workers are going head to head in a battle to control one of America’s most powerful unions

    By Tom Kertscher, Mike Householder, and others
  • Stanley ChapelSuccess

    One of the world’s greatest Rubik’s ‘speedcubers’ is a 21-year-old college violinist. ‘It’s not going to pay the bills when I’m older.’

    By Mike Householder and The Associated Press
  • WAUKESHA, WI – NOVEMBER 21: Police and emergency personnel work on a crime scene on November 21, 2021 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. According to reports, an SUV drove through pedestrians at a holiday parade, killing at least one and injuring 20 more. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)Politics

    SUV speeds into Wisconsin Christmas parade, killing at least 5

    By Scott Bauer, Mike Householder, and others