House Republicans unveiled their long-awaited tax package on May 12, 2025, a broad 389-page bill intended to radically reshape the U.S. tax code. The plan, which contains trillions of dollars in tax reductions, has targeted tax increases to pay for the reductions. The bill is designed to keep campaign promises, and Republicans are seeking to…
Mother’s Day weekend in Southeast Michigan was a technicolor rainbow of color, creativity, and community as two events really went the extra mile celebrating the holiday in marvelous and fabulous fashion: the 44th Annual Birmingham Art Fair and Canton Farmers Market spring opening. The two events were ideal for families to enjoy getting out and…
A major diplomatic breakthrough is in the offing as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on May 15. The encounter, if it takes place, would be the first direct one between the two presidents since the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out in 2022. While hopes are building for a quick…
Atlanta police have a short time to find a missing 10-year-old girl on Mother’s Day and would appreciate the public’s assistance to bring her home with whatever information will get her there. The teenager, Gingua Benson-Oneal, was reportedly last seen on Sunday night, May 11, at approximately 8:30 p.m. when her mother realized she was…
In a senseless and tragic accident that shocked Compton, a 17-year-old man was arrested in connection with the murder and shooting of the 12-year-old boy. The victim was shot on Friday afternoon at Fig/Oleander Park, about 4 p.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Emergency responders reached the scene and found the teenager victim…
A routine bus ride became a nightmare Saturday evening when shots were fired on a SEPTA bus in the Fairmount Park section of Philadelphia. Four individuals, three teenagers, were wounded in the shooting that traumatized passengers and police in a rush to find the shooter. The violence spree started around 6:15 p.m. on May 10…
As the U.S. House readies a make-or-break vote on the future of American health care, Rep. Debbie Dingell is warning the alarm. And she’s not blowing it off. On the line are the very lives of millions of Americans particularly our most vulnerable fellow citizens – who barely get by on Medicaid. In Michigan alone,…
During a highly publicized trial out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the atmosphere in the courtroom grew strained Thursday when a judge directed a mistrial in the case against white police officer Christopher Schurr, who is charged with second-degree murder for his role in the 2022 fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man born in…
In a highly publicized, highly emotional case in the state, a judge in Michigan declared a mistrial when jurors indicated they could not agree on the verdict in the murder trial of ex-Grand Rapids police Officer Christopher Schurr. The trial involved the April 2022 in-service fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man from…
In a surprise twist that sent New Jersey’s political and social communities reeling, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday for participating in a protest outside Delaney Hall, a disputed immigration detention center in his city. The arrest provoked widespread outrage among human rights groups, fellow Democratic lawmakers, and residents who viewed the act…