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Police in Livonia confirmed Tuesday they have arrested four people in connection with the abduction of a set of 14-day-old twins. The case will be submitted to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for review. The twin’s paternal grandmother, Yvette McDonald, said the family doesn’t know the identity of those arrested. “Me and my son and…

Michigan State Police has arrested the hit-and-run driver who killed a 14-year-old boy from Warren. Troopers said they located the vehicle that was involved in the incident Tuesday (Aug. 22). Officials say that the 14-year-old boy was fatally struck by the driver early Friday (Aug. 18) around 4:25 a.m. at the border of Warren and…

Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face criminal charges on the same day that a party affiliated with him plans to start forming a new government. Thaksin has said his decision to return has nothing to do with an expected vote in Parliament later in…

Hilary, the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, flooded roads, toppled trees and forced a rescue by bulldozer of more than a dozen older residents trapped by mud in a care home Monday as it marched northward, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states. The National Hurricane Center…

Ray Muscat made it through the primary election but has resigned from his Dearborn Heights City Council seat due to health problems. Muscat has spent eight years as city councilman. “I’m very proud that I served, I’m humbled the people elected me,” said Muscat. Muscat cleared the August primary, but after a recent hospitalization, his doctors told…

The heat is picking up again as the end of summer nears, and we could see some of the hottest weather that we have had all season. Heat that is prompting alerts in the Heartland will push toward the Great Lakes midweek. Clouds will increase over Southeast Michigan on Sunday night. Temperatures will tumble from…

Outsider Bernardo Arévalo appeared to be the “virtual winner” of Sunday’s election to be Guatemala’s next president after voters became angry at widespread corruption and leaders’ failure to tackle it. A potential victory by the progressive candidate is almost certainly distressing politicians who have been enjoying impunity for corruption, along with some members of the…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test-firing of strategic cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, as the U.S. and South Korean militaries kicked off major annual drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. The North’s report on missile tests came three days after the leaders of the U.S., South Korea and…

Firefighters battling wildfires in western Canada received help from reinforcements and milder weather Saturday, after the nation’s worst fire season on record destroyed structures, fouled the air with thick smoke and prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands of residents. Flames were being held at bay 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Yellowknife, the capital of…

The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” its defense ministry said, days after the island’s vice president stopped over in the United States. Taiwanese Vice President William Lai’s recent trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last…

Tree Town native artist Asha Jordan explores race, identity and hiding one’s true self in her latest exhibition at CultureVerse. The downtown gallery at 309 S. Main St. will host Jordan’s collection, titled Being Black In Ann Arbor, until Sunday, Aug. 27. “When you’re in a predominantly white area you have to hide your true…