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A California appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits from two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them for years when they were boys. A three-judge panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal found that the lawsuits of Wade Robson and James Safechuck should not have been dismissed by a lower court, and that…

A power outage at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron has delayed entry for travelers heading into the United States. The outage occurred Friday (Aug. 18) night. Processing has continued at a much slower pace causing a massive traffic jam. Officials said an electrician from Jackson, Michigan, was heading to Port Huron to fix…

Detroit police shot and killed a man who was armed with a handgun on the city’s southwest side. The shooting occurred Friday (Aug. 18) at 8 p.m. on west Verner Highway and I-75 near Mexicantown. Detroit police Chief James White said the suspect was a Caucasian man in his late 50s to early 60 who…

A Detroit organization used a popular southern food staple to improve access to healthy eating options. Who would think talking policy around a plate of collard greens would be a thing? That’s what the organization’s mission was on Thursday (Aug. 17) night on the city’s west side around urban farming. They quickly moved the large event indoors…

A strong earthquake followed quickly by a strong aftershock shook Colombia’s capital and other major cities Thursday, sending panicked residents out onto the streets and causing minor damage to Colombia’s congressional chamber. The U.S. Geological Survey said the initial quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 and the aftershock a preliminary magnitude of 5.7. The…

Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a federal corruption investigation that found evidence they committed civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lied on reports to cover up the use of excessive force, U.S. authorities said. Ismail J. Ramsey, U.S. Attorney for…

According to the United States government, Paul Whelan has been wrongfully detained in Russia for nearly five years. The Novi man was convicted of espionage in 2020 and has been sent to a prison camp in a remote part of Russia. CNN says Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Whelan Wednesday (Aug. 16). “Secretary…

Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed at least 110 people, while the head of the island’s emergency agency said he had “no regret” that sirens weren’t sounded to warn people about…

A mobile morgue unit arrived Tuesday to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. Gov. Josh Green announced the confirmed death toll had risen from 99…

Joe Mahmoud, his wife, and three little girls, ages eight, four, and six months took a trip to the Erie Orchards and Cider Mill in Monroe County. It started out fine; the family went into the store and bought several things. The children wanted to pick fruit, so Mahmoud asked a worker if that was possible.…

North Korea asserted Wednesday that a U.S. soldier who bolted across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after becoming disillusioned with the inequality of American society and racial discrimination in its Army. It was North Korea’s first official confirmation of detention of Pvt. Travis King, who had been serving in South Korea…