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Ludington Street Cruise to debut with adjusted parade route

ESCANABA — The first Ludington Street Cruise will debut this weekend with a modified route due to construction on Ludington Street. The event, which is free for spectators, was previously known as the Krusin' Klassics Fun Run and is now beginning a new chapter under the direction of the ...

New York back in NBA Finals for first time since 1999

CLEVELAND (AP) — Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 17 and the New York Knicks routed the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since ...

Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares 'Everything checked out PERFECTLY'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny as he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina. The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups. It was Trump's fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since he returned to office for a second term, and it comes as he tries to project strength ahead of midterm elections that will test his sway with voters. In a ...

As US stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending, survey shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 in May, the first decline after three months of gains. The measure hasn't fallen as much this year as other gauges of consumer attitudes, but it has been stuck at a low level since the pandemic. Before COVID-19, it regularly reached 130. A separate gauge of consumer sentiment released last week by the ...