National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday
Doing some spring cleaning? Don't forget the medicine cabinet. The Michigan State Police is once again taking part in a national initiative that encourages residents to properly dispose of expired, unused and unwanted prescription pills. All of MSP’s 31 posts will participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. That includes the MSP Gladstone post, 922 Lake Shore Drive in Gladstone. This is one of two annual events held in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and other police agencies, MSP advises in a news release. ...
Why Hungary became a big deal
What's the big deal about Hungary? It's a central European country with 9.5 million people — slightly less in population and area than the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. But it's been the subject of more care, attention and debate in America than any other country in Europe or the Western ...
Supreme Court to hear religious preschools’ challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won't admit kids from LGBTQ+ families. In the latest religious rights case for the conservative-majority court, the ...
Almanac for April 21, 2026
Today is Tuesday, April 21, the 111th day of 2026. There are 254 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2016, Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times, was found dead at his home in suburban Minneapolis from an accidental fentanyl overdose; he was 57. Also on this date: In 1836, an army of Texans, led by Sam Houston, defeated the Mexican Army, led by Antonio López de Santa Anna, in the Battle of San Jacinto, the final battle of the Texas Revolution. In 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, ...