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Opinion

Poll: Who’s winning the blame game over the shutdown?

Local columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as a significant problem — and all of the major players are being blamed. Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have ...

Almanac for Oct. 17, 2025

Local columns

Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2025. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1989, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing up to $10 billion worth of damage. Also on this date: In 1777, British forces under Gen. ...

AG’s office warns of scam with ‘prop money’

Editorial

The state is warning of a scam involving Facebook Marketplace and similar platforms — and if this one sounds like something out of the movies, it's because it is. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has reissued a consumer alert after numerous social media reports surfaced of Michigan ...

Has a US president ever been more pro-Israel?

Local columns

Donald Trump has held many rallies, but never one in the parliament of a foreign nation. President Trump's speech to the Knesset on Monday was a raucous, celebratory affair with the audience of Israeli lawmakers showering him with adulation. Trump's reception made it a little like a State of ...