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Opinion

Trump says ‘it’s too bad’ he can’t run for a third term

Local columns

GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that "it's too bad" he's not allowed to run for a third term, conceding the constitutional reality even as he expressed interest in continuing to serve. "If you read it, it's pretty clear," Trump told reporters aboard Air ...

Almanac for Oct. 30, 2025

Local columns

Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2025. There are 62 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1974, Muhammad Ali, 32, knocked out George Foreman, 25, in the eighth round of a scheduled 15-round bout known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," in Kinshasa, Congo (then Zaire), to ...

Keeping animals healthy and safe this Halloween

Editorial

Getting ready to celebrate Halloween? Make sure it doesn't turn out to be a frightful night for pets, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development advises. "Considering the needs of our animals is important when making plans for Halloween to ensure they won’t have any ...

A bad bet in sports gambling

Local columns

In 2018, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to strike down a federal law banning sports gambling, thus allowing individual states to decide whether to allow it, or not. It didn’t take a genius to predict what might happen, especially when politicians can find new sources of revenue beyond income, ...

Judge extends order that bars firing federal workers

Local columns

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims the cuts were arbitrary and politically motivated. U.S. ...