Former Vice President Kamala Harris says the midterm elections offer a potential “stopgap” halfway through Donald Trump’s turbulent second presidency.
Republicans are trying to win an open Senate seat race in Michigan, and nominee Mike Rogers is stepping up his appeals to some Democrats.
An F-16 fighter jet from Texas crashed in rural Michigan during a routine training exercise on Thursday, and the pilot ejected safely, a military spokesman said.
After knocking off top-ranked Ohio State, Texas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.
A federal court has declared that the Energy Department exceeded its authority by forcing a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open past its scheduled retirement date last year.
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has distanced himself from progressive online commentator Hasan Piker.
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm that he won’t send troops to polling places during the midterm elections.
Results in Democratic primaries in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Connecticut have reiterated that Democratic voters are hungry for change, even as they remain divided over the party’s ideological future.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he's spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president will campaign with him.
Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is the latest and perhaps biggest example yet that the party’s voters are looking to turn the page on establishment-backed candidates in must-win battlegrounds.
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns.
Michigan has joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on water systems but an official said all were operating “safely.”.
President Donald Trump says car companies are thriving due to tariffs and other key policies he's instituted as president.
The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player as the midterm elections approach.
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list.
President Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate over progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
President Donald Trump is expected to rally in Oakland County on Monday as early voting begins in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary.
The University of Michigan and athletic director Warde Manuel have agreed to a buyout of the remaining years on his contract and he will step down at the end of the year.
Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation's worst year for reported cases.
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is endorsing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary.
The Dallas Mavericks officially announced Dusty May as their new coach just a few hours before entering the NBA draft with the ninth pick.
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing an agreement for the coach to make the jump from college to the NBA.
Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather.
The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, has been delayed due to unresolved issues.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block will open soon.
British authorities have blocked a Turkish American streamer Hasan Piker and political commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. The Home Office said Monday that their electronic travel authorizations were canceled over concerns that their presence might not be conducive to the public good.
The top Democratic candidates competing for the party's U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan are debating at the state party’s annual policy conference.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor, citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices.
Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special election in Michigan, securing the party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.
The NCAA is still deliberating expanding March Madness on both the men’s and women’s sides to 76 teams for next season.
Researchers say more wolves are roaming a remote Lake Superior island, using moose as one of their primary food sources.
Storms barreling across the heart of the United States continue to threaten rain and pose flooding risks after causing at least one death when a man apparently was struck by lightning in Wisconsin.
Floodwaters from record rainfall in Wisconsin have inundated streets, trapping drivers and forcing officials to close sections of a highway.
The Big Ten amassed nearly $70 million in revenue from NCAA distributions awarded for team appearances and performances in the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
Many young voters say politics isn’t delivering and they want candidates who offer something new, not just opposition.
The Associated Press has learned an NCAA panel is scheduled to discuss potential changes to eligibility rules that would incorporate age into the process.
Michigan is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the 2025-26 season after winning the program’s first national championship in 37 years.
It rained marshmallows at two Detroit-area parks as kids raced to collect thousands of the gooey treats dropped from a helicopter.
Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd says he’s remaining with the Wildcats after being mentioned as a potential candidate to fill the coaching vacancy at blueblood program North Carolina.
Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region’s top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 win over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Mila Holloway and Syla Swords each had seven points in a dominant opening quarter and combined to score 33 points, leading second-seeded Michigan to an 83-48 win over 15th-seeded Holy Cross in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.
The men’s March Madness bracket is set, and Duke, Arizona, Michigan and Florida have claimed the four No. 1 seeds in the tournament.
Duke is the top overall seed in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament, with Arizona, Michigan, and Florida also landing on the No. 1 line.
Israel's military is claiming that the brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week was a Hezbollah commander.
Yaxel Lendeborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining, and No. 3 Michigan beat Nick Boyd and No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
The Michigan synagogue that came under attack this week when an armed man drove his car into the building had for months been strengthening its security apparatus.
Aday Mara scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, helping No. 3 Michigan hold off Bruce Thornton and Ohio State for a 71-67 victory in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
The Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s.
The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials.
Authorities in southern Michigan have searched through rubble and debris in the aftermath of suspected tornadoes that killed four people during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in Oklahoma.
A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the floor.
Duke's win against Michigan has pushed the Blue Devils to No. 1 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll.
Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital.
Michigan is the No. 1 overall seed in the preliminary rankings by the committee that will select the 68-team men's field for the NCAA Tournament.
Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign.
Voters say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns.
Major college basketball’s longest winning streak ended at 24 games with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan on Tuesday night.
Trey McKenney made a tiebreaking layup with 1:07 left and No. 3 Michigan rallied past No. 5 Nebraska 75-72 to hand the Cornhuskers their first loss this season.
The Trump administration has thrown up new obstacles for international students, from travel bans to a pause in visa appointments and new layers of vetting.
Indiana is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 after finishing a 16-0 season with a victory over Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game.
More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state.
President Donald Trump is defending his tariffs, using a major economic speech in Michigan to argue that they boost domestic manufacturing despite many Americans fears about rising prices.
Kyle Whittingham was barely two weeks into retirement after 21 years at Utah when he found an offer he couldn't turn down.
Michigan has hired Kyle Whittingham as its football coach, giving the former Utah coach a five-year contract to replace the fired and disgraced Sherrone Moore.
A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel.
No. 14 Texas will make its first-ever Cheez-It Citrus Bowl appearance against No. 18 Michigan on New Year’s Eve, after being denied an at-large bid to the College Football Playoff on Sunday.
The Big Ten Conference has denied claims by a University of Michigan regent that Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened the school over a $2.4 billion investment plan.
Michigan and TCU have jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after big wins over ranked opponents.
Authorities have charged two more young men in a sprawling federal investigation of an alleged terrorism-style attack planned for suburban Detroit.
A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend.
FBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend.
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Salt Lake City this weekend for the church’s semiannual General Conference, leaning on messages of faith, kindness and unity after a difficult week marked by the death of their longtime president and a deadly church shooting in Michigan.
A woman who was inside a Michigan church when her father and three other people were killed has written a public plea for peace.
