3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (486+ words) DETROIT " On Jan. 2, 1974, President Richard Nixon signed the Emergency Highway Energy Conservation Act into law. The legislation capped speed limits on all roads at 55 mph. The New York Thruway had a speed limit of 50 mph at the time and was…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (299+ words) PHOENIX " A former Republican lawmaker who questioned the integrity of Arizona's elections and served as a leader for the conservative group Turning Point Action was sentenced Tuesday to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office for using…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (822+ words) WASHINGTON " Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he censured Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the former Navy pilot's participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. Hegseth said the censure " by itself simply…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (699+ words) FILE - Cleophus Cooksey Jr., accused of killing eight people over a three-week span in late 2017, listens during his trial in Maricopa County Superior Court, May 5, 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool, File ) PHOENIX " An Arizona…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (157+ words) STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. " A Sterling Heights man will spend 80 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. According to authorities, Isaia Okoh billed Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for prescription medications…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (476+ words) The Wildcats had 42 of 61 first-place votes to hold the top spot while the Wolverines received 15 to keep the teams at 1-2 for a second consecutive week. The Wildcats (9-0) rallied from a halftime deficit Saturday to claim a 21-point win against then-No....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (106+ words) An 18-member group of coworkers from Grand Blanc won a $1 million Powerball prize from the Michigan Lottery. The lottery club matched the five white balls, 31-59-62-65-68, in the drawing on Aug. 20 to win the big prize, according to Michigan Lottery officials....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (301+ words) Moises Orduna-Rios, 36, and Raquel Orduna-Rios, 30, of Plymouth, were arrested and charged with multiple federal crimes related to employing unauthorized aliens and money laundering. The couple, who run Orduna Plumbing Inc., a company operating across several states, including Michigan, New York,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (128+ words) DALLAS " A Grand Rapids native and former Western Michigan star who was playing for the Dallas Cowboys died Thursday at 24 years old, the team announced. Marshawn Kneeland, 24, of Grand Rapids, was in his second season with the Cowboys after being…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (370+ words) PHOENIX " Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state's newest member of Congress after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat her a month since winning…...