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Alarming spike in drownings in Lake Michigan, other Great Lakes tied to COVID-19 pandemic, study finds

April 8, 2021 at 8:32 a.m.

An alarming spike in the number of drownings across several of the Great Lakes last year may have been linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new research study finds. The...

The largest block of the latest federal stimulus payments went to Social Security beneficiaries who didn' t file a 2020 or 2019 tax return and who did not provide personal information online to the Internal Revenue Service Non-Filers tool last year.

A new batch of stimulus money is being sent out. Here’s who is getting it.

April 8, 2021 at 10:17 a.m.

Another batch of more than 25 million stimulus payments — totaling more than $36 billion — is hitting bank accounts, Direct Express cards and mailboxes. The largest block of the...

Auto review: 2021 Mercedes A35 justifies its higher price

March 12, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

If they make a German version of "The Hunger Games," it just might be a documentary shot at Mercedes-Benz product planning meetings. Resources are scarce. There are a lot of...

Johnny Lee Grays, oficial de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EEUU bajo el Puente Blue Water en Port Huron, el jueves 18 de marzo de 2021.

Un oficial dice que el racismo en la frontera EEUU-Canadá ocurre a diario: ‘Debe ser expuesto’

April 7, 2021 at 10:59 a.m.

El agente Johnny Grays todavía se enfurece el día en que apuntó con su pistola a un conductor mientras los hijos del hombre gritaban en el asiento trasero: "¡No le...

How do you raise a child to become anti-racist in a country entrenched in systemic racism? - For starters, begin now. Don't let uncomfortableness or fear of not having all the answers stop you from diving into the education process, even if it means learning alongside your kid, say experts. Start where you can. It's not a checklist of things that you and your kids do, and then you can say you're done and you're not racist,' says Beatriz Beckford, black mom of two and senior campaign director of MomsRising, a grassroots organization co-hosting a nationwide family virtual protest for Black Lives Matter. 'It's a constant practice, we have 400 years of racial injustice to unlearn.' For many, that starting point requires reflecting on your own values, actions, and beliefs.

Officer says racism at US-Canada border happens daily: ‘It needs to be exposed’

April 6, 2021 at 10:49 a.m.

DETROIT — Officer Johnny Grays still fumes about the day he pulled his gun on a driver while the man's children screamed in the back seat, "Don't shoot my daddy!"...

Una pila de tarjetas de vacunas espera ser entregada a los residentes registrados después de que reciban sus vacunas Moderna COVID-19 de la División de Salud del Condado Oakland en Suburban Showplace en Novi, Michigan, el 23 de enero de 2021.

Su tarjeta de vacuna COVID-19: qué hacer si la pierde y por qué debe plastificarla

March 30, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.

Quizá esto sea evidente, pero no destruya ni pierda su tarjeta de vacuna COVID-19 una vez que la obtenga. De hecho, es posible que desee tomar una foto de su...

In this June 27, 2018 photo, workers assemble Jeep Patriot and Jeep Compass SUVs at Chrysler's Belvidere Assembly Plant.

Jeep’s Belvidere assembly plant among 5 Stellantis facilities shut down Monday because of chip shortage

March 29, 2021 at 2:26 p.m.

The global chip shortage slamming the auto industry on Monday shut down Jeep's Belvidere assembly plant and four other Stellantis facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico for several...

COVID-19 kept cars off the roads last year, but pedestrian deaths remained high

March 12, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

Remember those images of empty streets, minus people and cars, from the early days of lockdown last year? Those memorable photos, captured as the coronavirus pandemic was upending daily life,...

Dec.14, 2020. Jon Horton, Sentara director of pharmacy operations, unpacks boxes of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination in Norfolk.

Not as many Americans eligible for third stimulus check: Here’s what you need to know

March 9, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.

The third — and maybe the last — stimulus payments may indeed start showing up soon. But here's an early warning: If you don't get a stimulus check this time...

Auto review: 2021 VW ID4 electric SUV challenges leaders like RAV4, CR-V, despite marginal battery range

March 12, 2024 at 12:19 p.m.

Volkswagen joins the race to build America's leading affordable electric vehicle this month with the ID4, a sleek model designed to challenge popular compact — and conventionally powered — SUVs...

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