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People look out across Lake Ontario from the harbor in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trump mulls renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America.’ Canadians balk at the idea.

August 25, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

With his trade war with Canada intensifying, President Donald Trump floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to become “Lake America.” America’s northern neighbors quickly panned the idea.

FILE – This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite

August 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday.

FILE – The Gordie Howe Bridge is shown under construction between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Canada celebrates new bridge to US during tariff troubles with Trump

July 24, 2026 at 11:46 a.m.

Canada on Friday celebrated the completion of a new bridge to the U.S. over the Detroit River.

Volunteer Mbalu Lumor hands out “Canadian clappers” to attendees at the FIFA Fan Festival on June 24, 2026, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

Maple leaf-shaped ‘Canadian clapper’ sparks a World Cup buzz across Toronto

June 26, 2026 at 9:20 a.m.

A red noisemaker shaped like a maple leaf has become all the rage in Toronto during the World Cup.

Francisco Castillo stands next to his son’s Ford F-150 after filling up, Monday, March 9, 2026, at a gas station in De Soto, Iowa. (AP Photo/Hannah Fingerhut)

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

March 10, 2026 at 8:18 a.m.

It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in...

People shout toward Border Patrol agents making an arrest, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Minnesota braces for what’s next amid immigration arrests and in the wake of Renee Good shooting

January 11, 2026 at 1:03 p.m.

Minnesota’s Twin Cities on Sunday braced for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it...

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders

November 25, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry...

Police tape is seen outside a Walmart where multiple people were stabbed in a violent attack Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Traverse City, Mich (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack

July 27, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing 11 shoppers before being detained by bystanders in the store parking lot is expected to face terrorism and...

FILE – People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

February 14, 2025 at 7:36 p.m.

Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies...

Jessica Pitts sits behind the wheel of a 2019 Lincoln MKC on the lot of Jack Demmer Lincoln in Dearborn, Mich., on Monday, July 19, 2021. Pitts bought the used car at the dealership. A seemingly endless streak of skyrocketing used vehicle prices is finally coming to a close in the U.S., according to the latest data (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights

July 21, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.

DEARBORN, Mich. — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering...

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