ANN ARBOR — Growing up, Mikala Sposito dreamed of being a trailblazer. "I always wanted to be the first female to do something," she said. That dream is about to be realized. The 21-year-old from Dexter, Michigan, will be the first woman to represent the United States in welding at the ...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department, an arrangement that Democrats and government watchdogs derided as ...
Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 19, 1920, 10 people were killed in a gunbattle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a ...
Editors note: Four Upper Peninsula newspapers are running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. This week’s comes from the Mining Mining Gazette in Houghton. By the mid-19th century, the United States had become an industrialized ...
Editor’s note: With new settlements being established in the Northwest Territory, leaders of the still young United States tackled another issue — how to link cities in the east with new opportunities in the west. This happened through an act of Congress creating what came to be known as ...
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Lions Lakeside Park will receive a new, updated sign this summer, and will see the conclusion of a years-long effort to improve the park’s landscaping and view of Lake Superior. The Marquette Lions Club, chartered in 1919, is the premier Lions Club in the state ...