DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, a development that has drawn concern from U.S. safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Auto workers have voted overwhelmingly to give union leaders the authority to call strikes against Detroit car companies if a contract agreement isn’t reached. The United Auto Workers union said Friday that results are still being tallied, but so far 97% have voted ...
CANTON TOWNSHIP — At least two tornados touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said. The National Weather ...
DETROIT (AP) — The latest round of heavy rain has led to more flooding in parts of the nation, including an Ohio highway where people were rescued from their cars and in Las Vegas, where the strip was covered with water, officials said. In Lakewood, Ohio, 10 people were rescued from seven cars on a section of Interstate 90 on Wednesday night after their vehicles got stuck in the water that reached to the windows, Capt. Gary Stone said. The highway was shut down in both directions at one point. No one was hurt. “It was a bad mess down there,” Stone said, noting that while ...
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — Three men accused of aiding a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were anarchists who considered themselves “the new founding fathers” and were preparing for bloodshed, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday. “They didn’t like the U.S. government. They ...
By Journal Staff LANSING — Federal Court Judge Jane Beckering on Tuesday denied reconsideration of the dismissal of one case and granted dismissal in two other cases challenging the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act’s protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Christian Healthcare Centers, Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and St. Joseph Parish St. Johns filed lawsuits alleging the ELCRA’s sexual orientation and gender identity protections violate their constitutional religious freedoms. These lawsuits were filed against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, ...
