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Michigan protects workers from retaliation for having an abortion

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. — Michigan companies will be prohibited from firing or otherwise retaliating against workers for receiving an abortion under a bill signed Wednesday by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that amends the state’s civil rights ...

Ford recalls 310,000 trucks to fix problem with driver’s front air bag

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 310,000 trucks in the U.S. because the driver’s front air bag may not inflate in a crash. The recall covers certain F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty trucks from the 2016 model year. The company says dust can accumulate in a cable ...

Enormous freighter packed with salt runs aground near Detroit River park

DETROIT (AP) — A huge freighter hauling salt through the Great Lakes ran aground in the Detroit River on Wednesday, just a short distance from a popular island park in Detroit. Freighters regularly travel the waterway but they rarely come so close to land, so the sudden arrival of the Mark ...

Former Detroit lawmaker joins race for Michigan seat in US Senate

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING — Former state Rep. Leslie Love, a Democrat who represented Detroit for six years in the Michigan Legislature, announced Monday that she is running for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2024. Love served in the Michigan House from 2015 ...

Bear in a tree holds Traverse City in suspense for hours on Mother’s Day

TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Traverse City has a new Mother’s Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mattresses below. “It’s like the best block party ever,” Annette Andersen said. The drama in Traverse ...