There will be no quick or easy wins – even on U.S. and Israeli terms. They have celebrated assassinating Iran’s supreme leader; their offensive has also killed more than 1,000 civilians so far, including scores of children, according to a U.S.-based rights group. As Iran retaliates, hoping ...

Sometimes an expression is used and/or overused to the point that its original meaning, no matter how pertinent, turns the expression into a cliche. Such is the case with the phrase that begins “It takes a village …” The original phase, which comes from Nigeria, translates to “It takes ...

The state is making available — at no cost — kits for treating a drug overdose, when minutes can make the difference between life and death. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is providing free naloxone, medication that reverses opioid overdoses, at local health ...

Admittedly it’s a few days after the fact, but as Michiganders moved their clocks ahead one hour for daylight savings time Sunday, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs was encouraging residents to test their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. Daylight savings ...

For National Slam the Scam Day, the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday released its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams for 2026 that threaten the tax and financial information of taxpayers, businesses and tax professionals. The Dirty Dozen is part of a broader campaign conducted ...

LANSING — It was 50 years ago this month when I took a big gamble. With a fresh law degree, student debt, a new Volkswagen Rabbit with a car loan — and a 3-week-old baby — I gave up a safe congressional staff job I enjoyed, took a 13% pay cut and became a newspaper reporter. No ...