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Cheboygan business owners brace for the worst as dam water levels continue rising

CHEBOYGAN, Michigan (WWJ) -- In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, businesses are preparing for possible flooding as water levels remain high at Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex along the Cheboygan River. As of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the Cheboygan River was at 4.92 inches below the top of the dam, according to the State of Michigan Emergency Management and Homeland Security officials. With the waters reaching closer than 6 inches, the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Office says status has reached the Level 2 or "set" stage in the Ready, Set, Go instructions to the public.As water lev

France's foreign minister says 85-year-old widow detained by ICE returns home

Investors give peace a chance

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Surging record-high US stocks to wade deeper into earnings season

Investors will look to a heavy week of U.S. corporate results to further fuel a stunning rebound in the U.S. stock market, which has shaken off war-related concerns to reach record peaks.Hopes for a cooling of U.S.-Iran tensions have led to a sharp rally this month, culminating with major U.S. stock indexes minting fresh records in recent days. The benchmark S&P 500 on Wednesday posted its first record-high close since Jan 27, while the Nasdaq Composite on the same day notched its first all-time-high close since Oct 29.Investors are turning to a first-quarter earnings season that is expec

Tomatoes are having a moment. You might not like the reason

Polish leader Tusk claims Russia-linked crypto firm backed Nawrocki's presidential bid

Vigil held for hit-and-run victim in Makiki as family pleads for answers

HONOLULU (KITV) -- Loved ones gathered in Makiki this week to honor a 30-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run crash, as his family continues to search for answers.Eddie Cruz-Ochoa died after being struck at the intersection of Wilder Avenue and Kewalo Street on Thursday, April 9. Police said the driver left the scene.A week later, dozens returned to that same intersection for a vigil, remembering Cruz-Ochoa as someone deeply loved by family and friends. Those close to him described him as someone who spent his time with loved ones and had a passion for subjects like ph

More than a dozen traveling preschools to close across Hawaii

Lilly's obesity pill Foundayo gets 1,390 prescriptions in debut week

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Severe storm outbreak poised to clobber central US during relentless week of tornadoes, hail and floods

A new severe storm outbreak with potential intense tornadoes is set to slam the central US Friday, hitting areas already battered by a multi-day onslaught of twisters, massive hail and historic flooding.The threat comes after nearly four dozen tornado reports and over 350 reports of hail – some as large as softballs – from Texas to the Great Lakes since Monday.More tornadoes are expected, some of which could be EF3 or stronger, with the greatest threat centered in western Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. The storms will also be capable of destructive

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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to step down from agency

Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons is stepping down from his role later this spring, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday.Lyons, a veteran of the federal agency, was tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan as the acting ICE chief, placing him under immense scrutiny as the agency ramped up arrests last year and on the heels of the shootings of two US citizens by federal agents in January.In a statement, Mullin called Lyons a “great leader of ICE and key player in helping the Trump administration remove mu

Progressive Democrat wins New Jersey special election to succeed Mikie Sherrill

Arrest warrant issued for ICE officer accused of pulling gun on Minnesota driver

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Sniping by justices underscores tension over Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has resurfaced as a flashpoint within the federal judiciary as justices openly snipe at one another over the handling of short-fuse appeals, especially those involving President Donald Trump’s policies.The renewed debate over what critics call the “shadow docket” has been at the center of several recent instances of tension between the justices spilling out into public view – including an unusually harsh broadside Justice Sonia Sotomayor leveled at a conservative colleague.Sotomayor, the court’s senior liberal, issued a rare public apology on We

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Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, a once-rising star in the Democratic Party whose tenure was marred by sexual assault allegations, shot and killed his wife, Cerina Fairfax, inside their home and then killed himself, police said.The couple’s two teenage children were inside the home when the shootings occurred, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said, noting their son had placed the 911 call.Fairfax County police responded to the home in Annandale, Virginia, shortly after midnight Thursday, where they found a man and woman dead inside, police said earlier.The shooting stemmed fro

Trump’s arch gets overwhelmingly negative public feedback but appears poised to move forward

Army secretary praises general who was fired by Hegseth

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The stunning underwater world that’s at risk as the Iran war drags on

Not far from the vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf lies an ecological wonder. The highly contested Strait of Hormuz is home to dolphins and the most diverse coral population in the region, an underwater world that scientists say could be in jeopardy as conflict swirls around it.Currently, about 2,000 vessels trapped in the Gulf are carrying a total of around 21 billion liters of oil. There have been at least 16 attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf and near the Strait of Hormuz since the war broke out.Nina Noelle, a spokesperson from Greenpeace, an independent global campaigning network that fo

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A fragile calm in Lebanon as a US-brokered truce holds and families head home

A fragile calm settled over parts of Lebanon on Friday as a 10-day ceasefire brokered by the United States took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, prompting thousands of displaced families to begin the journey home — even as uncertainty, destruction and Israeli warnings against going back to parts of southern Lebanon clouded their return. By early morning, cars were backed up for kilometers on the route leading south to the damaged Qasmiyeh bridge over the Litani River, a key crossing linking the southern coastal city of Tyre to the north. Vehicles piled high with mattresses,

Lebanese return home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds

South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

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How the first American pope is reclaiming Christian values from the Trump administration

Flying to Algeria at the start of his landmark tour of Africa on Monday, Pope Leo had a choice. He could ignore Donald Trump’s extraordinary overnight social media tirade against him, or he could tackle it head on.In the end, he chose the second option, taking the highly unusual step of calling out the Trump White House directly. Speaking to reporters on board the papal plane, the pope said he had “no fear of the Trump administration” and would not be deterred from speaking out “loudly” about the message of God.“I do not think the message of the Gospel should be abused, as some ar

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Trump's 250-foot arch clears approval hurdle despite overwhelming negative public feedback

President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch project received overwhelmingly negative feedback from preservationist groups and members of the public as plans for the massive structure were presented on Thursday to a key committee for the first time.But the Commission of Fine Arts still appears poised to approve the project and took a preliminary vote to move ahead with the process. The independent federal agency, which has been stacked with Trump loyalists, advises the president and Congress on design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.Trump has been deeply invol