GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Testimony began Wednesday in federal court in the retrial of two men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer with attorneys for both sides recasting and reframing their arguments four months after the first trial…
Attorneys reshape arguments as Whitmer kidnap plot retrial begins
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The retrial of two men accused of a violent plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened in federal court on Wednesday, with attorneys for both sides recasting and reframing their arguments four months after the first trial ended i…
Ford reopens F-150 Lightning order bank, raises prices
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday will reopen order banks for the next round of reservation holders of the all-electric F-150 Lightning — and customers will see both improvements in range and a higher price for model year 2023. Citing “significant material co…
‘A tough position’: Kyle Busch heads to MIS with sponsor uncertainty, unsettled future
DETROIT — Kyle Busch has accomplished just about everything possible during his 20-year NASCAR career. He’s won a pair of Cup titles and has 60 wins in the series. Yet, he’s still without a contract and sponsorship for next season in his No. 18 Toyota …
Review: ‘Thirteen Lives’ lets Thai cave rescue story unfold naturally
Ron Howard, good ol’ Ron Howard, is back in sturdy form with “Thirteen Lives,” a tense, nervy procedural thriller based on the 2018 incident in which a youth soccer team and its coach were saved from a flooded cave in Thailand while the world watched o…
‘Luck’ review: Animated tale could use a little luck itself
No one knows where luck comes from, because luck doesn’t come from anywhere, and attempting to identify its source is like asking where happiness is made or why is there love. Hopefully the baffling “Luck,” in all its inscrutability and forced whimsy, …
‘Prey’ review: ‘Predator’ series turns back clock for more of the same
It’s a credit to 1987’s original “Predator” that 35 years later, we’re still dealing with “Predator” movies at all. Since that musclebound, Schwarzenegger-kissed piece of ’80s action excellence, there have been three follow-ups and two crossover “Alien…
Two Republican candidates who lost by big margins in Michigan say they’re ‘not conceding’
DETROIT — Two Michigan Republicans who lost their primary races by more than 10 percentage points declared on social media Wednesday that they were “not conceding” while make dubious claims of election day wrongdoing. Real estate broker Ryan Kelley, wh…
Trump-backed Gibbs ousts Meijer in Michigan GOP race for Congress
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — John Gibbs, the Trump-endorsed challenger to U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer, was victorious in the nationally watched race of west Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District. A political appointee in former President Donald Trump’s Housing and…
US Rep. Tlaib wins Democratic primary in Michigan’s 12th District for Congress
DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib won the Democratic primary early Wednesday, essentially ensuring a third term in Congress in Michigan’s newly redrawn 12th District. Tlaib had 64.4% to Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey’s 20% with 35% of the votes coun…