Author: Ed White
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2 candidates for Michigan governor lose key ballot ruling
DETROIT • The Michigan Court of Appeals kept two Republican candidates off the Aug. 2 primary ballot Wednesday, declaring that election officials suspecting signature fraud had no obligation to examine campaign petitions line by line. The court first ruled against Perry Johnson, a wealthy businessman considered to be a leading candidate for the Republican nomination,…
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Lawyers: FBI lured men for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. • The four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were swayed by informants and federal agents who targeted them for their anti-government views, defense attorneys said Wednesday, portraying the men as big talkers and wannabes who never meant what they said. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Roth argued that…
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Charging decision anticipated for Michigan shooter’s parents
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. • A prosecutor on Thursday repeated her criticism of the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at a Michigan school, saying their actions went “far beyond negligence” and that a changing decision would come by Friday. “The parents were the only individuals in the position to know…
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Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. • A 15-year-old boy was charged with murder and terrorism for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high school, authorities said Wednesday, revealing that his parents were summoned just a few hours before the bloodshed. No motive was offered by Oakland County authorities, a day…
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Virus surge worsens in Midwest as states expand boosters
CHICAGO • A surge in cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving and the military sending medical teams to Minnesota to relieve hospital staffs overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. The worsening outlook in the Midwest comes as booster shots are being made available to everyone in a…
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Lawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) — Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions after a judge Wednesday said they had abused the court system with a lawsuit that challenged Michigan’s election results that certified Joe Biden as the winner. U.S. District Judge Linda Parker said the lawsuit last November was a…
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Son of famed Michigan coach says doctor molested him, too
DETROIT • A son of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was among the hundreds of men who were sexually assaulted by a campus doctor, and he will speak publicly about the abuse along with two players who also were victims in the 1970s and ‘80s, lawyers said Wednesday. Matt Schembechler, Daniel Kwiatkowski…
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13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
DETROIT • Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an alleged scheme that involved months of planning and even rehearsals to snatch Whitmer from her vacation home. Six men were charged in federal court with conspiring to kidnap the governor in reaction to…
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Michigan State agrees to pay $500M to settle Nassar claims
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday. The deal surpasses the $100 million-plus paid by Penn State University to settle…
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‘Enjoy hell:’ Doctor’s sentence next for assaulting gymnasts
LANSING, Mich. — A former Michigan sports doctor who parlayed his reputation and personal charm into years of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts and other young women is set to be sentenced following the riveting statements of more than 150 victims, including one of his first public accusers who is expected to speak Wednesday. Judge…