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Whitmer told Trump in private that Michigan auto jobs depend on a tariff change of course
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met privately in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump to make a case he did not want to hear: The automotive industry he said he wants to save was being hurt by his tariffs.
The Democrat came with a slide deck to make her points in a visual presentation. Just getting ... (full story)
How risky are bonds?
Q: How risky are bonds? -- C.L., Warren, Rhode Island
A: Bonds are typically regarded as safer investments than stocks and are often recommended to diversify a portfolio. Still, much depends on the particular bonds and stocks in question. Like stocks, bonds carry some risks.
For example, there's the risk of default. Bonds ba ... (full story)
A climate-friendly home starts with an energy assessment. Here's how my 100-year-old house did
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio (AP) — A significant share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions comes from heating, cooling and powering homes — about 15%, according to one estimate by the Environmental Protection Agency. So if you want to reduce your carbon footprint, the home is an effective place to start.
There are so many facto ... (full story)
Local
For Syrian Druze, latest violence in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy
(THE CONVERSATION) Fighting has flared on and off in southern Syria for nearly a month, despite a fragile ceasefire. Violence in July 2025 left more than 1,600 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, including at least 166 civilians. The group, which is based in the United Kingdom, also recorded 401 cases ... (full story)
Court denies appeal from man who kept rental truck for month beyond return date
An appellate court panel upheld the conviction of a Stark County man, who––for a month––kept in his possession a box truck that he had rented for the day from a Lewis Center truck rental and storage company.
The Fifth District Court of Appeals panel was unpersuaded by 57-year-old Michael Lee’s asser ... (full story)
State
Toledo drug dealer’s conviction in Henry Cty. upheld
A Lucas County drug dealer could be prosecuted for engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity in neighboring Henry County based on another drug dealer’s sales of cocaine there, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently.
A unanimous Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Kenneth Brown, a member of Toledo’s Tecumseh Stre ... (full story)
Faith leaders rally to support immigrants facing deportation in Southern California
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Outside a Southern California immigration court, the Rev. Oona Casanova Vazquez sat beside a nervous Peruvian national as he waited for a judge to call his name — talking, smiling, even handing him a mint.
Vazquez, lead pastor of the South Bay Church of the Nazarene in Torrance, has been spen ... (full story)