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Indian American Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi April 6 to discuss the U.S.-India relationship. The formal talks were conducted as part of a high-level delegation of American Congressional leaders meeting with their Indian counterparts to discuss trade, strategic partnerships, and security coordination….
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron is the nation's only freshwater marine sanctuary. It's popular — attracting tourists and school children interested in Great Lakes maritime history and learning more about "Shipwreck Alley" where more than 100 ships met their tragic fate. It has spurred economic growth in Alpena which hosts the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center.
A woman with whom an Ohio state lawmaker exchanged sexual text messages has launched a campaign to unseat him and threatened to release more details about their relationship if he doesn't resign. The unusual faceoff between Republican Rep. Rick Perales, of Beavercreek, and nurse Jocelyn Smith, of Fairborn, has exploded out of nowhere just weeks before a May 8 primary.
In 2014, the Michigan Legislature overwhelmingly passed new laws that allow terminally ill patients to try medicine that has passed the first phase of the federal approval process but are not yet fully permitted for use.
Thousands flocked to Rivard Plaza in Detroit on Saturday to march for stricter gun laws in synchrony with a march in the nation’s capital and over 800 more across the world.
In Washington, D.C., in Detroit and in most every major city in America, crowds of thousands participated in the “March For Our Lives” on Saturday, rallying against gun violence. But if those marches are to have a lasting impact, the movement will need to create an organization that can use its power to apply “regular pressure” and hold politicians accountable, says Michael T.
While some Metro Detroit students and adults head to the national capital for Saturday's main gun control demonstration in response to the Valentine's Day school shooting in Florida, others will rally closer to home. March for Our Lives events are organized in Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Rochester, Keego Harbor and Ann Arbor. A student-led march through downtown begins at 11 a.m.
Twelve local legends of Oakland County came together for a panel discussion at the Pontiac Public Library Saturday afternoon to honor their history and the women who trail blazed before them. “We all came together when it was a time that we didn’t have a voice, and we didn’t have a seat at the table,” Dr.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, a former school board member, said she wants Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to be “replaced” following an interview with “60 Minutes” in which DeVos showed she’s “out of touch” with American schools.
Jonathan Kinloch, chairman of the 13th Congressional District Democratic Party, says it is important that a qualified African-American replaces retired U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., who was forced out of office because of allegations of sexual misconduct. Why?