Mike Householder

Francisco Castillo stands next to his son’s Ford F-150 after filling up, Monday, March 9, 2026, at a gas station in De Soto, Iowa. (AP Photo/Hannah Fingerhut)

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump

March 10, 2026 at 8:18 a.m.

It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in...

People shout toward Border Patrol agents making an arrest, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Minnesota braces for what’s next amid immigration arrests and in the wake of Renee Good shooting

January 11, 2026 at 1:03 p.m.

Minnesota’s Twin Cities on Sunday braced for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it...

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FBI seeks interviews with Democrats who urged US troops to defy illegal orders

November 25, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry...

Police tape is seen outside a Walmart where multiple people were stabbed in a violent attack Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Traverse City, Mich (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Authorities seek to file terrorism and assault charges against suspect in Walmart knife attack

July 27, 2025 at 5:58 p.m.

A man accused of entering a Walmart in Michigan and randomly stabbing 11 shoppers before being detained by bystanders in the store parking lot is expected to face terrorism and...

FILE – People protest during a rally outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

February 14, 2025 at 7:36 p.m.

Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies...

Jessica Pitts sits behind the wheel of a 2019 Lincoln MKC on the lot of Jack Demmer Lincoln in Dearborn, Mich., on Monday, July 19, 2021. Pitts bought the used car at the dealership. A seemingly endless streak of skyrocketing used vehicle prices is finally coming to a close in the U.S., according to the latest data (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights

July 21, 2021 at 6:58 p.m.

DEARBORN, Mich. — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering...

Personas que quieren impugnar las elecciones gritan mientras miran por la ventana de un centro de conteo de conteo de votos, meintras la policía ayuda a mantener a observadores adicionales fuera para evitar aglomeraciones, el miércoles 4 de noviembre de 2020 en Detroit.

Seguidores de Trump piden parar conteo en Michigan y Arizona

November 5, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

Decenas de simpatizantes del presidente Donald Trump acudieron el miércoles a centros de recuento de sufragios en Detroit y Phoenix conforme los resultados se iban inclinando en contra de Trump,...

Mastodon skeleton reassembly underway

May 13, 2019 at 10:41 a.m.

Remains of a mastodon that perished millennia ago are being put back together at the University of Michigan. The skeleton of the 11,000-year-old female Owosso mastodon was taken apart this...

Police arrest student suspected of killing parents in Central Michigan University dorm

August 22, 2019 at 7:59 a.m.

Two people were fatally shot at a residence hall at Central Michigan University on Friday, and investigators were searching for a 19-year-old suspect considered armed and dangerous, according to the...

In this Friday, April 7, 2017, photo, a prototype of the Ford Fusion police hybrid car sits along 11th Avenue in New York. Ford Motor Co., which sells more police cars in the U.S. than any other automaker, says it will offer a police pursuit version of the hybrid Fusion midsize sedan, in response to requests from cities nationwide.

Ford hybrid police car to serve cities and protect costs

June 1, 2019 at 7:00 a.m.

The next time the cops chase you down for speeding, they could be driving a fuel-efficient gas-electric hybrid. Ford Motor Co., which sells more police vehicles in the U.S. than...

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