Author: Corey Williams
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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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Schembechler son, players say Michigan coach knew of abuse
NOVI, Mich. • One of legendary University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler’s sons and two of his former players described in detail Thursday how they were molested by the team’s longtime doctor and how Schembechler turned a blind eye when they told him about the abuse, telling one to “toughen up” and punching his…
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Michigan flood displaces thousands, threatens Superfund site
MIDLAND, Mich. • Floodwaters surging through Central Michigan on Wednesday were mixing with containment ponds at a Dow Chemical plant and could displace sediment from a downstream Superfund site, though the company said there was no risk to people or the environment. Dow said the ponds held only water, and it has detected no chemical…
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Heat wave forecast prompts Chicago public housing checks
CHICAGO • Public housing officials in Chicago were planning wellbeing checks on residents as the heat and humidity are expected to mount to dangerous levels as part of a wave of sweltering weather covering a substantial portion of the U.S. Routine checks also will be done to make sure the temperature in housing units are…
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U.S. heat wave just warming up for long and scorching weekend
DETROIT • The heat wave that has been roasting much of the U.S. in recent days is just getting warmed up, with temperatures expected to soar to dangerous levels through the weekend. Communities are preparing by offering buildings as cooling centers and asking residents to check in on relatives and neighbors. Officials also are concerned…
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Police: Remains of 10 fetus found in funeral home ceiling
DETROIT • Police were investigating Monday how the remains of 10 fetuses and one infant ended up in the ceiling of a former funeral home in Detroit that had lost its license when decomposing embalmed bodies were found there earlier this year. The fetuses were found together in a cardboard-like box while the full-term infant…
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Detroit police seek to end citywide paintball battle
DETROIT— Stepped up police enforcement is planned this weekend in Detroit to quell a social media-publicized citywide paintball war that — so far — has resulted in six arrests and left an unmarked patrol car splattered. Chief James Craig referred Friday to the running battle along city streets as “Paint Up, Guns Down,” and said…
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Black teen who wanted directions shot at by white man
DETROIT — A black 14-year-old boy who got lost in a Detroit suburban neighborhood while trying to get to school was shot at by a white homeowner after knocking on a door to ask directions, prosecutors said Friday, citing home security video and the account of the boy. Jeffery Zeigler, a retired Detroit firefighter, was…
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Relative: Rep. Conyers won’t seek re-election due to health
DETROIT — A relative says John Conyers, who is battling sexual harassment allegations from former female staffers, won’t seek re-election to a 28th term in Congress. Michigan state Sen. Ian Conyers, a grandson of John Conyers’ brother, told The New York Times for a story Tuesday that the 88-year-old Democrat’s doctor “advised him that the rigor of…