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Opinion

Justices weigh whether intellectually disabled man can be executed

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday struggled over how courts should decide borderline cases of whether convicted murderers are intellectually disabled and should be shielded from execution. There was no clear outcome apparent after the justices heard two hours of arguments in ...

Almanac for Dec. 11, 2025

Columns

Today is Thursday, Dec. 11, the 345th day of 2025. There are 20 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1936, Britain's King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI. Also on this ...

State warns of scam offer targeting veterans

Editorials

Even for scammers, it's pretty low to target those who served their country. Yet here we are. Veterans are being warned about a scam amid reports that some Michigan veterans have received fraudulent postcards claiming they are eligible for additional benefits. The scam involves fraudsters ...

Is the economy about to turn in Trump’s favor?

Columns

President Trump got what might be considered some good news last week, though most of the major American media ignored it. According to a UK Daily Mail/J.L. Partners survey, the president’s approval rating increased from 45% to 47% between Nov. 21 and Dec. 4. The poll included 1,000 ...

Supreme Court questions limits on political party spending

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared to back a Republican-led drive that would erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president and overturn a quarter-century-old decision. A day after the ...